Police: Gunman killed after shooting at FSU

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By GARY FINEOUT and BRENDAN FARRINGTON

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Officers shot and killed a suspected gunman after a shooting at Florida State University early Thursday that wounded three others and prompted an alert for students to take shelter, police said.

The shooting happened at a library on campus and officers opened fire after the suspect shot at them, Tallahassee Police spokesman Dave Northway said.

It was not immediately known if the wounded were shot by the suspected gunman.

Northway said authorities did not believe there were any other threats related to the incident. The lockdown was later lifted and the school said on its verified Twitter account that the area was secure.

FULL story at link.



Police investigate a shooting at Strozier Library on Florida State campus on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)


Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141120/us-florida-state-shooting-85459cdf84.html

[VA_Jill]

1. Apparently

we're not even allowed to know if the gunman was a student, or anything about him/her.

[Baclava]

2. here you go

Noon update:

The Associated Press is reporting the gunman who shot three people at Florida State University before being killed by police was a lawyer who graduated from the school.

The AP said a police official identified the shooter as Myron May, who graduated from Florida State before attending Texas Tech University's law school. The official requested anonymity because he was not authorized to release the name.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2014/11/20/tpd-investigating-crime-scene-at-dewey-and-call-streets/19311083/

[Voice for Peace]

3. but wtf does this mean?

It sounds hideous considering the source

"We are Seminole family, and when something like this happens we all reach out to grab hold of each other," said Gov. Rick Scott.

[Baclava]

5. It's everyone's worst nightmare - a black lawyer with a gun

AP: FSU gunman ID'd as alumnus Myron May



http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/police-gunman-fsu-shooting-killed-officers/njBnD/

[Voice for Peace]

6. Whenever I read such stories I am always hoping the shooter was white.

Every high profile crime by a black man or woman adds
to the so-called justification for that "worst nightmare."
Personally I've always felt safer with a black man than
a white man; and if he was a lawyer with a gun, all the
better. This man was once so beautiful, it's very sad in so
many ways.

[Devil Child]

8. Whenever I read such stories I am always hoping for the victims.

You have an interesting thought process going on here which shows your own bias.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Why don't you explain what you mean? "Own bias"?

If you want to slur DU members like that, be responsible enough to explain how your thought process brought you to the point you would attack a Democrat here for writing that worthwhile post.

[Voice for Peace]

15. thank you.

I hope it was worthwhile. This is a subject -- personal bias --
that I'm always pondering. Wondering why my gut response
is sometimes or often at odds with my beliefs and best
practices. I see the dregs of racism, not hateful, but just
ignorant, in myself, although I grew up with a liberal
and compassionate attitude toward all. I see the dregs
of whatever the opposite of feminism is, in myself, and
it surprises me that those thoughts and feelings, reactions,
responses, happen in me. I don't think I am very different
from others but this is something I've always been acutely
aware of. It is a daily effort to pay attention.

[GGJohn]

22. Very thoughtful reply.

Thank you, it's refreshing.

[Voice for Peace]

13. I'm not denying my bias or biases, there are so many; intrinsic, often hard for me to identify.

My process is more about a generalized sympathy toward
black males and the unfairness of bigotry.. as was said,
for some it is their worst nightmare, black man with a gun.

I think also the more such shooters are white guys, the
sooner people pay attention to the insanity of the gun
laws.

[Devil Child]

17. Thank you

This and post 15 are very thoughtful and honest and I appreciate them. Take care!

[1StrongBlackMan]

31. Of course, thoughts go out to the families and victims ...

But, as a Black man, I freely admit that after reading about ANY crazy crime, I raise words to the Universe that the shooter isn't Black.

My bias? ... When anyone Black does insane, white folks' biases about all Black folk, including myself, are confirmed; when a white person does insane ... it is always an isolated act, by a singular individual.

[Voice for Peace]

32. Thank you for your point of view.

It is a silly debate, as to whether one should feel sad
about the shooter, or only the victims. No matter the
shooter's history, illness, story of becoming lost and
broken: hate the shooter, do not mourn him?

As I see it, the almighty Sun shines equally on everyone.
Mother Earth will grow apples for anybody who knows
how to grow apples. Nobody measures our goodness,
except ourselves. The sun shines impartially, even on
the worst of the worst of us. Doesn't care.

Compassion also is impartial. It leaves no room for hating.
Gibran's writing on crime and punishment is powerful;
we are all so connected. Nobody is all guilty, nobody is
all innocent. Everyone hungry for love, and hope. Some
of us, losing our minds, making deadly choices.

