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StumbleMan, 56, shot near Henderson middle school
Published Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 | 10:51 a.m.
Updated Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 | 5:04 p.m.
Shooting location
A 56-year-old man was shot Thursday morning near a Henderson elementary school.
The man was walking with his wife on a path near Cadence Street and Reunion Drive shortly before 8:30 a.m. when he felt a sharp pain in his neck. He then realized he had been shot, said Keith Paul, spokesman for the Henderson Police Department.
He was taken to Sunrise Hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, police said.
The man didn't see who shot him, Paul said. Police were knocking on doors in search of possible witnesses. Many residents in the area reported hearing the gunshot, police said.
Police don't believe the man was threatened before the incident.
Del E. Webb Middle School was put on lockdown as a safety precaution, Paul said. The lockdown was external, meaning students and teachers could move around inside the building, but couldn't exit.
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Sounds like an errant shot, possibly from a mile away. It happens.
Sounds like a stray bullet to me somebody heard that gun go off unless it was a BB gun' To bad knowbody is talking to the cops about this. I hope that man will be ok.
ARE YOU BOTH SERIOUS??
Whether it was a bullet,bb,pellet,or freaking rock from a sling shot!!!
Why was it being fired inside city limits and at who? And near a school?
It was not a hit, they would not shoot him there I think!
I bet it was some punk kids from around that !
C'mon, Erin, there's gotta be more to this story.
DIG DEEPER, I SAY!
If you asked Obamao, he'd blame it on Bush.
Probably not a BB gun as it wouldn't penetrate the skin except at very close range. Could've been a high powered pellet gun. Would like to have known what the hospital found. If it was anything bigger than a .22 then I would think someone would have heard the shot.
Michael;
Obamao; verrrry clever!
SURELY you aren't comparing our President to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong
Because that would be just... the height of silliness.
Mikegino.......no one would blame it on bush, even as idiotic as he was.........but one might be able to blame it on the lying SOB cheney, since he has a history of being a marksman........maybe cheney was out hunting or on another torture binge!?!?
take a Tylenol and go home.
Might as well title it "Man was hit by UFO"
The headline says elementary school, but clearly this is down the street from Del Webb, as stated in the article. Gotta be a BB gun shot or something, damn kids!
His wife probably has a hit out on him with the Hendertuckey idiot.... It was a spitball with a bb inside.... Only in Hendertucky,,, Of Course.......
NOTE TO asleepatawheel: Actually, I don't really think you are connecting the dots, and certainly the voices in your head are confusing. Some of the more upscale communities are now located in Henderson; i.e., Anthem Country Club, etc. And, doubt, if your bingo bonus card will allow you admission through the front gate. . .
I did not move from Northtown to deal with this nonesense.
This is irresponsible reporting to not say what he got shot with, or wait until you know what he got shot with. Kids with BBs is VERY different than a crazy serial sniper with a gun. Oh, but nice sensational news.
Okay well the Henderson Police department told me it was a domestic issue. It was told to me by an officer that a woman shot the man. If this is not correct and the article is, then there is no one in custody and this can happen again. I have a 13 year old at that school and she walks home occasionally. I also use that area when I am out running. We have a right to know if there is a suspect in custody so we will know if it is safe to be out near there. Or do we have to actually have a fatality first.
Carry a gun yourself, Colleen, if you're that worried. I go out jogging with my 380 holstered on me. lol
Hey mamabear for your info,, I choose not to live in those areas with you and the rest of the stuck up,, snobby ass jerkoffs like you that have to live behind a gate to feel safe...And see what this guy got....LMFAO... Anyways my home isnt being foreclosed on for living in an area that only fools would live...So you keep up that Hendertuckey area that you paid way to much for to keep your cubs safe.....It seems its not to safe anymore.......
I live in that area a few streets down...if 260,00 for a big house in Anthem makes me snobby then hand me a brand new smoking jacket....dont get mad because you gotta stay in tweak ridden neighborhood.
Daaaaaaang , all this kickin and scratchin over a single incident? It was probably just a crackpot taking a shot with his scope on a low velocity weapon. Who cares where you live, there really is no such thing as a safe neighborhood any more, gated or not. People are whacked anymore even the joe shmoe next door could whack out and take a pop shot at someone just because.
Colleen36 where did you hear that from? I also live in the area and have never heard anything about that! Strange!!!
I am amazed at the injection of politics into every story in this town. There is more to life than politics. Try to relax and enjoy the world around you, unless you are hit by stray gun fire.