1 dead 3 injured-Austin Texas

[Wall2Boogie]

https://www.google.com/amp/kxan.com...roughout-downtown-austin/amp/?client=safariRa

Another shooting in Texas has gone down. This stuff has to stop. The fear is it's going to continue to get worse

 

[Clive Gollings]

Was this two separated incidents?

 

[Wall2Boogie]

Yes, it didn't appear to be an attack on police or anything like that, but two shootings unrelated in Texas again I'm sure over some stupid ******** ends up hurting more innocent people and one dead for sure

 

[Bill - Shy Cat]

Was this two separated incidents?

These types of shootings happen almost weekly in Lexington. Lots of gang activity and drug disputes.

 

[WayneDougan_rivals170043]

I hope @AustinTXCat has a solid alibi.

 

[Johns721]

Chicago laughs at Texas and their feeble attempts at shootings...Amateurs.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...fatally-shot-in-englewood-20160729-story.html

 

[ekywildcat_rivals26726]

I'm so happy I live out in the sticks and don't have to worry about such things. Sure, a trip to Texas Roadhouse is considered "fine dining" to me. I don't care. I have simple tastes. Good news is there's a Golden Corral on the way.

 

[JohnBlue]

Did some of you not know that people get shot everyday?

This was at 2:30 am too, only people out on streets are the drunks, druggies, and idiots. This isn't getting worse, it's been the norm for decades.

 

[YourPublicEnemy]

These types of shootings happen almost weekly in Lexington. Lots of gang activity and drug disputes.

Really? I knew Lexington has become bad for heroine but I hadn't heard the other stuff? Is crime getting bad in Lexington?

 

[Bill - Shy Cat]

Really? I knew Lexington has become bad for heroine but I hadn't heard the other stuff? Is crime getting bad in Lexington?

Not as bad as some others. Murder rate per 100,000 in Lexington is 6.4; Los Angeles is 6.7; while Chicago is 15.1

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_crime_rate_(2014)

 

[billue]

media trying to get support for gun control. Texas pro gun so you are going to hear about it there. Chicago already has gun control laws so you don't hear about whats going on there.

 

[roguemocha]

This honestly isn't even thread worthy. This happens every single night in dozens of cities.

 

[Xception]

Death by knifing , burning , beating etc.. Has to be more painful , slower and brutal way to be killed than by a gunshot . Humans are going to kill no matter what you do , we need population control anyway . The earth is overpopulated , too much getting along and not enough global warring .

 

[starchief]

I hope @AustinTXCat has a solid alibi.

One way to know for sure. Did the suspect flee the scene on a bicycle or hop on a bus? [winking]

 

[CatFromDaHood]

Death by knifing , burning , beating etc.. Has to be more painful , slower and brutal way to be killed than by a gunshot . Humans are going to kill no matter what you do , we need population control anyway . The earth is overpopulated , too much getting along and not enough global warring .

True....but the pathetic individuals who do crap like this usually don't have the courage to stab or beat anyone (or group of anyones) to death. But any coward can shoot someone.

 

[JBHolmesfan]

If they do take away guns, I volunteer to not be the guy that goes into places like Texas, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama to collect the guns.

 

[Xception]

True....but the pathetic individuals who do crap like this usually don't have the courage to stab or beat anyone (or group of anyones) to death. But any coward can shoot someone.

A coward couldn't shoot anyone , most people don't have the nerve to pull a trigger . Whether they're afraid of the consequences or guilt associated with such an act as personal as taking a life . I'm not saying the shooters are brave by any means but I disagree with the coward opinion . I've heard people say suicide is the cowards way out but in fact most people don't have the guts needed to end their life . Id say the shooters lack compassion for human life more so than anything to do with being a coward .

 

[AustinTXCat]

Locally speaking, Austin-area saw a rough weekend. Aside from shootings on 6th Street, we also experienced the worst hot-air balloon disaster in U.S. history.

 

[Big_Blue79]

Chicago laughs at Texas and their feeble attempts at shootings...Amateurs.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...fatally-shot-in-englewood-20160729-story.html

Only 1/3 of the way down the first page. A little surprised, the first Chicago mention had been slipping to the bottom of the first page recently.