I'm pretty thankful I didn't get shot today.

BowtieBelle · 09-13-2011, 10:14 PM

As some of you know, I work as a Paralegal in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Well, today around 3:30 I planned on leaving work and heading over to the Crawford County Courthouse to get some records, but I got tied up at work and ended up not making it.

I'm lucky because some psycho went in there right before four and unloaded at least 70 rounds of .223 ammo inside the courthouse, then went out on the lawn and started shooting at everyone in sight. Including a friend of mine who works for the DA and was parking her car. She's alright-- she hid behind her car until the cops took the guy down. He shot someone inside, but the cops killed him.

Apparently he went in asking for a judge who had presided over his custody hearing. When the judge wasn't in, he went mad and started shooting. He had an automatic rifle and three semiautomatic pistols. There aren't any metal detectors at the main entrance of the courthouse (they are outside the courtrooms) because we're in a small town where stuff like this just doesn't happen. Bet they will be rethinking that. Although, if I'd seen a man stroll in with a semiautomatic rifle, wearing tactical vest and webbing, I sure as hell wouldn't have let him get all the way upstairs before alerting someone...

Really freaking scary. I'm saying a little prayer of thanks tonight that by a fluke, I wasn't there.

rjdapilmoto · 09-13-2011, 10:17 PM

Wow! Glad you are okay..

2010 SSRS · 09-13-2011, 10:17 PM

wow, glad your okay, that is scary, did he kill a lot of people.

BowtieBelle · 09-13-2011, 10:18 PM

He just shot one person-- as soon as he opened fire the secretary dove beneath the desk and all of the others in the courthouse started taking cover in the vaults. You could hear it all over the courthouse. He just kept firing wildly, going from office to office looking for people. Insane.

TOMS1SS · 09-13-2011, 10:21 PM

Wow, thankfully he was a real bad shot.

Sevn86 · 09-13-2011, 10:22 PM

My god thats scary! Im glad your okay!

BowtieBelle · 09-13-2011, 10:40 PM

Tell me about it. I have several friends who work there and were there, and it's pretty scary thinking about what could have happened.

SamHouseIII · 09-13-2011, 10:43 PM

Glad you are ok.

helmincamaro · 09-13-2011, 10:48 PM

jeez, sure are a bunch of nutjobs out there these days......

ArkySS · 09-13-2011, 11:16 PM

YIKES that is too close for comfort!

heRS · 09-14-2011, 12:15 AM

Wow, you were lucky! That's scary. Glad you're ok.

camaroitalia · 09-14-2011, 12:19 AM

thats scary

SamHouseIII · 09-14-2011, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helmincamaro

jeez, sure are a bunch of nutjobs out there these days......

And these nut balls out there are what mess it up for all us law abiding folks.

panther2469 · 09-14-2011, 12:54 AM

wow, glad your ok

09-13-2011, 10:14 PM	#1
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,876 View My Garage	I'm pretty thankful I didn't get shot today. As some of you know, I work as a Paralegal in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Well, today around 3:30 I planned on leaving work and heading over to the Crawford County Courthouse to get some records, but I got tied up at work and ended up not making it. I'm lucky because some psycho went in there right before four and unloaded at least 70 rounds of .223 ammo inside the courthouse, then went out on the lawn and started shooting at everyone in sight. Including a friend of mine who works for the DA and was parking her car. She's alright-- she hid behind her car until the cops took the guy down. He shot someone inside, but the cops killed him. Apparently he went in asking for a judge who had presided over his custody hearing. When the judge wasn't in, he went mad and started shooting. He had an automatic rifle and three semiautomatic pistols. There aren't any metal detectors at the main entrance of the courthouse (they are outside the courtrooms) because we're in a small town where stuff like this just doesn't happen. Bet they will be rethinking that. Although, if I'd seen a man stroll in with a semiautomatic rifle, wearing tactical vest and webbing, I sure as hell wouldn't have let him get all the way upstairs before alerting someone... Really freaking scary. I'm saying a little prayer of thanks tonight that by a fluke, I wasn't there. __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

09-13-2011, 10:17 PM	#2
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09-13-2011, 10:17 PM	#3
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	wow, glad your okay, that is scary, did he kill a lot of people. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

09-13-2011, 10:18 PM	#4
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,876 View My Garage	He just shot one person-- as soon as he opened fire the secretary dove beneath the desk and all of the others in the courthouse started taking cover in the vaults. You could hear it all over the courthouse. He just kept firing wildly, going from office to office looking for people. Insane. __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

09-13-2011, 10:21 PM	#5
TOMS1SS Drives: NA Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NA Posts: 12,126 View My Garage	Wow, thankfully he was a real bad shot. __________________ El funcionario señor de los desiertos de Mojave y Sonora.

09-13-2011, 10:40 PM	#7
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,876 View My Garage	Tell me about it. I have several friends who work there and were there, and it's pretty scary thinking about what could have happened. __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

09-13-2011, 10:43 PM	#8
SamHouseIII I Carry! Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fletcher, Ok Posts: 2,722	Glad you are ok.

09-13-2011, 11:16 PM	#10
ArkySS Camaroless for now... Drives: 2014 Blue Topaz Silverado Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,411	YIKES that is too close for comfort! __________________ It was fun while it lasted.....

09-14-2011, 12:15 AM	#11
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	Wow, you were lucky! That's scary. Glad you're ok. __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

09-14-2011, 12:19 AM	#12
camaroitalia Go Harder Than Baltimore! Drives: 2010 CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,835	thats scary __________________

09-14-2011, 12:54 AM	#14
panther2469 Drives: 2011 2SS RS SIM Litho # 193 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 5,085 View My Garage	wow, glad your ok __________________

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