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3 People Dead in Wyoming Community College Attack

Nov. 30, 2012 12:56pm Madeleine Morgenstern

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An attack at a community college in central Wyoming and another location nearby left three people dead Friday morning – a faculty member, another person, and the suspect, who police say used a sharp-edged weapon in the killings.

Police found two of those killed at a science building on the Casper College campus and the third at another location about 2 miles away.

Authorities didn’t identify the suspect or victims but said two were male and one was female.

The suspect wasn’t believed to be a student, but it appeared there was a relationship between the suspect and victims killed, Police Chief Chris Walsh said.

“We’re locating next of kin, and working on notification absolutely as fast as we can,” he said.

Walsh said he wanted the community to know there was no further threat.

“I want to emphasize that this is a horrible tragedy,” Walsh said. “And I want the city to, well I can’t say, you know just feel safe right now. There is no one at large.”

The attack occurred just before 9 a.m. Friday at the two-year community college in Casper, about 250 miles northwest of Denver.

Class was in session and the campus was locked down after the attack and the science building was evacuated, but the lockdown had ended by early afternoon.

Police provided some details in a news conference streamed live by the Casper Star-Tribune (http://trib.com/ ).

Political science instructor Chris Henrichsen said he was showing the film “Frost/Nixon” to his Wyoming and U.S. government class when he stepped into the hall to get something for a student and was told a homicide had occurred on campus.

He went back to his classroom, where students were getting messages about the campus lockdown on their phones.

“We locked the door and waited for further instruction,” Henrichsen said.

The class finished watching the remaining 10 minutes of the movie and remained locked down 20 minutes after that, he said.

The students then were sent home, but some who parked near a different campus building where the attack occurred had to leave their cars there, Henrichsen said.

Henrichsen said he saw nothing unusual or suspicious on campus before the attack.

Walsh said 33 law enforcement officers from different agencies responded to the college after receiving reports about an attack. He said authorities first thought it might have been an “active shooter type situation.”

“We quickly contained the building, and started a sweep through the building,” he said.

Walsh said within minutes of the initial call, there was another report of a traumatic injury about two miles southwest of campus. He would not specify where the suspect was found dead, but said, “one of those who is deceased is who we believe was committing all the violence.”

Casper is Wyoming’s second-largest city with a population of about 56,000. Wyoming residents refer to it as the “Oil City” because it’s a hub for the state’s small oil industry.

Casper is flanked to the south by Casper Mountain, scene of a massive wildfire in September that burned more than 24 square miles of forest and meadows and destroyed 37 homes and cabins.

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Uechi
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:11am
We must ban all knives because they can cut and kill people. They are by their nature evil and must be abolished, besides the 2nd Amendement doesn’t cover knives as a protected right. Terrible that people lost their lives because of some nut job. No difference what means is used to end an innocent life it is the person not the object that is at fault.

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Small World
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 6:30pm
Must be a Muslim they like to hack up people….I’m such a racist.

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BlasberryStrat
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 6:21pm
First rule in commenting: NEVER go back to read your own posts or what people have replied – stupid. No one thinks like you do (meaning each and every person), so don’t go back and read what the people “lying in wait” reply. Say it and go on. I absolutely know that people lambaste me and my comments, and I keep on a writing. Why? Because I have NEVER gone back to see what people say.

NOW, my comment. Oby must think he’s got his gun control agenda well in hand, because now he’s paying people to go out with the ever so evil “crossbows and compound bows”. You can bet that he is going to have included in his “Weapons Control Law” that only longbows are allowed for public sale, and any mechanical enhancements (i.e. multiple cables, gearing, and cams) will be considered illegal for any personal use. MEANING…the person who will actually be able to pull a longbow effectively, is also going to be a monster that can probably put his fist through your skull anyway. Pretty soon Oby’s going to make a law that it is illegal for anyone to be healthy enough to bench press over 150 lbs. That way he can keep us all safe and sound…..or at least keep himself safe from any uprising against his reign.

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Ceefour
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 5:20pm
Since there are no guns involved..this is a non happening to the antigun nuts

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Gary_K
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:46pm
Update from FOX news….http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/30/3-reportedly-killed-during-attack-at-wyoming-community-college/

If crossbows are outlawed only outlaws will have crossbows….or something like that.

