Man Set on Fire in SUV Outside Long Beach 7-Eleven

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Source: KTLA

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) — Police are investigating a horrifying and seemingly random attack on a man outside a 7-Eleven store.

Investigators believe the 63-year-old victim was sitting in his car when another man tossed an incendiary device through an open window.

The SUV exploded in flames.

Witnesses helped pull the driver from the burning vehicle, but he suffered serious burns.



He was rushed to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.

It happened just after 5:00 p.m. on Friday near PCH and Clark Avenue in Long Beach.

Police have a possible suspect in custody. He is believed to be a 39-year-old homeless man who frequents the area.

“The suspect was found at a nearby location taken into custody. I will be able to get more information as the investigation continues,” Sgt. Aaron Eaton told KTLA.

No word on a motive for the attack.

“There’s no information they had a relationship and no incident prior to this crime, so right now it looks like a random act,” according to Sgt. Eaton.

Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/04/13/man-set-on-fire-in-suv-outside-long-beach-7eleven/#axzz2QNdrgKAS

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WTF is wrong with this country?

[cantbeserious]

1. Desperate Acts By Citizens Of A Declining Empire

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[Xipe Totec]

2. You think?

More like random acts of vandalism.

Citizens? I hardly think so.

[cantbeserious]

4. If There Here They Are Defacto Citizens

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[Xipe Totec]

6. 11 million of them would disagree. nt

[cantbeserious]

7. Does Not Change The Fact That America Is An Empire In Decline

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[Xipe Totec]

9. Thank you for your input. I suppose you have your bags packed now?

Or are you leaving with the rest of the dolphins?

[dipsydoodle]

14. lol

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[alphafemale]

23. woot

lol.

It is the fault of the declining empire that the wandering, muttering, violent psychopath did not have a good job.

In a just society, as opposed to a declining empire, wandering, muttering, violent psychopaths would be given nice houses to live in.

[Renew Deal]

20. What does that have to do with the attack at 7/11?

[Posteritatis]

17. Interesting how quickly this went to scapegoating undocumented immigrants. (nt)

[kestrel91316]

8. This wasn't vandalism. It was attempted murder, and if the driver dies it's murder.

Unless the perp is proven to have psychotic delusions, I support the death penalty for this sort of thing. I am DONE with evil fuckers.

[Renew Deal]

19. What is "desperate" about this?

[BeyondGeography]

21. The accused had just gone on a Chalmers Johnson reading binge

I am sure.

[Warpy]

3. 35 years of piss poor mental health care, that's what's wrong.

Combine that with a far too narrow a definition of "danger to oneself and others" and you have a recipe for disasters like this one.

I hope the driver heals. I hope the perp is off the streets for the rest of his life.

[kentauros]

10. I was about to mention that.

But, as we all know, funding for war is more important than taking care of our own...

[BeHereNow]

18. Bingo...People with mental health illnesses are the least likely to have access to care.

As the mother of such a young adult- I know this first hand.
She was covered under the ACA until she turned 26- trying to get someone to
insure her now is out of the question.
We have been denied by all of the insurance companies due to her pre existing condition.
I don't know what else to do but ask for help from Social Services in obtaining
Medicaid and disability. Now the insanity of that is this:
When under proper medical care she is able to function quite nicely and
would not need government assistance.

BHN

[Euphoria]

29. The lack of access to competent, caring and professional care

for mental health illnesses is an abomination.
We still relegate mental health issues to the person's personal fault(s).

Hang in there BeHereNow, I hope you will be able to locate some solutions.

[alphafemale]

24. Like that asshole would have admitted himself...yeah right.

Psychopaths like that don't think they have a problem.

It is everyone else that has a problem. We need to recognize their superiority.

[Warpy]

25. Their families always know

and remember a great deal of the problem is a too-narrow definition of "danger to oneself or others."

Likely he'd have been gotten off the street and put on medication years ago if the damned lawyers would loosen their death grip.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Jesus.

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11. Further update

The scene was terrifying, said Shannon Flynn, 16, of Long Beach.

"He was engulfed in flames," she told the Long Beach Press-Telegram (http://bit.ly/154YZuu). "The fire was so big, people were screaming. I just can't believe this happened here."

Robert Linkroum said he was buying a newspaper at the store when he looked up and saw a man "walking on a mission" toward the car and throwing what appeared to be a bottle inside.

"The vehicle went up in flames immediately, just totally engulfed. It was all flames," he said. "It became so hot in 7-Eleven that I moved towards the back of the store because I thought the windows were going to blow."

Eaton said bystanders helped the burning man by trying to pour water on him to douse the flames.

Police arrested Raymond Sean Clark, 38, about a block away. Clark, who is homeless, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and for two misdemeanor warrants for failing to appear on other charges. He remained jailed Saturday on more than $500,000 bail.

Witnesses said Clark is a panhandler who asked people for change and cigarettes outside the store.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-homeless-man-sets-calif-man-fire-18948509#.UWnXFcrDl8E


Sounds like a Molotov Cocktail

[meti57b]

13. "critical condition" ... I hope that means there is hope.

Truly a despicable crime.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

15. And I will bet a shiny nickel, actually a I have a Loonie in my pocket...

that the gentleman in question has absolutely NO history of behavior that might have justified institutionalization or given ANYBODY reason to believe that he might be dangerous.

None what-so-ever, i', sure he was just a friendly hobo who one day snapped after hearing a Lady Gaga ringtone one time too many.

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16. And thank God he didn't own a gun

n/t

[Yo_Mama]

22. I'd rather be shot than burned

We really do need to do more about mental health.

Seriously.

[KansDem]

26. "...near PCH and Clark Avenue in Long Beach"

That's my old stomping grounds!

[catchnrelease]

28. I know that corner well

I pass it several times a week on my way to the dog park, including this am. I even stopped for lunch at the little taco place on the same lot just last week. Scary. I hope the victim can recover. What an awful thing.