At least nine people were critically injured early Sunday when a gunman opened fire in a busy entertainment district in Tucson, Arizona, before police officers shot him and stopped the threat, authorities said.
The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. local time in downtown Tucson, as the streets were teeming with people out for a night on the town, Officer Frank Magos, a spokesperson for the Tucson Police Department, said at a news conference Sunday.
15 Comments
jtrek@startrek.website · 27 pts · 24d
This doesn't even seem to be front page news. The us is desensitized to mass murder.
FirstCircle@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 24d
Right, here it is Monday and this Lemmy posting is the first I've heard of the incident. In civilized times, this would have been front-page news from coast to coast. Now, a mass shooting elicits just a shrug of the shoulders, a "oh yeah, again, well whatever" response, and the "media", such as it is, ignores it.
socphoenix@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 24d
There was another 9 victim (1 dead) mass shooting in Denver around the same time I think at a nightclub that I only heard about a few days later.
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 24d
We had a similar one in here in Minneapolis a few days ago too, I know about it because I still lurk the local subreddits otherwise I wouldn't know about it.
socphoenix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 24d
I hadn’t heard about that one. It’s depressing to realize how much shootings have become non-news
kreskin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 17d
depends on the demographics of the victims and the shooter too. White on white or white on black is hidden. black on white is considered newsworthy. Political left against anyone is always news. muslim on anyone is always news. Victim is children is always news unless its rape. Victim is jewish is always news. Victim is rich is news. Victim is poor is not news. Victim is christian /mormon/catholic/buddhist/hindu is not news. Shooter is law enforcement is not news.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 24d
The newsworthy part is how a police foot patrol was in the area, responded, and stopped him.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 24d
It happens over 400 times a year. That's no longer news.
FirstCircle@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 25d
"A shooter recklessly began shooting in a crowded area"
Recklessly? Is there some other way to shoot in a crowded area? A "responsible" way?
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 36 pts · 25d
It's considered responsible only if the shooter has a badge and the victims are minorities.
limonfiesta@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 24d
FTFY
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 24d
NRA says use safety glasses and hearing protection.
kreskin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17d
or they claim to.
frongt@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 25d
Presumably however the police did it so that they only shot him and not any bystanders.
slickgoat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 24d
If only we knew the cause of it?
Oh well...