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mahatmakanejeeves

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1. Every local station except channel 7, which has contracted to carry "Wheel of Fortune" and

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Fri Apr 22, 2022, 06:27 PM

Apr 2022

Last edited Sat Apr 23, 2022, 06:34 AM - Edit history (3)

"Jeopardy!", has forgotten all about anything else tonight.

This is a big deal.

The shooting happened near the Edmund Burke School, but this was not a school shooting.

April 22, 2022
7:14 PM EDT
Last Updated 12 min ago
Washington police hunt for gunman who wounded 3 near elite prep school
By Chris Gallagher

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Edited: Well, maybe it was a school shooting, but the shooter was in an apartment across the street, not roaming the hallways of the school, which is usually how school shootings work.

More editing: it doesn't seem that he was targeting students in particular. The Post says that he was shooting indiscriminately. So, not a school shooting. Until that changes again.

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Watch live: 3 shot near UDC campus, police searching for shooter [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 OP

Every local station except channel 7, which has contracted to carry "Wheel of Fortune" and mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 #1

Damn, that's a relatively safe neighborhood IronLionZion Apr 2022 #2

Suspect in shooting that injured 4 found dead, officials say mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 #3