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BogusTrumper
October 21st, 2002, 10:15:11 AM
CNN is reporting that a man was taken into custody at gas station in Richmond, Virginia, area after police surround white van, phone booth.
BogusTrumper
October 21st, 2002, 10:17:55 AM
Police surround white van in Virginia
Not known if incident linked to sniper shootings
Monday, October 21, 2002 Posted: 10:02 AM EDT (1402 GMT)

RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- Police converged on a gas station Monday morning where a white minivan was parked at a phone booth and took one person into custody. The incident follows the shooting of a 37-year-old man Saturday night in nearby Ashland that investigators suspect may be linked to the Washington-area sniper attacks.


http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/South/10/21/sniper.shootings/index.html
EricStratton
October 21st, 2002, 10:19:25 AM
Lets hope.
reeves84
October 21st, 2002, 10:27:41 AM
Agreed. I hope it the right one.
askabry
October 21st, 2002, 10:28:09 AM
indeed!
ColoBillsFan
October 21st, 2002, 10:29:08 AM
Great news if true!
CincyBills
October 21st, 2002, 10:50:16 AM
So if you are going to be a sniper and decide you want to kill some people...why not try for drug dealers and gang members, rather than common folk and kids...at least kill the dregs of society...
BogusTrumper
October 21st, 2002, 10:52:43 AM
I'll be surprised if it is the sniper.
BogusTrumper
October 21st, 2002, 11:02:03 AM
From CNN:

Authorities probing D.C-area sniper attacks take second man into custody, federal law enforcement source tells CNN.
BogusTrumper
October 21st, 2002, 11:07:07 AM
Man held; sniper team sends message

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 21 — A man was in police custody Monday after being surrounded at a Virginia gas station by a SWAT team working with the sniper task force. But less than an hour after the detention, the sniper task force issued a statement suggesting that the sniper was still at large.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/816566.asp
Stealth01
October 21st, 2002, 11:32:36 AM
We can hope it's the sniper, but if it is not, he will shoot someone while these guys are in custody just to prove it's not him.
BogusTrumper
October 21st, 2002, 3:27:07 PM
From CNN:

Authorities have found no evidence connecting two men who were taken into custody today near Richmond, Virginia, to the sniper attacks, sources told CNN. Details soon
Stealth01
October 21st, 2002, 5:43:21 PM
Looks like he set them up. Funny guy. Real funny.

A-hole.
BironsGirl43
October 21st, 2002, 8:26:23 PM
Omg.. I really hope they catch him and soon.. I don't want anymore people to die!
JetMoses
October 22nd, 2002, 9:25:52 AM
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Valerie
October 22nd, 2002, 9:35:38 AM
Originally posted by BironsGirl43 Omg.. I really hope they catch him and soon.. I don't want anymore people to die!
Unfortunately, BironsGirl, another person was shot this morning around 6am. :( The sniper is back in Montgomery County. The police was quick to respond and shut down roads and set up road blocks, but 3+ hours later, they still don't have the guy. :(

It's getting extremely upsetting and frustrating to be in this area. I just pray that they catch this guy soon.
Stealth01
October 22nd, 2002, 1:55:52 PM
He's not leaving the area. That's why the road blocks aren't working. That or he's leaving via air or off-road routes.

Or he's a cop, who blends in as soon as the road blocks are up.
Valerie
October 22nd, 2002, 2:09:53 PM
I'm convinced he knows exactly where and when he's going to strike. I think he picks his spot a few days in advance and then maps out several escape routes so he's not caught.

I don't know what's worse. Thinking he's leaving the area and the road blocks aren't working OR thinking he's staying in the area, hiding out right under the cops noses.

It never even crossed my mind he was an active police officer, Stealth. I always figured he was retired police or military. That's a real scary thought, Stealth.
BironsGirl43
October 22nd, 2002, 5:27:56 PM
Originally posted by Jaded 7
Unfortunately, BironsGirl, another person was shot this morning around 6am. :( The sniper is back in Montgomery County. The police was quick to respond and shut down roads and set up road blocks, but 3+ hours later, they still don't have the guy. :(

It's getting extremely upsetting and frustrating to be in this area. I just pray that they catch this guy soon.

OMG.. this is horrible!! Thanks for replying Jaded.. take care of yourself ok.. I know you live around there and it must be horrible! I know how you must feel.. I really hope they get him soon too.. I don't want to hear about this anymore.. it's sick and the idiot doing this deserves to pay! Jaded.. be safe and take care! :)
Valerie
October 22nd, 2002, 7:05:25 PM
Thanks, BironsGirl. :) Yeah, I live in Montgomery County where a bulk of his shootings have been. He really is terrorizing the DC metropolitan area. Life as we know it is slowly coming to a standstill. The fact that he keeps eluding the police is very unsettling. And he's all over the board. We never know when and where he's going to turn up.