7 killed after Kalamazoo-area shooting spree

[enhanced_deficit]

Early reporting can be wrong but as of now no ISIS connection reported:

6 killed, 2 injured after Kalamazoo-area shooting spree

February 20, 2016, 11:21 pm





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Photos: Kalamazoo County shooting rampage (http://interactives.woodtv.com/photomojo/gallery/40690)
Police: Kzoo shooting suspect was Uber driver (http://woodtv.com/2016/02/21/kzoo-county-deadly-rampage-suspect-who-is-jason-dalton/)
Dalton’s Uber fare: ‘You’re not the shooter, are you?’ (http://woodtv.com/2016/02/21/daltons-uber-fare-youre-not-the-shooter-are-you/)



TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Six people are dead and two seriously wounded after a shooter opened fire at three different locations in the Kalamazoo area over the course of nearly five hours Saturday night.
Michigan State Police on Sunday identified the four victims killed at one of the crime scenes, a Cracker Barrel restaurant, as:


Mary Lou Nye, 63, of Baroda, Mich.
Mary Jo Nye, 60, of Battle Creek
Dorothy Brown, 74, of Battle Creek
Barbara Hawthorne, 68, of Battle Creek

https://lintvwood.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/tyler-smith.jpg?w=300&h=171An undated photo of Tyler Smith courtesy Facebook. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety identified the two victims killed at another scene, a car dealership, as Richard Smith, 53, and his 17-year-old son, Tyler, both of Kalamazoo.
A candlelight vigil for the victims is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday at Centerpoint Church (https://goo.gl/maps/4cSt1WYBte62) off 10th Street in Oshtemo Township.
Sunday morning, police identified suspect they have in custody as 45-year-old Jason Dalton.
https://lintvwood.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/jason-brian-dalton.png?w=300&h=171A mug shot of Kalamazoo County shooting suspect Jason Dalton. (Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office) Dalton is suspected of shooting eight people at random at locations in Richland Township, Kalamazoo and finally Texas Township between about 5:45 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
“There is no connection between any of them (the victims). This all appears to be random,” Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas said early Sunday. “This is your worst-case scenario that any community can have.”

http://woodtv.com/2016/02/20/multiple-fatally-shot-at-2-locations-in-kalamazoo-co/

[forsmant]

God damned random bastards

[TheTexan]

haha Kalamazoo

[Dr.3D]

“There is no connection between any of them (the victims).
I can see were two of the victims may have known each other.


Mary Lou Nye, 63, of Baroda, Mich.
Mary Jo Nye, 60, of Battle Creek

[Danke]

Maybe finally we can get some sensible gun control measures past.

[otherone]

the goatee is there to hide his double chin.

[Dr.3D]

the goatee is there to hide his double chin.
As Grandpa used to say, "Keep your chin up, both of them."

[RonPaulIsGreat]

As long as he didn't shoot any important people like minorities, gay people, or transgendered I don't see why this is a story.

[Origanalist]

haha Kalamazoo

What a strange reaction.

[Uriel999]

I can see were two of the victims may have known each other.

Nah, the conspiracy theorists will be along soon to tell you it is actually the same crisis actor, they just got so lazy this time that they only changed the middle name.


the goatee is there to hide his double chin.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Except I have a full beard...

[GunnyFreedom]

Nah, the conspiracy theorists will be along soon to tell you it is actually the same crisis actor, they just got so lazy this time that they only changed the middle name.



Hey, I resemble that remark!

Except I have a full beard...

LOL you haven't been a civvie long enough to blimp up. http://www.yesemoticons.com/free-cool-d/4712-1/tiny-smileys-yesemoticons-030.gif? (http://www.yesemoticons.com/free-cool-d/4712-1/tiny-smileys-yesemoticons-030.gif)

[Dr.3D]

What a strange reaction.
Is kind of a funny name. Makes me think about some kind of zoo.

[dannno]

Apparently he was an uber driver who had only had a few days on the job and was receiving poor reviews from passengers. Was he a taxi driver who switched to uber after bitter opposition and upset that his years of experience weren't translating into good customer ratings? Was he a crazy guy convinced to join uber in his final days by MKUltra to demonize the ridesharing company?

[Libertas Aut Mortis]

It reconfirms my decision to be an armed and alert citizen.

[ghengis86]

Why oh why do these nut jobs take their frustrations out on random citizens and not those that are responsible for their plights?

[CaptUSA]

SSRI's?

[angelatc]

Why oh why do these nut jobs take their frustrations out on random citizens and not those that are responsible for their plights?

Because he's nuts?

[tod evans]

More government needed!

:rolleyes:

[youngbuck]

As long as he didn't shoot any important people like minorities, gay people, or transgendered I don't see why this is a story. Exactly. OP, please refrain from spamming the forum with insignificant news stories...

[Son_of_Liberty90]

Uber should have more extensive background checks on their drivers.

[dannno]

Uber should have more extensive background checks on their drivers.

They already do criminal background checks on their drivers - is there something you are aware of in this man's past that was overlooked?

[Son_of_Liberty90]

They already do criminal background checks on their drivers - is there something you are aware of in this man's past that was overlooked?
Maybe a criminal background check wasn't enough? Perhaps more exploration into medication usage...then again perhaps that's too extensive for being an uber driver. I guess it's just a case of s*** happening (anything beyond that I'm not educated enough in to say).