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- DeOppressoLiber
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 5:25pm
  Has anyone else heard of the Colorado shooter talk about NLP and the Arizona shooter was also interested in mind control.
  
  It might just be an off the wall thing.
  
  On another note yes Texas is the nest state to be flipped by the socialists. Texas needs more of a Libertarian GOP.
  
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Karama
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:50pm
I know some one on campus. She said that a teacher was stabbed by a student.

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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:55pm
  Well I feel bad for the teacher. But seeing it is a stabbing, the media will quickly move on.
  
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- Landon410
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:22pm
  was anyone white hispanic, or wearing a hoodie?
  
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RGoody
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:47pm
Yes, Casper College is a gun free zone (even if you have a conceal carry permit) or should I say a criminal safe zone. However, this crime was not committed using a gun, but rather a cross bow. My son attends and I have several friends who work there. And this is not a nothing story for those of us in Casper. Sorry it wasn’t entertaining enough for some of you.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:54pm
  Too bad about the death and wounding, my condolences. A crossbow? Isn’t that an interesting twist (sorry for sounding crass, I’m being serious)?
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:34pm
  It’s a tragedy for the senseless loss of life,I suppose the government could ban crossbows thereby guaranteeing that no one will ever be killed by crossbow.
  
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- huey6367
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:01pm
  @rgoody
  
  Senseless death is never entertaining
  
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- NukeHaze
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 6:19pm
  RGOODY, we do not need conceal carry permits in this state. Also, the employees can be told they are not allowed to carry by their employer just as the students but though it hasn’t been challenged yet, I do not see they can prohibit private citizens walking on a shared public sidewalk from carrying.
  
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jrcess
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:39pm
Wyoming is the least populist state, Only 500,000+ population. Not to many village idiots there. You need to look to Kenya for that statistic

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:48pm
  When our children graduate high school (just a few years actually) the wife and I are moving to Wyoming. Looking at Buffalo actually (the city right under beautiful mountains).
  
  1 person shot and 1 injured is a typical lunch time in a New York deli. Naturally it happened at one of the very *few* places firearms are prohibited in that beautiful state.
  
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- darkeningskies
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:35pm
  As long as you are NOT a liberal, those in Wyoming who honor and uphold the values of the Constitution will welcome you. We have gotten tooooo many liberals here now, we need to start restocking it with common sense It has gotten so, I am thinking of moving to Texas, the fact that they are still a territory is a huge draw as I feel secession may be in the future
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 3:59pm
  @Dark
  
  I’m libertarian. I’m an anti-tax, pro-personal responsibility, open carry advocating, red blooded, woman loving, fully employed, highly educated, motorcycle riding, 100% American, and my wife is the same (except the woman loving part of course, heh). Rode my bike to Wyoming this last summer, best summer vacation of my life, loved it. Not a person blinked at my sidearm, except a few out of state types. People were as nice as they come, without being over the top syrupy like Texans. Great experience.
  
  If you think Texas is a refuge, I would like to point out that they barely carried the GOP vote in 2012, and many places are filling chock full of leftists busybodies. Plus you can’t open carry there, and the taxes are higher.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:14pm
  Ghost is right. TX barely stayed red this year. People are flocking to TX because of their economy and job market, and many of them are leftists. They’re bringing their leftist ideologies with them. The vast majority of the state will stay red, but if there are enough in Dallas, Austin, Houston, it’ll flip the state blue. That’s how the left does it. Most states in this country are largely conservative, but they fill the large cities with liberal ideologies, create dependencies, and leftist cesspools that always vote democrat against their own best interest. Get enough population in those cities, they’ll flip the rest of the state. That’s how they get around the fact they are in fact still the minority ideology in this country.
  
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- darkeningskies
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 7:00pm
  Yes, Ghostm 00
  You both have very good points and the family I have in Texas, well, they are saying the same thing. I do love Wyoming, and Wyomingites and I can count on them to fight to the end if push comes to shove.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:32pm
My comment was:..”Well…that is a news story that said absolutely nothing”……and the Blaze didn’t print it. What was wrong with that statement. Was the news story their’s and they took umbrage with me????Man….sometimes I don’t understand moderators.

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dosdelgados
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:25pm
Spotted: MSNBC poring over Wyoming Tea Party rolls…

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:19pm
Well…that was a news item that said exactly nothing.

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Pork_Anvil
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:15pm
Suspect is a Ted Nugent fan.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:26pm
  Idiot.
  
