It is with a curious mixture of pride and sarcasm that we report to you that our ancestral home — Allentown, PA — has just earned the dubious distinction of being the latest holiday shopping shoot-em-up story in the wake of Omaha. Admittedly, this is nothing to brag about but as This Is Your Mall On Guns stories go, it sure beat this and is WAY better than this. Likewise, we must give props to our old alma mater — the Allentown Morning Call — for being on top of shit and nailing this on all fronts: Over at the […]
Suicidal Gunman Kills 8 In X-Mas Mall Massacre
(CNN) — A gunman killed eight people and wounded five others Wednesday at the popular Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said. “We do not believe that we have any other shooter,” said Sgt. Teresa Negron. Seven people died at the scene, and two — a man and a woman — died after reaching Creighton University Medical Center. Three of the wounded are in critical condition. The shootings began just before 2 p.m. at the Von Maur store inside the shopping complex.The gunman [NOT pictured, above] had a rifle, Negron said. After the […]