[KingCharlemagne]

37. I cannot believe you are taking the criticism you are in this thread, speaking

of people owning their biases.

Mental illness is most certainly color blind - witness reports of this gunman hearing 'voices' coming out of the walls and the like.ntal The same folks giving you shit for feeling 'sad' for this shooter would, I dare say, not show the same vitriol were this shooter white.

Let me say it again: mental illness is colorblind!

[Township75]

10. You must be happy to read about Furgerson, the guy who shot the kids for their loud music, the guy i

Michigan who shot the black woman through his screen door....and somewhat happy with Zimmerman.

[Voice for Peace]

14. wow, thank you for a totally useless and, forgive me, stupid response.

[Voice for Peace]

20. I am not entranced by his beauty. I am sorry for his illness, and sorry that

those who believe black men are dangerous now have another on their list.
Are you a black man? Ref your comment about patronizing.

[Voice for Peace]

24. you jumped right on the nasty wagon with gratuitous negativity which is unwarranted.

I am sorry you see things the way you do.

[Voice for Peace]

26. Why are you turning this into a nasty communication?

Maybe you don't like my way of seeing life, that's fine.

You didn't answer my question, are you a black man?

[Dreamer Tatum]

19. Holy. Effing. Crap. nt

[Voice for Peace]

21. brilliant.

[840high]

27. WTF?

[Voice for Peace]

30. I'm afraid people are willfully misunderstanding what I posted.

[ncjustice80]

33. Ahhh now we see why the cops couldnt take him alive.

If he was a white man you knkw they would have tazed or tackled him. What a bunch of incompetent thugs!

[GGJohn]

34. BullFuckingShit.

He shot at them, what the fuck do you expect them to do?
If a white, hispanic, asian, black guy shot at cops, they're going to shoot back.

[ncjustice80]

36. Especially a black guy, right?

[Iamthetruth]

39. That is such a weak argument

And does nothing but fuel the bullshit side of hate.

[GGJohn]

41. Especially anyone shooting at cops.

[VA_Jill]

7. Took long enough n/t

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. another link

Alleged FSU Shooter Was A Former Biglaw Associate

[Darb]

4. MOAR GUNZ!

I'm sure that this guy was a law abiding gun owner right up until he wasn't. Same shit, different day.

[Judi Lynn]

12. Shooter was FSU grad, ex-prosecutor 'in crisis'

Shooter was FSU grad, ex-prosecutor 'in crisis'

Doug Stanglin and Michael Winter, USA TODAY 5:11 p.m. EST November 20, 2014

Myron May, identified as the shooter at Florida State University, was an FSU alumnus who had recently quit as a prosecutor in New Mexico, was having financial troubles and believed the government was spying on him, authorities said Thursday.

The 31-year-old native of Dayton, Ohio, who grew up in the Florida Panhandle, was shot and killed by police about 12:30 a.m. after he wounded three people at an FSU library.

"Mr. May was in a state of crisis ... struggling either psychologically or emotionally,"Police Chief Michael DeLeo told reporters.

A 2005 FSU grad, May had recently moved back to the Tallahassee area after leaving his job with the Las Cruces, N.M., district attorney's office in October.

Last month, a former girlfriend filed a harassment complaint alleging May told her police were bugging his home and car. She also said May had developed a "severe mental disorder" and was taking medication, according to a police report obtained by the Associated Press.

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/20/myron-may-profile-fsu/70011814/

[Voice for Peace]

16. so sad.

[840high]

28. More sad for the victims.

[Voice for Peace]

29. sadness is sadness.

[ncjustice80]

38. Sad all around.

Sad for victims of gun culture. Sad for the victim of mental health ans over zealous police.

[Judi Lynn]

35. MYRON MAY: Police reports indicate shooter could hear voices in walls, claimed he was being watched

MYRON MAY: Police reports indicate shooter could hear voices in walls, claimed he was being watched
By: Jeff Skrzypek
Posted: 11:28 PM, Nov 20, 2014
Updated: 1 hour ago

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- - Newly released documents from the Las Cruces Police Department in New Mexico paint a disturbing picture of the mental status of Myron May, the man investigators said opened fire inside a Florida State University campus library.

May, who used to live in New Mexico, reportedly told police in one incident that he thought he was being watched inside his home and that he could hear voices through his walls.

In another incident, May showed up to the home of his ex-girlfriend, gave her a piece of his car and told her it was the camera that has been watching him.

More:
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/myron-may-police-reports-indicate-shooter-could-hear-voices-in-walls-claimed-he-was-being-watched