Apparently my sister-in-law and her friend were shopping in JCPenney around noon when a gunman entered at the other end of the store and opened fire, wounding six before taking five hostages into Sam Goody. The girls ducked behind a perfume counter as store employees barricaded the doors with shoe shelves, then hid out in an upstairs office until the shooter released the last three hostages after a four hour standoff with the police.
Only one of the victims is in critical condition, and the gunman, a twenty-year old with a criminal history, is in custody, bail set at $450,000. According to a hostage, he has "problems, issues." Indeed.
No comments:
Post a Comment