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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:44 AM Oct 2018

4 dead, 1 injured in shooting at toddler's birthday party

Source: CNN


By Keith Allen and Nicole Chavez, CNN
Updated 3:03 AM ET, Sun October 14, 2018



(CNN)Four men died and one was injured in a shooting at a toddler's birthday party near Corpus Christi, Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in Taft, Texas on Saturday, the state's Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Nathan Brandley said.

The shooting stemmed from an altercation between two separate families who were celebrating the birthday of a 1-year-old child, Brandley said.

The injured man has been airlifted to a hospital in Corpus Christi, Brandley said.

Read more: https://us.cnn.com/2018/10/14/us/texas-birthday-party-shooting/index.html

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4 dead, 1 injured in shooting at toddler's birthday party (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2018 OP
Some birthday, eh? Quite a legacy to leave for this child. No other information was really ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #1
Here's a local paper to check later for more.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #2
Texas...............enough said..............that is just fucked up.............. turbinetree Oct 2018 #3
Spare me the Texas-slagging. This sort of sick gunplay happens all over the country. (nt) Paladin Oct 2018 #22
I've already got a picture of the likely scenario here. But I'll wait for the actual story 7962 Oct 2018 #4
I used to live near Taft. Hangingon Oct 2018 #14
Booze? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2018 #20
Sorry to be so long responding. Had to go up to Austin. Hangingon Oct 2018 #21
Well, it's clear the shooter.. getagrip_already Oct 2018 #17
I.e., "I'll remain silent until my narrative is validated..." LanternWaste Oct 2018 #18
And validated it WAS. Apology accepted. 7962 Oct 2018 #19
"Law-abiding gun-owners", amirite? Aristus Oct 2018 #5
Who brings a gun to a toddler's party? Polybius Oct 2018 #6
Sadly, this nation is literally infested with gun addicted morons. Progressive Jones Oct 2018 #8
Exactly Polybius Oct 2018 #9
Gun addicted morons are found in every socio-economic class. paleotn Oct 2018 #10
Republicans? Mosby Oct 2018 #16
Dreary assholes on a relentless search for the bottom BeyondGeography Oct 2018 #7
An armed society is a polite society. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2018 #11
Sigh... another day in the NRA's America. Initech Oct 2018 #12
I'm sure he would have been considered a "good guy with a gun" ... SFnomad Oct 2018 #15
These stories make me ill. Great time for baby to turn 1 year old. Lollipops and guns. BeckyDem Oct 2018 #13

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)
1. Some birthday, eh? Quite a legacy to leave for this child. No other information was really ...
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:03 AM
Oct 2018

provided in the link (in short, this post pretty well had all of the information that the link had, and nothing else), at least for now.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
2. Here's a local paper to check later for more....
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:42 AM
Oct 2018

Not much else at this time but perhaps more later Sunday:

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Link: https://www.caller.com/

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
4. I've already got a picture of the likely scenario here. But I'll wait for the actual story
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:54 AM
Oct 2018

to see how close I am to being right.
At least the kid is too young to remember what happened when he or she gets older

Hangingon

(3,071 posts)
21. Sorry to be so long responding. Had to go up to Austin.
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 03:42 PM
Oct 2018

Taft is the only Clinton precinct in this sea of red/pink. I am sure booze played some part, maybe meth. This was an Hispanic family shooting. Sadly a meeting of in-laws. Possibly a Romeo/Juliette family thing.

getagrip_already

(14,751 posts)
17. Well, it's clear the shooter..
Mon Oct 15, 2018, 12:17 PM
Oct 2018

Wasn't a person of color or the media would be all over it. They would have pictures, and gang affiliations (even where there are none), and stories of drug use in the area.

So we pretty much know who it isn't.

Polybius

(15,417 posts)
6. Who brings a gun to a toddler's party?
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 11:39 AM
Oct 2018

I have a close friend who's a cop, and whenever he comes to my house for a card game or get-together, he never brings his gun.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
8. Sadly, this nation is literally infested with gun addicted morons.
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 02:02 PM
Oct 2018

We're not talking about "fine, upstanding citizens" here.
We're talking about the lowest quality Americans.
I expect very little good from the bottom feeders.

Polybius

(15,417 posts)
9. Exactly
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 02:27 PM
Oct 2018

Even if someone has open carry, loves guns, and feels the need to take it with you to the supermarket, they have no business bringing a firearm to a kid's party period.

paleotn

(17,917 posts)
10. Gun addicted morons are found in every socio-economic class.
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:51 PM
Oct 2018

What does "lowest quality Americans" even mean?

 

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)
15. I'm sure he would have been considered a "good guy with a gun" ...
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 05:10 PM
Oct 2018

up until the moment he shot the first person.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
13. These stories make me ill. Great time for baby to turn 1 year old. Lollipops and guns.
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:28 PM
Oct 2018

Fucking idiots.

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