View Full Version : You hear about people getting shot?
Lion King
04-14-2010, 15:17
Right in front of where I am hiking last week, a couple got shot with a shotgun at one of the over looks here near Skyline/Blue ridge.
The guy died after jumping over the wall and falling 200 feet, his girl survived, both shot with a .20 gauge...in the head.
also, Heald is right in front of me somewhere, as is Cuppa Joe, who this kid complained about..LOL...said Cuppa snores too loud.
saw Tamberine at Big Meadows as well...but really...it seems as if they are keeping this pretty hush hush.
Guys in jail, but jesus...glad I didnt hitch any further South last week. Crazy people everywhere....
Lion King
04-14-2010, 15:21
by in front of me, I dont mean I saw it, I mean it happened 'down the trail"...wanted to clarify.
chknfngrs
04-14-2010, 15:25
I haven't heard anything.
Mountain Wildman
04-14-2010, 15:34
I read a post on Whiteblaze recently about someone shooting hikers, Don't know if this is the same incindent.
It is dangerous on or off the trail, Keep your guard up!!! Be aware!!
glad to hear you re OK.
Panzer
Graywolf
04-14-2010, 15:53
Hey King, glad your doing good..Whats up with the trail?? Is violence getting worse?? Seems thats all I am hearing these days..Becareful outthere, hikers..
Graywolf
Bags4266
04-14-2010, 16:06
Yes this is the same incident. There is a thread on it. They also linked this guy to two other hikers that were killed years ago.
Bags4266
04-14-2010, 16:07
Found it!
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=60772&highlight=shooting
SGT Rock
04-14-2010, 16:09
You talking about this one last year:
http://wcrnews.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/rumors-abound-as-facts-surrounding-park-shooting-remain-sparse/
SGT Rock
04-14-2010, 16:10
Or this one:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/blogs/virginia-confidential/UPDATE-Random-shooting-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway--gunman-still-at-large-90096237.html
A friend and I were hiking a few weeks ago in NY and just past Nuclear Lake was a man shooting at Fowl of sorts not 100' from us. We started calling out "Human!" and my partner could swear buckshot hit a tree not 5' away. Took off down into the valley. Forgot about it until just now.
Lion King
04-14-2010, 16:51
Or this one:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/blogs/virginia-confidential/UPDATE-Random-shooting-on-Blue-Ridge-Parkway--gunman-still-at-large-90096237.html
Thats the one Rock,
The guy died this week.
As far asmore violence on the trail...the more people there are, the worse economy gets, the more dumbasses drink and take outtheir rage on others the more it happens everywhere, not just on the trail
He is in jail, his wife turned him in, Swat surrounded the house and he admited he did it.
He went to work, he was a mechanic, and talked with coworkers about it like nothing had. They were shocked when they found out it was him.
57 year old, drunk and an arsehole.
Graywolf
04-14-2010, 16:58
Thats the one Rock,
The guy died this week.
As far asmore violence on the trail...the more people there are, the worse economy gets, the more dumbasses drink and take outtheir rage on others the more it happens everywhere, not just on the trail
He is in jail, his wife turned him in, Swat surrounded the house and he admited he did it.
He went to work, he was a mechanic, and talked with coworkers about it like nothing had. They were shocked when they found out it was him.
57 year old, drunk and an arsehole.
King, Your right..Violence is rising everywhere.. The trail is still one of the safest places to be..
I'm glad they caught this guy...What a...Well any name is too good for some one like that..
Graywolf
Bags4266
04-14-2010, 17:10
I am leaving in a few days on a 30 day section hike going thru SNP. It's just wierd to think that it could have been you.
Darwin again
04-14-2010, 17:15
The facts as I understand them:
The shootings happened on the Blue Ridge Parkway about ten days ago, about four miles south of the Humpback Rocks area.
The victims were not on the AT and were not AT hikers and the shooter apparently fired from a car at the couple as they watched the sunset. The first victim was a man, wheelchair-bound, and a DJ at a Charlottesville area radio station. He apparently fell or was thrown over a cliff after being shot once by the gunman. His companion, an 18-year-old woman, was wounded but still attacked the shooter as he got out of the car with his shotgun and she probably saved her own life in doing so. Still the gunman apparently forced or threw her over the cliff before making his escape.
The incident didn't get much play outside the Charlottesville/Waynesboro area, I'd guess. Acting on a tip, the shooter was arrested and confessed to police about April 7.
Article (http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/attack_leads_to_manhunt_on_afton_mountain/54493/): http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/attack_leads_to_manhunt_on_afton_mountain/54493/
It's was a terrible senseless murderous tragedy.
From what I've read in media, the shooter was a part-time painter's assistant in a body shop and had recently been going through chemotherapy for cancer (see article below). Maybe he decided to take the institutional route to the end of his life. He certainly accomplished that.
He's been charged with capital murder as far as I know. Now he gets taxpayer-funded medical care and lodging.
