A Seattle man fatally shot his adult daughter and teenage granddaughter before turning the gun on himself late Monday, police said.
Police said they received a call for help from a 10-year-old boy, who told them his grandfather had waved a handgun at the two victims before shooting them. The boy said his grandfather then turned the gun on himself.
None of the victims were identified, but authorities said the gunman was in his 60s.
The boy who reported the shooting was unharmed, but "shaken up," Assistant Police Chief Nick Metz told reporters at the scene. The child was placed in the care of his extended family. There did not appear to be any other people in the house, Metz said.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the shooting appeared to be "a family tragedy," before adding that there was no danger to the surrounding neighborhood.
There may be no danger to the neighborhood, but you know what is in jeopardy? - the right to sell guns without a background check. This incident combined with the recent headline-grabbing school shootings should sway any fence-sitters when they go to the polls shortly.
There may be no danger to the neighborhood, but you know what is in jeopardy? - the right to sell guns without a background check.
ReplyDeleteThe right is in no danger whatsoever, despite whatever laws are passed. I suspect that recognition of that right is in serious trouble, but I'd wager the biggest threat to it stems far more from the gazillion dollars dumped into banning private sales, than from a couple incidents, one of which would not have been stopped by the private sales ban (and very possibly neither would the other have).
This is part of the problem with gun loons, they think it's rational to kill other people with their idiocy.
ReplyDeleteMike - you would have to show that this man bought the gun without first going through a background check.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that. He was probably just another lawful gun owner gone bad, but the headlines will sway voters.
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