Search Launched For Suspect In Three Slayings; Racial Slurs Made As Shop W

[Judi Lynn]

Search Launched For Suspect In Three Slayings; Racial Slurs Made As Shop Workers Gunned Down
June 2, 2005, 11:23 AM Email to a Friend Printer Friendly

(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Three people were shot and killed, including two shopkeepers who were gunned down in front of horrified customers by a man who yelled racist comments, authorities said.

Local, state and federal officers searched Thursday for the suspect in Wednesday evening's rampage.

About 6:50 p.m, police said, they received a call that a gunman had shot someone at the public housing complex. Authorities found Derrick Conner, 29, lying dead on the street.

Ten minutes later, the gunman entered the James Food Store, a convenience store about three miles from the housing complex. After shouting racist comments at employee Abdulrahman Aldhabhani, 43, the man shot and killed him in front of customers, police said.
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http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3423045

[arachide]

1. oh God...

I don't know how much more of this I can stand. At least I can come here and find real news and intelligent discourse, but sometimes I think I'd be happier with my head in the sand (American Idol, Survivor, Desperate Housewives look like sand to me, eh?)

[Lars39]

9. Welcome to DU, arachide.

It's hard to process unrelenting reality sometimes.
I often think of The Matrix' pills.

[Megahurtz]

2. Good God.

American Psycho.

[gizmo1979]

3. It has been a bad week

for multiple murders and children committing murder.

[TahitiNut]

4. It's that good ol' fascist "preemptive" doctrine in action.

Just keep saying, "It can't happen here. It can't happen here." :eyes:

[slackmaster]

5. I doubt this suspect is taking marching orders from anyone

He's just a violent armed asshole.

[stillcool]

6. Bigotry and racism are taught.....by someone......n/t

[foo_bar]

7. Triple homicide suspect identified

Police are on the lookout for Daniel Andrew Bowler, 26. Bowler is listed as being 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing approximately 260 pounds. Police said he has long braided hair and tattoos on his face, including the tattoos of teardrops near his eyes.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783066603

[foo_bar]

8. ...and arrested

Daniel A. Bowler was taken into custody without incident at a hotel in eastern Henrico County, police Capt. Mark Segal said. He did not immediately release further details.

Police said Bowler has a criminal record, but they would not elaborate.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5049055,00.html

And the Oscar goes to...

``I kept saying, 'Not the man at the cleaners. ... Just tell me it wasn't him,''' Roane said.

[slackmaster]

10. Teardrop tattoos mean he's been to prison before

Two questions:

1. Why was this clown out of jail?

2. How did he get a gun?

[Romulus]

11. not what you would *first* think

about who would commit racially-motivated shootings:




http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=526452