This blog entry is part of the A to Z challenge.
I am blogging mass shootings in the USA - Remember the victims.
Unfortunately I have several chocies for the letter W.
The shooting on Nov. 1 2015 at Winston-Salem State University? (http://www.wxii12.com/article/student-killed-student-injured-in-shooting-on-winston-salem-state-university-campus/2061345) Or at Wake Forest University, Jan. 20, 2018? (http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/01/wfu-shooting-0129) Or the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, Sept. 16, 2013? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Navy_Yard_shooting)
Sadly, current events lead me to Waffle House, Nashville TN.
This account is from Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Waffle_House_shooting)
On April 22, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at an American Waffle House restaurant in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. Four were killed and two were injured from gunshots. Two others were cut by broken glass. The suspected shooter was captured on April 23, ending a 34-hour manhunt.
The gunman used a AR-15 style rifle. He fatally shot two people outside the Waffle House. He then went inside the restaurant and continued to fire, killing a third person and fatally injuring a fourth, who died at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with four others being treated for related injuries. One customer who suffered a bullet graze wound, 29-year-old James Shaw Jr., hid near the restaurant's bathrooms, rushed the shooter, and wrestled the rifle away. The gunman then fled on foot, leaving behind his rifle and ammunition. He was eventually caught.
Killed:
Taurean C. Sanderlin
Joe R. Perez
DeEbony Groves
Akilah DaSilva
Remember the victims.
Viridian
1 comment:
Such a sad sad situation here in this country. One that doesn't seem to get any better. I wish those in power would stand up to the NRA. We need reasonable gun laws, like other civilized countries.
I didn't do the A to Z challenge this year. Just visiting folks today on my reading list. I did the challenge 3 years in a row, and was disappointed with people not making return blog visits. So, now I enjoy visiting a variety of blogs.
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