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Playingmantis

(467 posts)
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 03:54 PM Oct 5

Just Saturday

At least 14 people were shot, two fatally, including a teenage boy and a woman, at an intersection near downtown Montgomery, Alabama, late Saturday night, according to police.

At least five of the shooting victims were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said at a news conference on Sunday.

He said seven of the gunshot victims are under the age of 17, and that the youngest is 16.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-killed-12-injured-gunfire-erupts-streets-alabamas/story?id=126227205

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Two separate shootings on the campus of South Carolina State University on Saturday night left a woman dead and a man wounded, and prompted school officials to cancel a homecoming weekend concert and temporarily put students on lockdown, authorities said.

Police at the school in Orangeburg said one of the shootings unfolded at a student housing complex.

Few details about both shootings have been released, and police have not announced whether any suspects have been arrested.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/south-carolina-state-university-lockdown-after-reported-dorm/story?id=126224955

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Two children, ages 4 and 13, are dead and two others are in critical condition after being fatally shot at a truck stop near Angleton, Texas, officials said.

Deputies responded to a report of a shooting Saturday, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-children-killed-2-critical-condition-texas-truck/story?id=126215929


A lot of thoughts and prayers coming from the GOP (no action) as they suck up that gun lobby money!

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Just Saturday (Original Post) Playingmantis Oct 5 OP
When the second amendment is worth dying for, and nothing else. usonian Oct 5 #1
But but but Chicago is a "war zone" ! And Portland is in ruins ! nt eppur_se_muova Oct 5 #2
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