25 shots fired in Watertown.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shoot...
Shots fired at MIT - report of an active shooter near Bldg. 32 (Stata)
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#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
Having never lived in the US, I find it astounding that you could make a comment like that and get so many nods. I've never even heard a gunshot, and I don't know anyone who ever has.
When I used to live in Philadelphia, summer holiday nights used to be very unnerving. Previously I had thought that firing guns wildly into the air in some form of celebration was something that was only done in underdeveloped countries... I grew up in a very rural area where there were lots of guns, but nobody was that irresponsible with them.
> I had thought that firing guns wildly into the air in some form of celebration was something that was only done in underdeveloped countries...
...it is.
Re: Shots fired at MIT - report of an active shooter near Bldg. 32 (Stata)
#163One marathon suspect has been captured, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation.
Another remains on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police. Authorities have established a 20-block perimeter as they search for him.
Via Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/18/mit-police-offic...
Does this source seem accurate? Remember that the globe AND CNN previously claimed an arrest in the marathon bombings had been made and it was incredibly embarrassing.
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#164Don't wish to make light of this at all, but I do wonder- how often does this happen? After all, "shots fired" is not an uncommon thing in many cities in the US. I just wonder whether we will look back in 12 months time at the "week of hell" and realise that it was actually just a week in which we found all the things that usually go on every week that we don't hear about.
Having never lived in the US, I find it astounding that you could make a comment like that and get so many nods. I've never even heard a gunshot, and I don't know anyone who ever has.
I live in the US and neither have I. Most people who live in cities in the US haven't either.
People outside the US have this image of people dodging bullets left and right as they walk down the street.
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#165Don't wish to make light of this at all, but I do wonder- how often does this happen? After all, "shots fired" is not an uncommon thing in many cities in the US. I just wonder whether we will look back in 12 months time at the "week of hell" and realise that it was actually just a week in which we found all the things that usually go on every week that we don't hear about.
Too late to edit this post, but boy was I wrong...
Re: Shots fired at MIT - report of an active shooter near Bldg. 32 (Stata)
#166One marathon suspect has been captured, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation. Another remains on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police. Authorities have established a 20-block perimeter as they search for him. Via Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/18/mit-police-offic... Does this source seem accurate? Remember that the globe AND CNN previously claimed an arr…
The article has been updated to clarify that this is merely speculative:
> Authorities would not comment on whether the events were connected to Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings. At least one of the suspects in Watertown appeared to be a man in his 20s.
However, the first paragraph still says basically what it said when you posted.
> One suspect in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings has been captured
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#170Breakdown of what is happening on this reddit thread [1]. You can listen to the police scanner here [2]. Live steaming video here [3]. For those listening on the scanner this is the area/streets they are talking about [4]. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1cnwms/mods_removed_th... [2] http://tunein.com/radio/Boston-Police-Fire-and-EMS-Scanner-s... [3] http://www1.whdh.com/video/7newslive [4] https://maps.goo…
The most accurate information may be gleaned from police scanners. News cameras may give you pictures of the amount of police officers at the scene, but they cannot get close enough to give you video of what's actually happening. The irony is that of those three sources of information (Web site, radio, news camera), the best source of "real time" information is the oldest. Yes, it's true that the scanner is being bro…
Maybe it's the fact that I spent my youth growing up around HAM radio and then did several years of EMS dispatching, but I much prefer listening to the scanner than the news. It can be chaotic at times, garbled at others, but if you're used to sorting it out, it's the best way to get accurate information.