4 injured in Christmas night movie theater shooting in West Mobile

[Judi Lynn]

Source: WALB

4 injured in Christmas night movie theater shooting in West Mobile

Posted: Dec 25, 2015 10:56 PM CST
Updated: Dec 26, 2015 12:32 AM CST

MOBILE, AL (WALA) -
Mobile Police have confirmed four people were shot outside a popular West Mobile movie theater late on Christmas night. They are two adults and two juveniles, according to authorities.

One person, with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, was transported to a local hospital by private vehicle before police arrived. Three others, with injuries said to not be life threatening, were subsequently transported to an area hospital for treatment, police said.

Possibly two shooting suspects fled on foot, and there have been no reported arrests at this hour. It happened around 10:15 p.m. at Carmike's Wynnsong Cinemas, at 785 Schillinger Road South, police said.

Police said the victims include two 14-year-old juveniles and one 18-year-old, as well as a second adult. Three of the victims are male, and one is female, police said.


Read more: http://www.walb.com/story/30831510/shots-fired-at-mobile-wynnsong-movie-theater

[onehandle]

1. Still time to squeeze in a few more mass shootings in this year!

Gun culture is the present that keeps on giving.

[trillion]

2. Well now, were the two shooting suspects Muslim? They'd have to be with all the muslim hate and

blame for terrorism in our country. I mean, if they weren't, what would that mean?

[Abouttime]

3. A Christmas present from the NRA

This is getting ridiculous, I was hoping our President would come out with an executive order on gun control before the holidays, something needs to be done soon.

[trillion]

5. He should. Polls say the majority of America would support it.

[hack89]

12. He is very limited in what he can do

not much more beyond tightening federal background checks.

[Abouttime]

13. He can and will do alot

He could put a huge tax on ammunition combined with the federal government buying large quantities to make bullets expensive and scarce. He could make background checks a long expensive process in effect making it hard to even acquire a firearm. These are just a couple of examples he could come up with to start to limit the supply of firearms and ammunition.

[hack89]

14. No, he cannot do that

only Congress has the power to tax. EOs are limited to the Executive branch powers. And he cannot overturn any existing laws which means he cannot make background checks long and expensive- background checks are are governed by existing statutes.

[tabasco]

4. It just wouldn't be Christmas in America

without a few good old traditional gun massacres.

[trillion]

6. two people in my area were shot last night and when I did a search on the mobil alabama theatre

shooting another guy was shot and killed - in his SUV, in that same city Christmas morning.

[valerief]

9. I posted my response (#8) before reading yours. Great minds and all. nt

[Botany]

7. this map was made a few months ago

[valerief]

8. Nothing says Christmas in America like theater shootings. nt

[lark]

10. But, people have guns for protection!

Yeah, right. Protecting their right to blow anyone away for whatever small reason.

[hughee99]

11. Clearly, guns don't protect anyone. That's why cops, the secret service and the private security

guards that "important" people hire don't carry them.

[LanternWaste]

15. I'd rationalize it too were my predilections and hobbies trivialized by reality.

I'd rationalize it too were my predilections and hobbies trivialized by reality.

[hughee99]

17. I don't own guns, I don't shoot guns, but to say that people who are in charge of security don't

use them for protection isn't based in reality.

[lark]

16. Guards are also huge and beefy.

It's called intimidation. Name me one time the guards protected someone from a shooter and no one else was injured, other than the shooter? I've not heard of that, but could have missed something?

[hughee99]

18. You missed the story about the "Draw Mohammad Contest"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Culwell_Center_attack#Perpetrators

Though in all fairness, a security guard was shot (and survived). I don't think that makes your point, though, since the perpetrators shot first.