Missouri man shouting racial slurs kills one man, seriously wounds two in Kansas bar shooting spree

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Daily News

At least one person was dead, and two were seriously wounded after an intoxicated man hurling racial slurs opened fire inside a packed Kansas bar on Wednesday night, police said.

The gunman fled Austin’s Bar and Grill in Olathe after blasting off several rounds around 7:15 p.m., cops said in a news release. Cops arrested him at his home in Clinton, Mo. some 80 miles away after they were able to negotiate with him over the phone early Thursday.

The three male victims were taken to an area hospital, where one of them passed away. At least one of the other two was listed in critical condition.

Patrons at the bar told the Kansas City Star that the gunman is white and in his 50s. Before the shooting, he had apparently been drinking hard, and continuously exclaimed racial slurs. When a bar regular told him to stop, the man pulled out a gun and started shooting.

Two of the victims were reportedly of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-shouting-racial-slurs-kills-wounds-article-1.2980033

[fountainofyouth]

1. Ah, another radical white terrorist

[tazkcmo]

11. Peter Pan

All grown up but still a child. Typical Missouri redneck.

[truebluegreen]

2. I remember some years ago

driving through a rural area in TX, passing through a small town and seeing a sign on a single business establishment for "LIQUOR" and right next to it "GUNS."

I thought it was funny at the time...in a laugh or cry sorta way.

[dhill926]

23. there's one in Santa Barbara of all places...

on the stretch from the 101 exit to the 154. Yep, funny in a laugh or cry sorta way.

[RandiFan1290]

3. Cops arrested him...

...after they were able to negotiate with him over the phone early Thursday.


More of that white privilege!

[truebluegreen]

4. Which of course doesn't exist.

I don't need this do I?

[DK504]

22. We all know if that had been a person of color what would have happened.

They would have fire bombed the shooter and walk away scott free.

[HopeAgain]

5. Had it been someone shouting Allahu Akbar...

then this story would have been the lead off story for every news outlet in the country, and Trump would have been tweeting his ass off.

White terrorism though? Meh...

[heaven05]

13. or "Black Power"

white terrorists are going to get a pass even if they discharge their weapons or point them at the police...time and time again. Unarmed 'others' get no pass, just a quick visit to wherever you think you might go after leaving this "veil of tears". Got that from the bible, it always struck me as true. Lot's of tears now, more than ever in this country.

[IdiotsforPalin]

6. Angry, Old, White, Stupid, Trump......now we can add murderer

What will Trump say about this????

[irisblue]

24. there will be tweets or starements, cuz trump voter #sad

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. This is close to me.

Olathe us in Johnson County, KS which is just about 45 minutes from my home in KCMO.

Stuff like this doesn't usually happen out that way.

No big deal ,folks. Just another drink mentally unstable white guy with a gun.

[Coventina]

8. And the NRA thinks it's just fine and dandy to have guns in bars.

What, after all, could possibly go wrong?

[Stonepounder]

21. You beat me to it.

[MuseRider]

29. I was really kinda stunned

when I heard about this. Was around in KC yesterday. All I ever think of when I hear Olathe is Lance Kinzer (thankfully no longer a legislator) and lots of Christians. I have never lived in KC so the reputation of that area might be skewed but sadly am aquatinted with Mr. Kinzer. This is all very sad. I hope the 2 still living make it.

[muntrv]

9. ...But remember, he's not a terrorist! White krischins are not terrorists!

[BumRushDaShow]

10. But the victims caused him to exercise his 2nd amendment rights!!11!!!!

[Initech]

12. The Trump effect at work.

[Bengus81]

14. Awww shucks Trump,ANOTHER white guy from a RED State killing people....

Two of the victims were reportedly of Middle Eastern or Indian descent.

Again...BAN all travel to and from Missouri!!

[Bengus81]

15. And THIS just days ago in Missouri by ANOTHER white guy...........

Hey Trump,when are you going to take ACTION against these white guys and Missouri?!?!?

http://fox2now.com/2017/02/21/missouri-man-charged-with-plotting-terror-attack-supporting-isis/

[dalton99a]

16. Poor guy just had a bad day. At any rate, he needs understanding and tender loving care.

I'd say give him probation.

[Bengus81]

17. Too bad Republicans didn't get that silencer bill shoved through yet....

Maybe he could have shot them quietly and then booked out. Legal silencers.....All in the name of "protecting a persons hearing" Follow the MONEY to Mike Crapo.

[aeromanKC]

18. Add Missouri to travel ban?

So now I take it for everyone's safety we will now add Missouri to the travel ban? (Good thing we don't racial profile or middle-aged white men would not be able to travel!!)

[TNNurse]

19. One of Trump's loyal supporters

Hope he is not proud.

[kimbutgar]

20. Someone should start a website with these examples of chump inspired murders and violence

[lark]

25. Yeah why isn't drumpf tweeting about this?

Because he's totally OK with white men killing other people, as long as they aren't Muslim, it's OK.

[Doreen]

26. Yup, guns in bars is such a wonderful idea.

The intelligence of those who voted for that is overwhelming.

[dbackjon]

27. When will Trump decry the Terrorist Attack in Kansas ?

[smirkymonkey]

28. We're going to be waiting a long, long time.

Remember, this is his base.

[Judi Lynn]

30. He seems to be hard at work trying to concoct a defense. From a KC Star article:

FEBRUARY 22, 2017 8:08 PM
Suspect in custody after shooting at Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe leaves one dead, two injured




. . .

Witnesses said the suspect was in Austins drinking and making racial slurs. At one point, they said, one of the regulars stood up to the man.

Neighbors in the Scarborough neighborhood said the suspect may have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. He also may have recently been diagnosed with a serious illness.

. . .

Lape said the bar was packed with people watching the University of Kansas basketball game.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article134396049.html

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Poor, poor thing: he may have been suffering from pschological injuries inflicted as he protected his country, or he just might be real, real sick. How he ever made it to the bar, and remember to bring his little gun is anyone's guess.