More fodder for the anti-gun folk

[DaveH]

The anti gun press is headlining any shooting that paints a picture that guns are bad.

Yesterday the radio said this was in the library. He was outside. There has been no report that the shooter was ever inside.

The anti's are trumping HB 1910 - Delegate BaCote - allows guns to be complete banned in a library.

There is another of bill pending, that will give the localities the too much leeway -- SB 1053 - Senator Whipple - allows localities to ban guns in any government buildings and grounds.


WDBJ7 Roanoke News and Weather NRV Lynchburg Danville | UPDATED: Police identify victim shot outside Lynchburg library

UPDATED: Police identify victim shot outside Lynchburg library

UPDATED TUESDAY: 11:45 a.m.

We now know who was shot yesterday at a Lynchburg library, but a gunman is still on the lose.

37-year-old Robert Lee Brown Junior of Lynchburg was shot outside the library on Memorial Avenue Monday.

Brown is in critical but stable condition at Lynchburg General.

UPDATED: 5:50 p.m.

Police in Lynchburg are investigating a shooting.

When police arrived at the Lynchburg Public Library around 4:13 p.m., they found a 37-year-old male who had been shot. He was transported to Lynchburg General Hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown.

Police say the victim was shot outside the library and then walked inside. The library was evacuated and closed as a precaution.

The suspect was last seen fleeing on foot towards Lakeside Dr. with four others.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Lynchburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 434-455-6054 or Central Virginia Crime Stoppers at 888-798-5900.

Here is the full news release:

On Monday, January 26, 2009 at approximately 4:13 p.m. the Lynchburg Police Department and the Lynchburg Fire and EMS Department responded to the Lynchburg Public Library at 2315 Memorial Ave. for a report of a shooting. Officers found a 37-year old black male inside the library who had been shot. He was transported to Lynchburg General Hospital for treatment; his condition is not available as of the time of this release.

The suspect was shot outside the library and then went inside after he was shot. The Lynchburg Public Library was evacuated and closed as a precaution by the police department.

Information gathered at the scene indicates that the individual responsible for the shooting is described as a young black male wearing bright red pants and a black hoodie. The suspect was last seen fleeing on foot towards Lakeside Dr. with as many as four other black males.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Lynchburg Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (434) 455-6054 or Central Virginia Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900.

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Police in Lynchburg have confirmed that one person has been shot outside of the city library. That's on Memorial Avenue.

Police say one person has been taken to the hospital. A News7 crew says the front of the building is roped off.

Stay with News7 and WDBJ7.com for the latest.

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[scottc]

Too bad they don't realize that BG's don't care what rules or laws are in place. Maybe someday.............yeah probably not.

[jofrdo]

So there's a gunman somewhere outside the library, possibly still nearby. He's already shot one of the library's patrons. So the head librarian decides to evacuate the library, pushing the rest of the patrons outside, possibly into the line of fire, then closes the library to keep the books safe!

[mkh]

So there's a gunman somewhere outside the library, possibly still nearby. He's already shot one of the library's patrons. So the head librarian decides to evacuate the library, pushing the rest of the patrons outside, possibly into the line of fire, then closes the library to keep the books safe!

Public service at its best.

[TN_Mike]

Yep, just outlaw guns, that will work. After all, it worked so well in the UK right?