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- Pork_Anvil
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:32pm
  As most Nugent fans are!
  
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- Gary_K
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:35pm
  Probably someone who worked on barry flobama’s campaign.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:37pm
  You contribute nothing here Pork. That you take pleasure in sneering and belittling others is a clear indicator that you are a small person of low intellect whose basic pleasure centers have not evolved even up to the lower end of the Mean of social norms.
  
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- Old Ogre
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:46pm
  Go tell it to Ted! He loves pork…
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:00pm
  User Profile: Pork_Anvil
  Member Since: November 02, 2012
  Profession: Paid Troll
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:18pm
  Suspect is a pork pole puffer who drives a prius.
  
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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 3:53pm
  GHOSTOFJEFFERSON. Isn’t that, belittling others, exactly what you did in your first reply? Then you call him dumb? Did it bring YOU pleasure?
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:02pm
  @Ex
  
  He shows up on every thread and contributes nothing but ad hominem. I simply stood my ground and gave him what for. It is not a common practice of mine, except against bullies. He’s a sniveling little bully, so he’ll get what he gets and have to deal with it.
  
  I do not fall into the Republican trap of being “too nice”. If somebody wants a fight, I’ll give it to them, but good. Pork here is a persistent name calling, ad hominem slinging twit who contributes nothing on any thread except bile and anger; he’s earned every condemnation he receives.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:10pm
  He wasn’t belittling him, he was calling a spade a spade. Telling someone they’re an idiot, when they are, in fact, an idiot is not belittling. It was an accurate assessment of the level of intelligence of the OP.
  
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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:22pm
  Got it Ghost. I withdraw.
  
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Cavallo
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:14pm
Not really enough information in this story to make any kind of comment.

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- Gary_K
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:50pm
  Thats why my initial comment was nudge….say isnt the united nations vote on the small arms treaty coming up soon?
  
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jackact
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:12pm
Again I’ll ask, what exactly is the purpose of a community college?

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- chips1
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:21pm
  Is it possible that they need more village idiots?
  
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- Locked
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:41pm
  … seriously? It offers an affordable alternative for those who cannot afford to travel to a large 4-year university, or who only wish to secure an Associate’s degree.
  
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- NoWhey
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:43pm
  Community college finishes/provides the supplemental education that public schools/indoctrination centers no longer provide. I.E trades.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:46pm
  @Jack
  
  Well, when I went to Columbus State Community College, I was able to attend 2 years of classes for about 1/3 the price of Ohio State University, and transfer the credits directly. Big money saver at the time.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 2:03pm
  A community college is a great way to complete general education courses & some STEM courses at a cheaper rate than at a 4 year public school.
  
  It is a great way to get a 4 year degree without owing Uncle Slam.
  
  It has 2 year programs & other stuff that offer people a leg up , regardless if they go to a 4 year college or not.
  
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- Marine25
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 4:08pm
  Yeah, what’s the purpose. It’s just those elites trying to educate more citizens.
  
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oldguy49
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:07pm
if you are going to do bad with a weapon………go where weapons are not allowed

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- DougHuffman
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:14pm
  Is there evidence that Wyoming prohibits guns on college campus?
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:29pm
  Doug,
  
  Yes, there is evidence, in law. Section 6-8-104t of the Wyoming revised code states specifically that firearms are prohibited:
  
  “Any college or university facility without the written consent of the security service of the college or university;”
  
  Wyoming has beautiful firearms laws generally, but still subscribe to the college idiocy for reasons I’m not sure of. Guaranteed you won’t see many shootings in Wyoming like this outside of college universities or k-12 schools.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:45pm
  And for the record, yes, yes I do carry with me on my iPad a listing of every state’s gun laws, actually. :)
  
  If you’re an open carry activist as I am, to not have the law at your fingertips is a sure invitation to spending a lot more time than necessary dealing with the legal system.
  
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- SistaTriscuit
  Posted on November 30, 2012 at 5:14pm
  We are, indeed, a Constitutional carry state here in WY – meaning we can carry concealed WITHOUT a permit. With the exception of that college campus lunacy, that is – which makes no sense to me whatsoever. Sad thing is, one has to wonder if someone there had had a firearm on them, would this senseless tragedy have perhaps been avoidable?
  
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Gary_K
Posted on November 30, 2012 at 1:03pm
Nudge.

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