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http://www.click2houston.com/news/Custo ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The fight escalated, and one man pulled out a gun and shot the other customer in the head
Doesnt mention CHL holder or not, and i certainly hope NOT!
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Victim lived... He should buy some lottery tickets because it's his lucky day.

Hope they catch the shooter....

I'm sure FedEx has cameras.... cargo transport gateways are TSA regulated these days... I'd be surprised if camera's were not required.
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shooter left the scene ... probably decided to go Postal ...

(Gimme a break ... someone, sooner or later, was going to say it ...)
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RoyGBiv wrote:I'm sure FedEx has cameras.... cargo transport gateways are TSA regulated these days... I'd be surprised if camera's were not required.
This was a FedEx Office store - not an actual FedEx hub. This is what used to be Kinko's Copies. They were bought out. Still make copies, but also take drop-offs for FedEx.
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Crossfire wrote:
RoyGBiv wrote:I'm sure FedEx has cameras.... cargo transport gateways are TSA regulated these days... I'd be surprised if camera's were not required.
This was a FedEx Office store - not an actual FedEx hub. This is what used to be Kinko's Copies. They were bought out. Still make copies, but also take drop-offs for FedEx.
I believe (not certain) that package drop off locations are TSA regulated. This may apply to locations linked to services that use commercial aircraft for their shipment.... I've been out of the loop for some time... so.. not sure... but.. You can/cannot drop some types of small packages in drop-boxes any more. At UPS stores, you need to show government ID to ship some types of packages, etc. It would be a big surprise if FedEx/Kinko's was not "required" to have cameras.
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http://www.khou.com/news/local/HPD-Man- ... 83339.html
Police are looking into the possible connection to a road rage call recieved around the same time nearby.
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RoyGBiv wrote:I believe (not certain) that package drop off locations are TSA regulated.
They grope children?
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OK. If this had happened at 3 a.m. in a bar, it wouldn't even be news. But at 8 a.m. in a FedEx store? That's weird.

This is a description of the suspect from one news story:
The suspect, who was said to be wearing a black sweater, black jeans and a black skull cap, fled the scene in a yellow van.
I've gotten into some discussions about racial identification, but how can someone describe the suspect's clothing and not skin color, facial hair, tattoos, and similar characteristics?

Obviously they don't have video. Either the store was not equipped or the cameras did not cover the place where the incident occurred.

Then we have this:
Officers on the scene say two customers engaged in argument which escalated into a fight.
One person pulled a crowbar and the other one pulled a gun, [a police spokesman] confirmed with FOX 26 News.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/lo ... z1lBfLEKpo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Who takes a crowbar into a FedEx store?

This could well be legitimate self defense by someone who was not carrying legally.

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shot glanced off his forehead

I'm thinking "small caliber" here :thumbs2:
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Ya don't know. The guy with the handgun might have flinched, or the other guy might have struck his hand or dodged.

Plenty of people have been killed by bullets in calibers that don't start with 4 (and I don't mean 10 mm).

The unspoken lesson here is that no one got seriously hurt. The incident may have been messy and poorly managed, but everyone involved will go to bed at home tonight.

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seamusTX wrote:
This is a description of the suspect from one news story:
..... fled the scene in a yellow van.
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doc540 wrote:shot glanced off his forehead

I'm thinking "small caliber" here :thumbs2:
Or thick skull! :lol:
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Carry-a-Kimber wrote:DHL driver???
I dunno. I haven't received a delivery from DHL for years, but the googles say that the drivers wear a brightly colored uniform.

Anyway, IMHO, this is a much-ado-about-nothing story. It was a confrontation between people who had opportunities to back off. Who knows why it went as far as it did (other than the participants)?

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