School shooting in Centennial, Colo.

[MileHigh]

All schools in the Littleton school district are on lockdown after shots were fired at Arapahoe High School, south of Denver. No suspects in custody. 9News says two have been injured and it's an "active shooter situation."

http://www.9news.com/news/article/368628/339/2-injured-at-Arapahoe-High-School

 

[Mark2010]

Again?

Isn't Centennial relatively close to Columbine and also the theater shooting in Aurora?

 

[Inky_Wretch]

One day short of the Sandy Hook anniversary.

 

[MileHigh]

Again?

Isn't Centennial relatively close to Columbine and also the theater shooting in Aurora?

Columbine is eight miles to the west of Arapahoe High School.

Fox News just said it's in the same school district as Columbine. No, it's not. Arapahoe High School is in the Littleton school district, Columbine is in the Jefferson County school district.

The Aurora theater is probably about 15 miles away to the northeast.

 

[MileHigh]

Been to that school more than a handful of times for football and basketball.

 

[Dyno]

I'm 99% sure my old boss' daughter goes to that school. Ugh.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

The Aurora theater is probably about 15 miles away to the northeast.

Sheesh.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

FWIW ...

@ryanparkerdp 11m
Students tell me 2 students were shot about 30 minutes ago. Shooter also shot, they say pic.twitter.com/NrK0nZzBzH

 

[MileHigh]

Law enforcement: The shooter is dead by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I was watching CNN, which was picking up a Denver station. The Denver anchor said NBC was reporting the shooter was "down" and no longer a threat. CNN quickly dumped out of the fee, the CNN anchor said something about that information not being confirmed.

Then CNN joined the news conference where the PD said the shooter was dead.

 

[Gator]

Not to sound crass, but this incident is going to make for some unique front pages, especially in the northeast, where I'm sure they have Newtown anniversary stories planned. Glad to hear that neither of the victims were killed, although the reports are that one is in critical condition.

 

[Steak Snabler]

One day short of the Sandy Hook anniversary.

And since Sandy Hook was on a Friday, this is the one-year anniversary in a way.

 

[Morris816]

Regarding the shooting: Hopefully the two injured kids will be all right.

Regarding the 24/7 news coverage: I have no further comment.

 

[Mark2010]

Everytime we have one of these, we re-start the debate over gun control. Then it seems to simmer down in a few months, the headlines move on to something else and nothing happens. Then the cycle starts all over again.

I'm guessing that this, combined with the Sandy Hook anniversary, will make the debate louder than ever. Merry Christmas.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I'm guessing that this, combined with the Sandy Hook anniversary, will make the debate louder than ever. Merry Christmas.

Doubtful, since most gun laws passed in the year since Newtown loosened existing ones.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/10/us/state-gun-laws-enacted-in-the-year-since-newtown.html?_r=0

 

[Ace]

Doesn't Colorado seem to have more than its share of this kind of craziness?

 

[Small Town Guy]

Everytime we have one of these, we re-start the debate over gun control. Then it seems to simmer down in a few months, the headlines move on to something else and nothing happens. Then the cycle starts all over again.

I'm guessing that this, combined with the Sandy Hook anniversary, will make the debate louder than ever. Merry Christmas.

This will be forgotten by the end of the weekend. Except for, you know, by the injured, the terrorized and their families who won't ever be over it.

And then we'll do it again sometime soon.

 

[Mark2010]

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

 

[poindexter]

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

I see on the thread titles page that the last comment on a thread was made by Mark2010. And then I still click.

 

[HanSenSE]

Everytime we have one of these, we re-start the debate over gun control. Then it seems to simmer down in a few months, the headlines move on to something else and nothing happens. Then the cycle starts all over again.

I'm guessing that this, combined with the Sandy Hook anniversary, will make the debate louder than ever. Merry Christmas.

This will be forgotten by the end of the weekend. Except for, you know, by the injured, the terrorized and their families who won't ever be over it.

And then we'll do it again sometime soon.

And nothing will change.