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Terry Inman, one of the

artappraiser — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:44:34 +0000

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Terry Inman, one of the gunman's coworkers, was trying to escape when he ran into Craddock: “What are you doing? Stop it, DeWayne!” he shouted.
Craddock, gun pointed down, stared back blankly -- then walked away without firing.
Me and @alanblinder https://t.co/ppofNLXFWM
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) June 3, 2019

Virginia is an open carry

rmrd0000 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:34:16 +0000

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Virginia is an open carry state. You can carry weapons into a police station. The police merely ask that you let them know that you are armed. This is the United States in 2019.

The front page of today's

artappraiser — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 06:49:06 +0000

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The front page of today's @virginianpilot pic.twitter.com/CPIJtjkLKg
— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) June 1, 2019

The Startling Image of a Blood-Spattered Victim of the Virginia Beach Shooting

By Michael Luo @ NewYorker.com, June 1, 2019

[....] There is something undeniably startling about the photo that Andrews took. For all the images that have been broadcast from mass shootings—scenes of children scurrying from their schools in single file, with their hands in the air, of heavily armored police with assault weapons stalking buildings, of long trains of ambulances queuing up to take victims away—it is unusual to actually see blood. We are more accustomed to seeing these kinds of images from war zones, where news photographers are often able to witness the carnage of combat up close. By contrast, the setting of Andrews’s photograph is visibly suburban. A sidewalk stretches behind the injured man. On the car next to the officer is a barely legible sticker of a ball, with the word “Fastpitch.” A no-parking sign is prominent on the right. It makes for a jarring composition.

In 2013, the Connecticut state legislature voted overwhelmingly to block public access to graphic images of those killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, as well as future homicide victims, owing to privacy concerns. Dan Malloy, the governor at the time, quickly signed the bill into law. There is a case to be made, however, that the country needs to be exposed to these kinds of images, if we have any hope of being jolted from our collective inurement to the ravages of gun violence [....]

"A good friend." A baby

artappraiser — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 06:25:55 +0000

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"A good friend." A baby brother. A mother of two. An award winner. "A ray of sunlight." A veteran. "The funny one." A "bubbly person that loved life."
Here's what we know about the 12 people killed Friday. https://t.co/WlfCjXB21e
— NPR (@NPR) June 2, 2019

Public servants, sports fanatics, an Army veteran and talented engineers: what we know so far about the dead in Virginia Beach, w/ @lindseybever @ianshapira @orionds https://t.co/cMoyTeleD2
— Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) June 2, 2019

NEW: Here's a photo of the Virginia Beach suspect DeWayne Craddock from his 1995 yearbook. And for obvious reasons, this will be the only time I post this photo.
Here is what we know about the suspect and his motives: https://t.co/57qeH2WPv6 pic.twitter.com/p16aPaL8Gh
— Christal Hayes (@Journo_Christal) June 1, 2019