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July 25, 2008
Campus Shooting in Phoenix Stemmed From Longstanding Feud
The shooting on Thursday at South Mountain Community College, in Phoenix, resulted from a longstanding feud between the alleged gunman and one of his victims, according to The Arizona Republic. The two other victims were bystanders.
“This was not a random act against the school or a classroom,” Reuben Gonzales, a Phoenix police detective, told the newspaper. A college spokesman said police and campus-security officers responded within a minute of receiving 911 calls about shots being fired in a computer lab, according to the Republic.
The police believe the alleged shooter, Rodney Smith, is a former student at the college, according to the Republic. Mr. Smith, who is 22, was arrested shortly after the shootings yesterday. His intended victim remains in critical condition, while the other two victims were in stable condition today, according to the Associated Press. —Elyse Ashburn
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If we were all` allowed to carry around AK 47’s, as the NRA folks would like, this could have been prevented.
— AW Jul 27, 07:25 PM #
Nice try at baiting the anti-gun lobby to start a rant & rave tirade on the danger of guns.
In the meantime 10 million American gun owners never fired a shot in anger that same day, or for 25 years earlier, or for 25 years in the future.
— Have gun, will travel Jul 28, 01:11 PM #
‘prevention is better than cure’ anyone? yea, let us equip everyone with guns and give them sheriff’s badges. who need police when they are always a minute too late.
— sarge Jul 29, 11:20 AM #