8/15/2012

Shooting attack at the Family Research Council in DC

Apparently this shooter fired his gun first at the security guard, which is exactly what one would expect.  Fortunately, the guard was only wounded.  From Fox News:

A security guard at the Family Research Council's headquarters in Washington, D.C. is being hailed as a hero after he stopped a gunman posing as an intern, taking a bullet in the arm before wrestling the suspect to the ground. 
The gunman entered the lobby of the organization's Chinatown headquarters around 10:45 and expressed disagreement with the conservative group's policy positions, Fox News has learned. When the guard, who was not identified, asked him where he was going, he opened fire, according to police. 
“The security guard here is a hero, as far as I’m concerned,” D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said. ”He did his job. The person never made it past the front.” 
The guard, who was not identified, was shot in the arm and was conscious after the shooting and was in stable condition. . . . 
The suspect "made statements regarding their policies, and then opened fire with a gun striking a security guard," a source told Fox News. WJLA-TV7 reported the suspect was also shot. Sources also said the gunman may have been carrying a bag from Chick-fil-A, the embattled fast-food restaurant whose president came under fire from gay activists after he said he did not agree with same-sex marriage. 
Sources told Fox New that after guard took away his gun, the suspect said, "Don't shoot me, it was not about you, it was what this place stands for." . . .
CNN reports this quite differently stating: "it was too early to say whether the organization was targeted for its political views." Their report mentions a range of issues pushed by the Family Research Council, with the last one being same-sex marriage.

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