-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Gunman Wounds Five in Pittsburgh Suburb Updated 1:58 PM ET March 1, 2000 WILKINSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A gunman wounded up to five people in a Pittsburgh suburb on Wednesday, police said, the day after a 6-year-old boy shot and killed a classmate in an incident that stunned America. Television networks reported the gunman was holed up in a nearby building and could be holding five hostages. "We do have four of the victims. They are all listed in critical condition right now," an official at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center told CNN television. A fifth person was also in critical condition at another hospital. Pittsburgh police said the gunman shot three people in a McDonald's restaurant in Wilkinsburg, then went to a Burger King next door and shot one more person. It was not clear where the fifth person was shot. A woman who lived nearby told CNN an armed man walked into her apartment before the shooting took place and told her: "I'll be dead in ten minutes." "He said, 'Well, I'm not gonna hurt any black people, I'm gonna kill all white people,"' she said. He then left the apartment, she added. Police said there were SWAT teams and negotiators in the area where buildings were being evacuated. It was not clear what provoked the attack and details of the incident were sketchy. An FBI agent told CNN: "Right now it's a rapidly evolving situation. We have personnel on the scene from a number of agencies." The incident was the latest in a string of shootings to jolt the United States. The killing of the 6-year-old at an elementary school in Michigan on Tuesday prompted President Clinton to appeal to the American electorate to make tighter gun control laws an issue of the 2000 presidential election. Vice President Al Gore, declaring "enough is enough," cited the death of the first grader in blasting the pro-gun lobby for blocking enactment of "common sense" gun controls. "It is time to get guns out of the hands of those who should not have them -- the criminals, the students, the children," Gore said as he campaigned in California, which holds its presidential primary next Tuesday. Bush Says Three Wins Show His Electability (Next story) Archive: Wed Mar 1 Tue Feb 29 Mon 28 Sun 27 Sat 26 Fri 25 Thu 24 Reuters Top News Gunman Wounds Five in Pittsburgh Suburb Bush Says Three Wins Show His Electability Young Shooter 'Didn't Understand What He'd Done' CIA Says Bin Laden Threat Not Diminished Los Angeles Police Reportedly to Issue Mea Culpa Jiang Promises China More Freedoms Catholic Church Establishes Forgiveness Framework U.S. Navy Inspects, Releases Russian Ship in Gulf Aid Pours Into Mozambique, But Not Enough 1999's Most-Stolen Vehicle: 1989 Toyota Camry Missouri School Desegregation Case Is Reopened Stolen Gun Seized From Home of School Shooter Libya Dilutes Central Government Powers Barak Loses Crucial Vote on Syria Peace Barak Loses Showdown Vote Over Syria Peace-Making Clinton Calls on Congress to Modernize Medicare © 2000 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication and redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without Reuters prior written consent. Printer-friendly format Send this story to a friend Help Add URL Advertise on Excite Excite Affiliates Press Releases Jobs@Excite Copyright © 1995-2000 Excite Inc. All rights reserved. Disclaimer and Privacy Statement <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