[Spikender]

Very sad. My heart goes out to their families.

[LibForestPaul]

Wow, the media already pounces on "Uber", and the FBI pounces on encryption. It's like this was all planned to start faux controversy. Your either with us on decryption or for the psychos. Your either for against Uber or for sickos driving your daughter late night drunk from a bar home.

Almost sad how easy sheeple get led.

[mrsat_98]

Maybe finally we can get some sensible gun control measures past.

My tag line says it all.

[TheTexan]

I would just like to thank the brave police officers for bringing this to an end.

[Philhelm]

The violence will not stop until disenfranchised men receive government-issued hot blondes.

[TheTexan]

The violence will not stop until disenfranchised men receive government-issued hot blondes.

Uh. Blondes?

[Occam's Banana]

So there's this ...

Fear Uber, Say the Monopolists
https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/fear-uber-says-monopolists/
Karen De Coster (23 February 2016)

The media keeps building its case against Uber via its fear mongering campaign. A New York Daily News headline reads: “Kalamazoo shooter suspect Jason Dalton had long history of driving violations before working for Uber (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jason-dalton-long-history-driving-violations-article-1.2539870).”

The article states that Dalton received 6 speeding tickets in 16 years, with his last ticket coming ten years ago, and he was ticketed 3 of those times for not having a proof of insurance or registration. Now that’s a red flag to indicate a future psycho killer, ain’t it? A few years back, that was my story – a few too many speeding tickets in too short a time. And then, forget to carry updated government paperwork with you? Welcome to the “busy adult” club. I’m missing some of mine (a registration) as I write this.

Additionally, the story states that the “Uber driver,” as he is being defined, worked for Uber since, wow, last month (January). The collectivists just hate Uber because the freedom to choose one’s transportation just defies all establishment logic.



And then there's this ...

"MI Shooter" Trained as Cop
https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/mi-shooter-trained-cop/
Lew Rockwell (24 February 2016)

Writes Roland:


CNN is reporting this morning that accused Kalamazoo shooter Jason Dalton graduated from a law enforcement training program.

I wonder whether reporters will start mentioning that as much as they’ve been harping on his brief association with Uber.

While being an Uber driver has nothing to do with the crime, I’m guessing that at law enforcement school they probably taught him how to shoot at people.


That Michigan Police-Trained Mass Murderer
https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/michigan-police-trained-mass-murderer/
Tom DiLorenzo (24 February 2016)

So the maniac in Michigan who murdered five people and worked as an Uber driver for one month (!) is described by all the MSM as an “Uber driver” murderer. He was trained to shoot by police training, but that is never mentioned. I would guess that Timothy McVeigh probably had some kind of job at some point, but the media never described him as “McDonald’s employee Timothy McVeigh,” “grocery store checkout clerk Timothy McVeigh,” etc. The same goes for all the other murdering nutcases in recent memory. The MSM must love being ripped off by government-regulated taxi monopolies that provide crappy service at monopolistic prices. The real source of their hatred is that Uber is not as heavily regulated, and, well, we just can’t have that.

[FindLiberty]

Very sad. My heart goes out to their families.

agree.

...and then the snarky RPF comments can continue:

Too bad the goobermint is such an easy outlet for all the frustration and anger over this as the first reactions here.

Send the shooter to Hell, asap.

The usg is also probably indirectly responsible due to excessive laws, licensing or just squeezing the little guy 'till he snaps and gets on some approved prescription meds brimming with unintended but known violent side effects.

[Danke]

Uber, Über alles in der Welt!

[enhanced_deficit]

Another one in Kansas:

Mass Shooting in Kansas Leaves Multiple People Dead
Authorities in Hesston, Kansas, responded to a workplace shooting that left four to seven people dead (including the shooter) and up to 20 others injured on Thursday, the Harvey County Sheriff's Office confirmed (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5d18bb9e3b8d4f8e98e81ae7865d122c/latest-college-near-kansas-company-locked-down).

http://www.attn.com/stories/6206/multiple-dead-kansas-workplace-mass-shooting

[Anti Federalist]

Everyone’s Looking at Uber, While Ignoring Kalamazoo Shooter’s Law Enforcement Background

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/kalamazoo-shooter-cop-grad/#eMt5yuUHBwWwWBiW.99



Media accounts of the Kalamazoo murder rampage have focused heavily on the fact that suspect Jason Brian Dalton was employed as an Uber driver. Scant attention has been paid to the fact that Dalton had aspired to become a law enforcement officer. According to CNN, Dalton earned an associate’s degree in law enforcement from Kalamazoo Valley Community College in 1992.

The New York Daily News, typifying much press coverage of the killing spree, reported that Dalton had been hired as an Uber driver despite having “at least nine driving violations in his past – but they may not have come up in the ride-share company’s background check.” Those violations, which involved routine offenses, such as speeding or failing to provide license and registration – were scattered over a 16-year period that began in 1990. Over the past decade, the paper grudgingly acknowledges, Dalton “kept a clean record.”

The reader is invited to believe that Uber failed to perform due diligence in vetting Dalton. His unremarkable history of traffic violations, however, would not have disqualified him to attend the police academy: While traffic violations would have been reviewed as part of an assessment of his “moral character,” Dalton had no felony convictions or comparable offenses in his record.