US: Another Gun Incident, This Time At NASA - 21st Apr 2007 12:56am
Originally Posted by BBC News
A gunman has killed a hostage and himself during a stand-off at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Police, who had surrounded the scene and entered when they heard a gunshot, also found a second hostage, a woman, who was alive but tied up with tape.
Police Capt Dwayne Ready said officers were called to the scene at about 1340 (1840 GMT) after a man was seen with a gun and two shots heard.
The gunman was not identified but was reported to be an employee at the site.
He was described as a white male aged between 50 and 60.
Police, who had surrounded the scene and entered when they heard a gunshot, also found a second hostage, a woman, who was alive but tied up with tape.
Police Capt Dwayne Ready said officers were called to the scene at about 1340 (1840 GMT) after a man was seen with a gun and two shots heard.
The gunman was not identified but was reported to be an employee at the site.
He was described as a white male aged between 50 and 60.
Jeeze another one. How many will it take before the US start to even consider tightning their gun laws.
Its sad to see so many people (the majority of which are innocent victims) getting caught up in all this.
Its giving the violence in Iraq a competitor at the moment I suppose lol.
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