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Report: Six People Shot Near Texas A&M University, Shooter Is In Custody

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Not good.. Is it the heat, the drought, the economy or something in the water?


Report: Six People Shot Near Texas A&M University, Shooter Is In Custody


A gunman who was reportedly firing shots with an automatic weapon near the campus of Texas A&M University has been taken in by police.

The Houston Chronicle is reporting two police officers were injured during the incident.

The Eagle, a newspaper in College Station, also reported hearing on the police scanner that two officers were wounded.

Reuters' Matthew Keys is tweeting that six people were shot, two of whom were police officers.



Read more: Shooter Near Texas A&M University Has Been Taken In By Police - Business Insider
 
sharon said:
Not good.. Is it the heat, the drought, the economy or something in the water?


Report: Six People Shot Near Texas A&M University, Shooter Is In Custody


A gunman who was reportedly firing shots with an automatic weapon near the campus of Texas A&M University has been taken in by police.

The Houston Chronicle is reporting two police officers were injured during the incident.

The Eagle, a newspaper in College Station, also reported hearing on the police scanner that two officers were wounded.

Reuters' Matthew Keys is tweeting that six people were shot, two of whom were police officers.



Read more: Shooter Near Texas A&M University Has Been Taken In By Police - Business Insider
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Maybe, the dude is just ****ed in the head? Maybe...
 
He was shooting from a house near campus....

So this could have been a domestic dispute, a drug thing, a crazy guy off his rocker, or any other number of things.

I'll wait for details before I start trying to shove him into any specific mold.
 
tessaesque said:
He was shooting from a house near campus....

So this could have been a domestic dispute, a drug thing, a crazy guy off his rocker, or any other number of things.

I'll wait for details before I start trying to shove him into any specific mold.
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That's right; nobody knows much yet about the shooter. One cop is dead, and the local paper says "mass casualties." I don't know exactly what this means either.

The Internet is unbelievably fast, but it's not necessarily accurate. We need to wait for more information.

The Eagle - Bryan/College Station, Texas | News, Weather, Business, Aggie Sports
KBTX - HomePage
WTAW | Newstalk Radio for the Brazos Valley
www.chron.com
 
tessaesque said:
He was shooting from a house near campus....

So this could have been a domestic dispute, a drug thing, a crazy guy off his rocker, or any other number of things.

I'll wait for details before I start trying to shove him into any specific mold.
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I'm going to stand by my orginal assumption that this cat is ****ed in the head. That's a safe assumption, I believe.
 
From the Houston Chronicle:

One police officer was killed in today's shooting and another was injured in a shooting near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station and students are being advised to avoid the area, KBTX-TV is reporting.

At least three civilians were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds and more were injured, KBTX-TV reported.

The shooter, who fired from a house with automatic weapons, was taken into custody before 1 p.m.

Report: 1 officer killed In College Station shooting - Houston Chronicle
 
tessaesque said:
He was shooting from a house near campus....

So this could have been a domestic dispute, a drug thing, a crazy guy off his rocker, or any other number of things.

I'll wait for details before I start trying to shove him into any specific mold.
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He may fit into multiple molds, but crazy is certainly one of them. I don't see any way a sane person does this.
 
muciti said:
He may fit into multiple molds, but crazy is certainly one of them. I don't see any way a sane person does this.
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We don't even know what "this" is yet.

All we know is shots were fired, he was holed up in a house/building of some kind, and several people were injured and one killed.

We don't know how the police came to be there.
We don't know who shot first or if the police ever shot at all.
We don't know if there was a stand off of some kind, or a chase, or if a call for suspicious activity was submitted to 911.

A perfectly sane person, when backed into a corner, will do an awful lot for a chance at survival/freedom from the threat. It's actually an instinctual imperative.
 
Two people, including an elected Brazos County constable, are dead in a College Station shooting this afternoon near the Texas A&M University campus, authorities said.

The deaths were confirmed at a 2:30 p.m. news conference by College Station Police Department Assistant Chief Scott McCollum.

Precinct 1 Constable Brian Bachmann, as well as another unidentified male civilian, were killed in the shooting just after noon in the 200 block of Fidelity.

Two other College Station police officers received life threatening injuries in the shooting. Another civilian, a female, was injured and is undergoing surgery, McCollum said.

2 officers killed near Texas A&M campus - Houston Chronicle

Update notes that the dead civilian may be the shooter.
 
College Station, Tx — UPDATE via Press Conference: Police have confirmed three people were killed in Monday's shooting near Texas A&M.
One of the victims has been identified as Constable Brian Bachmann.
Authorities say the gunman was also killed. The third deceased person has not been identified.

UPDATE: Three killed, including constable, in shooting near Texas A&M | KETK
 
tessaesque said:
We don't even know what "this" is yet.

All we know is shots were fired, he was holed up in a house/building of some kind, and several people were injured and one killed.

We don't know how the police came to be there.
We don't know who shot first or if the police ever shot at all.
We don't know if there was a stand off of some kind, or a chase, or if a call for suspicious activity was submitted to 911.

A perfectly sane person, when backed into a corner, will do an awful lot for a chance at survival/freedom from the threat. It's actually an instinctual imperative.
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A constable came to evict him and he barracaded himself in his home, then shot the constable.
 
apdst said:
A constable came to evict him and he barracaded himself in his home, then shot the constable.
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Source? Haven't seen that in any articles I've read.
 
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nota bene said:
From the Eagle:

Constable Brian Bachmann, a longtime deputy with the Brazos County Sheriff’s Department, apparently was serving paperwork at the home near the Texas A&M campus.

Constable Bachmann, 1 civilian shot to death in College Station; suspect killed | The Eagle | Bryan/College Station, Texas - The Eagle

You can hear the assistant police chief's statement here:

UPDATE #2: College Station Shooting Leaves 3 Dead and 2 Injured - WTAW | WTAW
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Thank you! Wonder if it was actually an eviction notice or something else. Shame to kill others and end up dead yourself over anything the constable might have been dropping off.
 
sharon said:
Not good.. Is it the heat, the drought, the economy or something in the water?


Report: Six People Shot Near Texas A&M University, Shooter Is In Custody


A gunman who was reportedly firing shots with an automatic weapon near the campus of Texas A&M University has been taken in by police.

The Houston Chronicle is reporting two police officers were injured during the incident.

The Eagle, a newspaper in College Station, also reported hearing on the police scanner that two officers were wounded.

Reuters' Matthew Keys is tweeting that six people were shot, two of whom were police officers.



Read more: Shooter Near Texas A&M University Has Been Taken In By Police - Business Insider
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without knowing the facts yet I'd bet it was NOT an automatic weapon
 
tessaesque said:
Thank you! Wonder if it was actually an eviction notice or something else. Shame to kill others and end up dead yourself over anything the constable might have been dropping off.
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From what I've read, constables working for the sheriff's office serve eviction notices. I've also read that this was a rent-house owned by a civil engineering prof.
 
TurtleDude said:
without knowing the facts yet I'd bet it was NOT an automatic weapon
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Thats a safe bet, given how few have ever been used in a mass shooting.

I believe there have only been 2 legally purchased automatics used in mass shootings since 1934.
 
I don't see "the weapon" in either pic.
 
Somerville said:
That's 'interesting' neither do I when I go back to the site - the photos are there but now have different numbers

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I did see those photos. Has this vehicle has been ID'd yet as the shooter's? I have read that the shooter took Constable Bachmann's ammo after shooting him. Not sure why, but he wouldn't have been carrying an assault weapon. Why would the shooter want the ammo?
 
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