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December 21, 2012 4:12 PM

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Pennsylvania Shooting Update: Two killed at church, one on roadway

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

WTAJ via CBS Pittsburgh

(CBS/AP) GEESEYTOWN, Pa. - The gunman who died in an apparent shootout with police in central Pennsylvania Friday morning began his rampage by shooting a woman who was decorating a church for a children's Christmas party, according to the brother of the church's late pastor.

The Altoona Mirror reports that the gunman, who sources identified as Jeffrey Lee Michael of Hollidaysburg, then shot another person outside the church, and fled the scene in a pickup truck, crashed head-on into another car, and then shot and killed that car's driver.

CBS Pittsburgh reports that troopers responded to a 9-1-1 "shots fired" call about 9 a.m. Additional 9-1-1 calls reported an armed man shooting at additional locations.

Two troopers were fired at by the driver of a pickup truck on Juniata Valley Road and a third officer was injured in a head-on crash with the pickup, sources told the station.

Michael exited the truck and immediately shot at troopers. Troopers returned fire, killing Michael.

The troopers who were shot are expected to survive.

Officials tell the station that three men and one woman were killed in the incident.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that according to Blair County District Attorney Rich Consiglio, the shooting scene "extended over several miles."

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by [oweghn December 23, 2012 6:11 PM EST: The article didn't say, but I bet this guy was on the radar just like the last three. As a matter of fact, I can't remember a mass killer who wasn't on the radar.; Reply to this comment

by omnibus66 December 22, 2012 7:28 AM EST

If the answer to gun violence in schools is to have an armed cop in every school, then this shows that we also need one in every church. We're also gonna need a few in every public park too, aren't we? How about movie theaters? Let's not forget Little League games and fireworks displays. And just who is going to pay for all these millions of armed protectors at every conceivable public gathering place? Might I suggest the nuts at the NRA?

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by mollydtt December 24, 2012 7:36 AM EST: I've been posting the same thing. All mass shooters have the element of surprise on their side, so it would appear that we would need alert armed guards on every street ready to shoot at every moment. The NRA is insane, but much, much too powerful politically. It's sad.


by GOP-R--Con-Men December 22, 2012 4:42 AM EST: The carnage we continue to experince is a result of decades of republicans and the NRA pushing a wild, wild west mentally that guns, guns and more guns are the only thing that protects you.; Reply to this comment


by chris76543 December 22, 2012 2:44 AM EST: We need to arm women who decorate churches.

Support your local NRA Chapter.; Reply to this comment


by chris76543 December 22, 2012 2:42 AM EST: One internet source said this shooter was the half brother of the NRA guy Frenchy LaPierre. It was only a matter of time before one of those gun nuts tipped over the edge. This is just the beginning.; Reply to this comment

by mainedemocrat December 21, 2012 11:58 PM EST

I do not claim to have the answers, but I am sure that the answers will not come from the Right, will not come from the NRA and will not come from Christian Conservatives.

I am sure that we need to find a way to stop killing each other. Something is clearly wrong with our country.

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by GOP-R--Con-Men December 22, 2012 4:49 AM EST: Republicans bare the lion's share of the responsibility of decay of our social fabric. They fight for division, chaos and heartless policies they know demonstratively hurt people and America instead of trying to bring us together. Reagan was instrumental along with Gingrich with the tea party being the newest edition.


by tiredofeverything December 21, 2012 9:49 PM EST: Just another day in America.; Reply to this comment


by get_down December 21, 2012 8:15 PM EST: I'm elated to find out that the original gunman is expunged by the LE officer. Kudos to the officer who shot him dead. I believe "an eye for an eye" - if you cold-bloodedly murdered someone, then you better be ready to trade-in your own life for your crime. By the way, cold-bloodedly or cold-heartedly murdered someone, it does not prove your manhood - it only manifested that you are a real life coward and nothing more!; Reply to this comment

by harv823 December 21, 2012 7:48 PM EST

This can't be correct. The NRA says that more and more guns make our country safer.

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by tiredofeverything December 21, 2012 9:47 PM EST: They had "trained security personnel" at Columbine, didn't do sh|t did it?


by intelhonest December 21, 2012 11:46 PM EST: Bad guy goes to a pistol free zone and shoots unarmed victims. Police stops bad guy with a GUN. So explain to us how having unarmed citizens in the church made this scenario better?


by jaykay3141 December 23, 2012 2:28 PM EST: intel?honest?, let's suppose everyone there and in the environs is packin' heat. They hear a shot and rush to the scene to "help". Bullets fly everywhere - it looks like a scene from The Matrix only there's no CGI to let anyone do cartwheels through that hail of lead. Instead of 2 horrible deaths there are 6 or 8 or 10.

The rest of us including spineless politicians have allowed the RWGNs (right wing gun nuts) to define the dialog for so long that it's going to be almost impossible to make the country safer again. I don't have (forgive me) a silver bullet solution, but turning the US into clone of Somalia is NOT the answer.

by TimeToRetire December 21, 2012 7:05 PM EST

Whenever you get a concealed carry license, the thing they tell you is that the law prohibits guns in schools, churches, banks, government buildings, restaurants which serve alcohol and public gatherings such as football games. Stadiums, government buildings and banks possibly have armed security guards. People don't pay much attention to the restaurant ban. That makes schools and churches the easiest targets.

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by cattiej December 22, 2012 2:07 AM EST: Bunch of bull hockey...they don't tell you this and even if some gun dealers do, anyone who wants to shoot people isn't going to listen. Outlaw assult guns...The next time I go to a garage sale and I see a gun for sale, I'm calling the newspaper and then the cops..as if the cops would do any good..not in the town that we live in...they would probably buy the gun themselves...also, I see a lot of guns for sale in the want ads of the local St. Louis newspaper...why is this allowed? I guess it's all about money..but then the local St. Louis chief of police wants some armed guards in all the schools in St. Louis...how stupid is that...who would want to send their kids to that school,,,not me...I would withdraw my kids from that school and home school them...the schools will just have to lose out on money because many students would drop out of that school. outlaw assult guns...these guns aren't for target practice but to murder and maim people. anyone who tells you otherwise is crazy in the head and needs to have any guns they own removed and burned...This isn't the wild wild west, at least is shouldn't be...the NRA have control over all and I mean ALL our politicans..think not, call your local politicans and asked them how much money they get from the NRA. I want to see a story on which politicans get money from the NRA and how much and when...
The Republicans are ALL controled by the NRA and Grover Norquist..the guy who is head of the NRA refused to go into the service and didn't serve in Vietnam..another chicken hawk like Dick Chaney..Why the heck people listen to these idiots like they knew what they were doing is beyond me...Impeach any politicans who has taken money from the NRA...The NRA should be listed as a terriorits organization because they want to tear down our government..one victim at a time...they probable like all the publicity that these shootings get because then they can preach that everyone should get gun to protect themselves...talk about stupid...why is that those men who never served in the military think that having a gun to shoot someone is allright but didn't have the guts to be drafted and serve like the men in my family did...what a bunch of cowards...

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