http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:37:24 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/18/075428.php#comment-19236 Supposedly, he was denied financial aid to DSCC and that upset him. He and his girlfriend got into a fight at work (FedEx) recently that cost him his job and resulted in the five charges against him for which he failed to appear in court yesterday. That resulted in the warrants, which sent him fleeing, suicidal, to Dyersburg from Memphis. He supposedly was mentally ill and had stopped taking his meds recently, and was growing agitated. One of the hostages late last night slipped out of the classroom which further agitated him; he fired a warning shot at the ceiling for the rest of the hostages. Police heard the shot and, on standing orders to move if they heard gunfire, stormed the classroom. It's not yet announced, I think, if he died of a self-inflicted wound or from police fire. Same for the two wounded hostages. The man was a mess, sad to say. Police appear to have done all the right things. The Al-Qaeda stuff appears to have been bluster on his part to draw more attention to himself. I have lots and lots of links at my website: http://halfbakered.blogspot.com/2003_09_14_halfbakered_archive.html#106383717833880219 19236@blogcritics.org Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:37:24 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/18/075428.php#comment-19145 The whole thing sounds suspicious. Although his family says he was mentally ill and had not taken his medication. 19145@blogcritics.org Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:22:26 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/18/075428.php#comment-19137 Very weird, the police killed him whe nhe started shooting in the classroom - two hostages wounded 19137@blogcritics.org Thu, 18 Sep 2003 08:27:56 EDT