and that's one of my grocery stores! Fortunately I'm not there now.

I was just getting ready to head that way to grab lunch (Taco Bell)... now I think I'll stay in.

(I'm in southern MD now, fortunately.)

about getting shot at.

no Taco Bell handy!

P.S. note stories suggest the 2 malls are close by, but they're not, westfield in bethesda more than 10 minutes from aspen hill.

I was just reading on Twitter that they think he may be in the Giant store or still in Aspen Hill.

(and where I 'live' part time) is safe (in NYC!)

because we've talked about proximity.

I expect to be back there (for a day or 2) next week, but surely not rushing now.

Think of those shopping for Mother's Day! 'Our' Giant must be traumatized!

that must bring back horrible memories for residents here at the time too.

'Funny' DC sniper 'hit' near my OLD neighborhood in DC too.

Are you proposing to disarm the Department of Homeland Security as well? I could get behind that.

Court records show a domestic violence stayaway order had been filed against Eulalio Tordil on March 3, as part of a custody case with Gladys Tordil.

In the court’s final order, entered March 17, Eulalio Tordil, of Adelphi, was ordered to stay away from his estranged wife, her residence and her place of employment. A Prince George’s Public School website lists Gladys Tordil as an employee at Parkdale High School.

In addition, Eulalio Tordil had been ordered to turn over his firearms in the March 17 ruling.

Tordil is employed as a law enforcement officer with the Federal Protective Service.

After the ruling, FPS placed him on administrative duties, and removed his service weapon, badge and credentials. He is now on administrative leave, according to an FPS official, who says the agency is cooperating with Prince George’s County police.

Tordil turned over his service weapon to the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff on March 6, and handed over six more weapons on March 17, when the final order became effective.

http://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2016/05/suspect-in-high-school-shooting-had-stayaway-order/

they must have the wrong guy.

Eulalio Tordil is reported to be an employed by Homeland Security, in the Federal Protective Service division.. Someone was asleep at the switch during his background investigation.

at the time of the background check?

He was put on leave and told to turn in his badge and weapons when the protective order was granted. See my post above yours.

Source: ABC News

Two dead now. Other is gravely wounded.

They need to catch this guy. My niece's school is locked down.

Suspect's in custody now, per WaPo.

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/one-person-shot-at-montgomery-mall-in-bethesda-police-say/2016/05/06/f510d2aa-139f-11e6-81b4-581a5c4c42df_story.html

just watched an interview on News Channel 8 with witness. He drove into the parking lot followed by several under cover cop cars, who then rammed him front to back. He sat in the car for 5 minutes before giving up.

Had he been there the whole afternoon?

Apparently he was in that area the whole time. They just reported on ABC7 that he sat in the Boston Market eating lunch for at least an hour. As soon as he came out of the Boston Market, his car was already surrounded by unmarked cop cars. When he tried driving off, they then rammed him.

But seriously....

I have no idea what the strategy of law enforcement personnel on the scene was, but I gather that they felt that waiting until he left Boston Market was a lower risk (i.e., for anyone nearby) strategy than trying to corner him inside the restaurant mid-pot pie.

I am not familiar with this shopping center.

It would be easy to dip into the Kohl's store or any other store there.

I read "reports" on Twitter about 2 hours ago that the police were searching Michael's but didn't put much stock in that 'cause Twitter. Then he sat in the BM for at least an hour, enjoying his last free lunch (I'd have gone to China King if I knew it was my last meal).

They're just reporting on ABC7 they had him under surveillance so I'm guessing they had an idea he was in one of those stores.

He might have had a coupon.

across the street from the third shooting, in the parking lot of a mini-mall where officers had spotted the car he was reported driving, a rented silver Hyundai Elantra sedan. Plainclothes officers watched him for over an hour as he went in and out of shops and ate lunch, but waited until he walked back to the car, away from bystanders. At that point, witnesses told local TV stations, several unmarked police vehicles swooped in and boxed him in, and officers jumped out with guns drawn.

“We did not want to endanger anyone and have a shootout when we took him into custody,” J. Thomas Manger, the Montgomery County police chief, said in explaining the delay. “There was some thought that may have been what he wanted.”

In fact, in a bulletin issued Thursday, the Prince George’s County police indicated that Mr. Tordil had talked about committing “suicide by cop.”'

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/federal-law-officer-suspected-in-3-fatal-shootings-in-washington-suburbs.html?

Taco Bell now!

Although I'm tempted to take my camera to the scene but he and his car are gone.

Funny I've not been to that one!

You went FAR for a McD's! My friend frequents McD @ Aspen Hill center, and I occasionally get coffee @ Mercado center, near Layhill. Know of French bakery/cafe there, Patisserie Manuel?

So, that McD's was off limits. And I'm situated pretty much in the middle of those two McD's so I opted for where the shooter hadn't been.

I'm actually getting ready to move to Virginia, but I'd still meet up sometime.

sending pm.