Jasminegirl Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Four victims near washington and 8th street downtown Alexandria. Shooter is baracated in law offices downtown. APD telling nobody to come downtown and will be turned away. Downtown is sealed off, no walking down street or walkway. Please for all the people shot and the family members. Extent of injuries unknown at this time. There are shots being heard at this time. Link to comment
cookiejar Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Originally Posted By: Jasminegirl Four victims near washington and 8th street downtown Alexandria. Shooter is baracated in law offices downtown. APD telling nobody to come downtown and will be turned away. Downtown is sealed off, no walking down street or walkway. Please for all the people shot and the family members. Extent of injuries unknown at this time. There are shots being heard at this time. Link to comment
Aint2nuts Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Wow, i have family in Alexandria and Arlington. Prayers going up for those families and victims. Link to comment
Mother Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Praying for them all. ((( ))) Link to comment
Cat Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Police Kill Man Who Shot 5 at Law Firm (caption to photo on site): Law enforcement officials take up positions outside a law office where a gunman is holed up after three people inside were reported shot in Alexandria, La., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By DOUG SIMPSON Updated: 32 minutes ago ALEXANDRIA, La. - Police shot and killed a man early Friday after an hours-long standoff in which he shot five people at downtown law office, killing two of them, authorities said. John Ashley, 63, a former city worker, was killed in an exchange of gunfire, Mayor Jacques Roy said. Police had used explosives to enter the building. The shootout ended a standoff that lasted about 10 hours and caused police to block off much of downtown. Before the deadly shooting, the gunman had repeatedly fought off officers' attempts to reach the victims and shot at a remote-controlled police robot sent into the building, police said. Two of the wounded managed to escape, and police rescued a third. Police found the two dead after entering the building. The mayor declined to speculate about Ashley's motive. The gunman had retired as a city maintenance worker. Police Chief Daren Coutee said officers called Ashley repeatedly on his cell phone and the office phone throughout the day but he refused to talk. "We did all we could do as far as negotiations were concerned," Coutee said. Roy identified one of the dead as Joey Giordano, son of attorney Camille Giordano, who was shot but not killed. The other person killed was Marty Fields, a postal worker who was delivering mail to the law firm when he walked in on the shootings, Roy said. The (Alexandria) Town Talk newspaper reported that Camille Giordano, bloodied and in boxer shorts, emerged from the building after police arrived and was taken to a hospital. A call to a hospital spokeswoman was not immediately returned. The Rapides Regional Medical Center identified the other victims as Sam Giordano, an attorney, and Andrea Fletcher Price, the law firm's secretary. Sam Giordano, 49, was in serious condition, and Price, 27, was in fair condition, said Courtney Michiels, a hospital spokeswoman. The law office, converted from a one-story family home, is located near the Rapides Parish Courthouse. The shooting rampage astounded people who know Ashley. "I've never heard him raise his voice. I never heard of him being violent," said Charlie Gilmore, Ashley's neighbor and a local pastor. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21141127/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Still praying for this community... Link to comment
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