• 3 Dead In After Apparent 'Bow And Arrow Type' Attack
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[quote]Three people are dead after an attack Friday morning at Casper College in Wyoming, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. According to The Star-Tribune, two people were killed in a classroom on campus and another body was found at an undisclosed location in the city. One of the victims was a male faculty member. The shooter is one of the dead and reportedly committed suicide, according to KCWY. The station added that the unidentified shooter "was not a current student at Casper College." Details of the attack are unclear at this point, but a law enforcement official told NBC News that a "bow and arrow type" weapon was allegedly used. The college went on lockdown on Friday morning, but police lifted the security restrictions just before 10:00 a.m. local time, according to the college's Twitter account. The college has cancelled classes until further notice. More from The Associated Press' Mead Gruver: CASPER, Wyo. — Authorities say a murder-suicide at a central Wyoming community college happened in a classroom while class was in session. Casper Police Chief Walsh says a man wielding a sharp-edged weapon killed one person in a Casper neighborhood Friday morning before going to the nearby Casper College campus. The man entered a classroom in a science building and killed a teacher, then himself, in front of students. The other victim was found in a street about 2 miles away. Police say the suspect used a sharp-edged weapon in at least one of the attacks, and no guns were involved. Walsh says the suspect wasn't believed to be a Casper College student but he did know the victims. The police chief released no names but said the victims were a male and a female. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. A man killed one person in a Casper neighborhood before going to a nearby community college campus Friday morning and killing a faculty member and then himself, police said. Police found the suspect and one of the victims at a science building on the Casper College campus, which was locked down as authorities assessed the situation, Casper Police Chief Chris Walsh said. The other victim was found about 2 miles away. Authorities say the suspect used a sharp-edged weapon in at least one of the deaths. The suspect wasn't believed to be a Casper College student, but it did appear there was a relationship between him and the victims, Walsh said. The police chief didn't identify the suspect or victims but said the victims were a male and a female. "We're locating next of kin and working on notification absolutely as fast as we can," Walsh said. He added authorities don't believe there is any further threat to the community. "I want to emphasize that this is a horrible tragedy," Walsh said. "And I want the city to ... just feel safe right now. There is no one at large." The attack at the two-year community college in Casper, about 250 miles northwest of Denver, occurred just before 9 a.m. while class was in session. The campus was locked down and the science building was evacuated, but the lockdown had ended by early afternoon. Political science instructor Chris Henrichsen said he was showing the film "Frost/Nixon" to his Wyoming and U.S. government class when he stepped into the hall to get something for a student and was told a homicide had occurred on campus. He went back to his classroom, where students were getting messages about the campus lockdown on their phones. "We locked the door and waited for further instruction," Henrichsen said. The class finished watching the remaining 10 minutes of the movie and remained locked down 20 minutes after that, he said. The students then were sent home, but some who parked near a different campus building where the attack occurred had to leave their cars there, Henrichsen said. Henrichsen said he saw nothing unusual or suspicious on campus before the attack. Walsh said 33 law enforcement officers from different agencies responded to the college after receiving reports of the attack. He said authorities first thought it might have been an "active-shooter-type situation." "We quickly contained the building and started a sweep through the building," he said. Walsh said within minutes of the initial call, there was another report of a traumatic injury about 2 miles southwest of campus. That victim was found in the street, the Star-Tribune reported. Casper is Wyoming's second-largest city with a population of about 56,000. Wyoming residents refer to it as the "Oil City" because it's a hub for the state's small oil industry. Casper is flanked to the south by Casper Mountain, scene of a massive wildfire in September that burned more than 24 square miles of forest and meadows and destroyed 37 homes and cabins.[/quote] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/casper-college-attack-wyoming_n_2219160.html[/url] I have a few friends who go to Casper College. They tell me that the teacher was shot with and arrow then stabbed multiple times.
"Bow-and-arrow type weapon" so probably a crossbow then.
I thought the green arrow didn't kill people.
I was there. I live in Casper and I was on the second floor. Attack was on the third.
Oh shit, I was hearing about this on AM radio earlier today. Sounded like everyone was pretty spooked about murders down there.
So wait, did he use a bow and arrow to kill people and then use i on himself?
