TFred
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Very few details out on this so far. Even if the guy turns out to be Charles Manson, I'm sure the Brady Bunch will be jumping up and down screaming about this being the fault of the new Concealed Carry rules. Remember, if Charles Manson and you are both carrying a handgun, to them you are both criminals.
TFred
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/03/state-police-man-killed-at-skyline-drive.html
State police: Man killed at Skyline Drive
By J.R. Williams
jrwilliams@nvdaily.com
FRONT ROYAL -- A man was killed Sunday at the entrance to Shenandoah National Park after he drew a weapon and fired at authorities, a Virginia State Police official said.
At 11 a.m., the National Parks Service asked the Warren County Sheriff's Office and state police to stop a vehicle. When authorities pulled the vehicle over at Skyline Drive and U.S. 340, the driver of the vehicle drew a weapon and began to fire, State Police Sgt. F.L. Tyler said.
Authorities returned fire and killed the driver, Tyler said.
Tyler would not identify the driver or a passenger in the car, who received only minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
It was unclear Sunday afternoon which law enforcement agency fired the shot that killed the man, why the parks service asked authorities to stop the car or if anyone else was hurt.
Eight hours after the shooting, nearly two dozen police cars blocked entrance to the park, and authorities were still working the scene past nightfall. State troopers were directing tourists to Luray for access to Skyline Drive.
The incident is under investigation by State Police, the National Parks Service and the FBI.
FBI spokeswoman Dee Rybiski refused further comment. Warren County Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron referred questions to State Police. He would not say how many deputies were involved.
Susie Starita, 43, said her 14-year-old son was playing outside their River Drive home close to the park when he heard gunshots. At first she didn't believe him.
But Starita soon watched helicopters land in the parking lot of a nearby football field.
An ambulance rushed to one, she said, and after about 10 minutes the helicopter was back in the air. A second helicopter also landed, she said.
"We all watched it. I wasn't about to go over there," she said.
Starita said the incident put her on edge because children in her neighborhood frequently play outside.
"It made me very nervous," she said. "The kids were playing. What makes me more nervous is what he did. I don't want people like this hanging around my house."
Very few details out on this so far. Even if the guy turns out to be Charles Manson, I'm sure the Brady Bunch will be jumping up and down screaming about this being the fault of the new Concealed Carry rules. Remember, if Charles Manson and you are both carrying a handgun, to them you are both criminals.
TFred
http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/03/state-police-man-killed-at-skyline-drive.html
State police: Man killed at Skyline Drive
By J.R. Williams
jrwilliams@nvdaily.com
FRONT ROYAL -- A man was killed Sunday at the entrance to Shenandoah National Park after he drew a weapon and fired at authorities, a Virginia State Police official said.
At 11 a.m., the National Parks Service asked the Warren County Sheriff's Office and state police to stop a vehicle. When authorities pulled the vehicle over at Skyline Drive and U.S. 340, the driver of the vehicle drew a weapon and began to fire, State Police Sgt. F.L. Tyler said.
Authorities returned fire and killed the driver, Tyler said.
Tyler would not identify the driver or a passenger in the car, who received only minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
It was unclear Sunday afternoon which law enforcement agency fired the shot that killed the man, why the parks service asked authorities to stop the car or if anyone else was hurt.
Eight hours after the shooting, nearly two dozen police cars blocked entrance to the park, and authorities were still working the scene past nightfall. State troopers were directing tourists to Luray for access to Skyline Drive.
The incident is under investigation by State Police, the National Parks Service and the FBI.
FBI spokeswoman Dee Rybiski refused further comment. Warren County Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron referred questions to State Police. He would not say how many deputies were involved.
Susie Starita, 43, said her 14-year-old son was playing outside their River Drive home close to the park when he heard gunshots. At first she didn't believe him.
But Starita soon watched helicopters land in the parking lot of a nearby football field.
An ambulance rushed to one, she said, and after about 10 minutes the helicopter was back in the air. A second helicopter also landed, she said.
"We all watched it. I wasn't about to go over there," she said.
Starita said the incident put her on edge because children in her neighborhood frequently play outside.
"It made me very nervous," she said. "The kids were playing. What makes me more nervous is what he did. I don't want people like this hanging around my house."