More: Bond denied: (http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/AFTO09_20100408-223206/336078/)
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/AFTO09_20100408-223206/336078/
More: This is a pretty good piece: (http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/08/family-man-parkway-shooting-suspects-family-boss-express-shock/) (some are shocked at the news, some are not): http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/08/family-man-parkway-shooting-suspects-family-boss-express-shock/
When I first read this thread title I thought someone at Kincora had gone nuts. Glad I read it a second time.:-?
Lion King
04-14-2010, 17:20
Im in Waynesboro right now.
What I say is 100% acurate.
In fact, the wheelchair bound guy and his girl were watching the sunset, crazy stepped out of his truck with a .20 gauge and opened fire.,
the guy jumped out of his chairand over the edge, feel 100+ feet, lost concisouness and never woke up,. he is dead now.
The girl actually(after being shot) beat the guy up a bit, threw his shotgun to the ground and ran to a truck that was pulling up to the overlook on the BRP.
he shot at the truck as they fled as well.
And I'll tell you something, I road walk around Humprocks, and had I not taken a day or three off and hitched down, I may have been in the wrong place. GLAD it wasnt me too.
'it was last week.
mtnkngxt
04-14-2010, 17:38
They were not hikers nor were the kids shot near Tech last year. People are only trying to tie this incident to the trail because of the bill on carrying concealed weapons in the park, and the two are not connected in any way.
The sooner people stop with the nonsense the better for everyone.
Lion King
04-14-2010, 18:20
They were not hikers nor were the kids shot near Tech last year. People are only trying to tie this incident to the trail because of the bill on carrying concealed weapons in the park, and the two are not connected in any way.
The sooner people stop with the nonsense the better for everyone.
Are you stupid?
This has nothing to do with Tech or some law, its about people getting shot where hikers I know HAVE walked, and WILL walk this year.
Not all AT hikers stay on the AT.
BRP is the trail, Humpback is on the trail, and I could give a rats ass who carries a gun, I own guns.
This is about morons trying to kill innocent people who are trying to enjoy a nice sunset right off the AT.
I dont care if they arent hikers, they are people out to enjoy life, and some arsemunch who has a miserable existence and a drinking problem decided to go shoot people he didnt even know.
and to note, I didnt call you stupid, it was a question.
They were not hikers nor were the kids shot near Tech last year. People are only trying to tie this incident to the trail because of the bill on carrying concealed weapons in the park, and the two are not connected in any way.
The sooner people stop with the nonsense the better for everyone.
You're the only one that's mentioned it to my knowledge so far.
flemdawg1
04-14-2010, 19:08
57 year old, drunk and an arsehole.
I'm sure he's a great guy if you survive long enough to get to know him.;)
SGT Rock
04-14-2010, 19:09
I'm sure he's a great guy if you survive long enough to get to know him.;)
You know what they say about first impressions...:eek:
flemdawg1
04-14-2010, 19:12
You know what they say about first impressions...:eek:
That you don't ever hear the one that kills you. :banana
Ok I'll stop. :o
Lion King
04-14-2010, 19:15
You know what they say about first impressions...:eek:
different gauges make different impressions.
I got hit with a .12 before...not a bad impression, but it hurt for a couple weeks. and left a few little round scars.
~
I got hit with a .12 before...not a bad impression, but it hurt for a couple weeks. and left a few little round scars.
Who were you hunting with? There's a joke there, somewhere.
Did the guy work in a city with a name that matches his initials? :D
Tuckahoe
04-14-2010, 19:28
King, Your right..Violence is rising everywhere.. The trail is still one of the safest places to be..
I'm glad they caught this guy...What a...Well any name is too good for some one like that..
Graywolf
Ummm no sorry, but crime in general, especially violent crimes are on the decline and has been so for many years to the lowest levels in nearly 40 years according to Justice Department stats.
I know it doesnt work into what the daily news pumps out, sorry about that.
Lion King
04-14-2010, 19:29
Who were you hunting with? There's a joke there, somewhere.
Did the guy work in a city with a name that matches his initials? :D
Cousin, South GA...tree...squirrel...BANG, I fall down.
Cousin, South GA...tree...squirrel...BANG, I fall down.
With cousins like that, you don't need enemies!
Huntin' squirrel with a 12 GA?!! Damn, what does he use to hunt bear? :eek:
Lion King
04-14-2010, 19:37
With cousins like that, you don't need enemies!
Huntin' squirrel with a 12 GA?!! Damn, what does he use to hunt bear? :eek:
we were out of 4/10 shells and Grandpa was waving the .22 around telling War stories at the fryer.
we were out of 4/10 shells and Grandpa was waving the .22 around telling War stories at the fryer.
The moral of the story: Don't play goalie for a hunting team.
berkshirebirder
04-14-2010, 19:57
Cousin, South GA...tree...squirrel...BANG, I fall down.
That must be where "first cousin once removed" comes from.
Darwin again
04-14-2010, 20:56
This incident should provide incentive not to road walk.
Like the pub dudes said in American Werewolf in London (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESh4t57L4Xs),
"Keep to the mooooooooers, stay off the roooooads."
There are monsters on the roads, people.
Monsters.