[QUOTE=Demolitions2;38658899]So wait, did he use a bow and arrow to kill people and then use i on himself?[/QUOTE]Takes style to kill yourself with a bow and arrow.
Maybe he was trying to make a point.
[QUOTE=Hellghast;38658828]I was there. I live in Casper and I was on the second floor. Attack was on the third.[/QUOTE] How are people coping?
great, now all the politicians are going to call for an Archery Weapons Ban. And Hunger Games will get blamed for murders.
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ban all bows, its the only way
[QUOTE=Timebomb575;38659227]ban all bows, its the only way[/QUOTE] nobody actually laughs at this
[QUOTE=Hellghast;38658828]I was there. I live in Casper and I was on the second floor. Attack was on the third.[/QUOTE] I couldn't go to class because of it. I honestly never figured that kind of thing would happen here.
[QUOTE=Andokool12;38659391]nobody actually laughs at this[/QUOTE] I did, just to be spiteful
[QUOTE=mastermaul;38658877]Oh shit, I was hearing about this on AM radio earlier today. Sounded like everyone was pretty spooked about murders down there.[/QUOTE] Of course they're spooked, this happened in Casper, the victims didn't have a ghost of a chance to survive.
Damnit Daryl those weren't walkers!
[QUOTE=Demolitions2;38658899]So wait, did he use a bow and arrow to kill people and then use i on himself?[/QUOTE] [quote] To our knowledge, a case of suicide using a full-size compound bow to fire a projectile has not been reported in the English literature. Described is a case of a 17-year-old man who shot himself in the chest with a broadhead hunting arrow fired from a compound bow. Examination of the footwear suggests that the decedent drew the bowstring with his left foot while holding the bow in his hands. The mechanism of injury is discussed. When dealing with a longbow-related fatality, examination of the weaponry used and reenactment of the fatal methodology are critical in determining whether self-inflicted injury is a probability.[/quote] Supposedly possible, if fairly ineffective.
[QUOTE=mastermaul;38658877]Oh shit, I was hearing about this on AM radio earlier today. Sounded like everyone was pretty spooked about murders down there.[/QUOTE] Yeah, kinda because that shit just doesn't happen here, well, until now anyway.
You can go to a store and buy a crossbow that can apparently bring down a moose for 300$ here in Canada at Canadian tire. Yet you have to get licensing, and go through registration to obtain a firearm that'll basically cause the same amount of damage. Ridiculous. On topic. Crappy situation.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;38658923]Takes style to kill yourself with a bow and arrow.[/QUOTE] [img]http://i.imgur.com/Fr4rz.png[/img]
Sounds kind of like [URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/"]this movie[/URL], which coincidentally I just watched yesterday! Movie Spoilers and how it relates to this [sp]he shoots up his school with a bow and arrow and kills a bunch of people, including his dad and little sister.[/sp]
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;38658994]great, now all the politicians are going to call for an Archery Weapons Ban. And Hunger Games will get blamed for murders.[/QUOTE] Hope not, I prefer using my bows/crossbows over the gun I have.
Boy this sure is a crysis
[QUOTE=GIGA LOBSTER;38658791]I thought the green arrow didn't kill people.[/QUOTE] Is the green explosive or poison I can't remember
Dammit Far Cry 3.
[QUOTE=SatansSin;38660001]You can go to a store and buy a crossbow that can apparently bring down a moose for 300$ here in Canada at Canadian tire. Yet you have to get licensing, and go through registration to obtain a firearm that'll basically cause the same amount of damage. Ridiculous. On topic. Crappy situation.[/QUOTE] That's not quite the fair comparison. A firearm can be drawn and fired much quicker than a bow, the projectile moves much faster, and is more accurate at range. A firearm is, flat-out, a deadlier weapon. Besides, how often do you hear about people getting killed by a bow and arrow? Pretty much never.
Shit like this makes me wonder if I'll die in some crazy event. I mean how many people consider that they might be murdered by a wild man with a bow and arrow?
[QUOTE=Bredirish123;38667745]Shit like this makes me wonder if I'll die in some crazy event. I mean how many people consider that they might be murdered by a wild man with a bow and arrow?[/QUOTE] It's why I intend to get a concealed carry permit as soon as possible. Better them than me and everyone else in the area.
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