Pittsburgh Gunman Health Club Shooting Kills 4

Green Lantern · #1 08-05-2009, 07:35 AM

BRIDGEVILLE, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Investigators were trying to determine why a gunman walked into a fitness center near Pittsburgh, firing up to 52 shots only at women gathered in a dance exercise class, killing three, and wounding nine before shooting himself.

Two women and the man believed to be the shooter died at the LA Fitnes center in Collier Township on Tuesday night, and another woman died on the way to a hospital, Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said at a news conference in the center's parking lot early Wednesday.

"He walked right into the room where the shootings occurred as if he knew exactly where he was going," Moffatt said. "I think he went in with the idea of doing what he did."

The violence rocked Collier, a bedroom community of about 5,300 residents near Interstate 79, some 8 miles (13 kilometers) southwest of downtown Pittsburgh. The county established a police command post at a nearby restaurant, where witnesses were interviewed and the media were briefed shortly after the shooting; family of victims were encouraged to gather at a nearby fire hall.

Joann Gazzam, a member of the weekly "Latin impact" dance aerobics class, saw the gunman walk to the back of the room near some weights, set down a bag and fumble with it for a few minutes before coming up with what appeared to be two guns and opening fire, according to her sister, Debi Wozniak.

Gazzam told Wozniak that the instructor was among those who appeared to have been shot, and that the gunman had killed himself. READ MORE
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I am sure that there will be a ton of details coming out today about the shooting, the motive and what triggered this guy to go nuts.

Luray · #2 08-05-2009, 08:33 AM

What the hell is wrong with people?

Summerrain · #3 08-05-2009, 08:35 AM

ABC said this morning that he had been blogging about doing this for about a year... was going to do it last summer, but was curious about the upcoming election. They had pulled some excerpts from his blog, but I haven't checked online yet to see if there is anything there.

There is a lot to this - he was very sick.

daisy-dog · #4 08-05-2009, 08:37 AM

CHILLING RANT OF GYM MASSACRE PSYCHO - New York Post

Green Lantern · #5 08-06-2009, 10:44 AM

A Pennsylvania man who walked into a gym aerobics class and opened fire, killing three women and wounding nine before turning the gun on himself, "had a lot of hatred in him," police said Wednesday.

George Sodini, 48, brought four handguns into the LA Fitness gym outside Pittsburgh and used three of them, firing at least 36 times around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Allegheny County Police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said.

Sodini, a member of the gym, was found dead in the aerobics room, lying on top of one of his guns about seven feet from one of the victims.

Authorities believe Sodini targeted the aerobics class, because a schedule was found in his home with that class circled, Moffatt said.

But police do not believe he targeted anyone personally. An online diary, as well as notes at the scene and at his home, have led them to believe he was targeting women in general.

In the note found at the scene in Sodini's gym bag, he complains he had never spent a weekend with a woman, never vacationed with a woman and never lived with a woman, and that he had had limited sexual experiences, Moffatt said. READ MORE
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Detail that I knew would be coming. They guy was a loner, depressed, not good with women and seemingly ignored by many.

Orion · #6 08-06-2009, 11:32 AM

I seen hie youtube clip on the news this morning before I left for work. One sick person. Must have a dark aura

Interesting thought, can anyone really see a human aura?

Summerrain · #7 08-06-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Orion

I seen hie youtube clip on the news this morning before I left for work. One sick person. Must have a dark aura

Interesting thought, can anyone really see a human aura?

I think you can... But, I think that you have to be open to seeing it, too. Most people do not recognize when they are seeing an aura... It is not obvious.

daisy-dog · #8 08-06-2009, 03:08 PM

Summerrain · #9 08-06-2009, 03:39 PM

Or.... you can read about auras, and how they are seen here:

http://www.crystalinks.com/aura.html

ntvinh986 · #10 11-07-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Green Lantern

BRIDGEVILLE, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Investigators were trying to determine why a gunman walked into a fitness center near Pittsburgh, firing up to 52 shots only at women gathered in a dance exercise class, killing three, and wounding nine before shooting himself.

Two women and the man believed to be the shooter died at the LA Fitnes center in Collier Township on Tuesday night, and another woman died on the way to a hospital, Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said at a news conference in the center's parking lot early Wednesday.

"He walked right into the room where the shootings occurred as if he knew exactly where he was going," Moffatt said. "I think he went in with the idea of doing what he did."

The violence rocked Collier, a bedroom community of about 5,300 residents near Interstate 79, some 8 miles (13 kilometers) southwest of downtown Pittsburgh. The county established a police command post at a nearby restaurant, where witnesses were interviewed and the media were briefed shortly after the shooting; family of victims were encouraged to gather at a nearby fire hall.

Joann Gazzam, a member of the weekly "Latin impact" dance aerobics class, saw the gunman walk to the back of the room near some weights, set down a bag and fumble with it for a few minutes before coming up with what appeared to be two guns and opening fire, according to her sister, Debi Wozniak.

Gazzam told Wozniak that the instructor was among those who appeared to have been shot, and that the gunman had killed himself. READ MORE
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I am sure that there will be a ton of details coming out today about the shooting, the motive and what triggered this guy to go nuts.

Hi guys, Im a newbie. Nice to join this forum.

Summerrain · #11 11-07-2009, 11:34 AM

Nice to have you... Welcome to TalkPA.