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Prairie Gates

(8,076 posts)
8. Yes, it's early days
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 11:37 PM
Thursday

I realize my post was long, but I did say this:

Now for the differences: in the previous two shootings, the killer targeted a middle-aged to older man, in both cases, alone. The killer in this case targeted a group of students, including women (the victim is a woman).


A skimask is certainly not a distinguishing factor, but a skimask shooting without an attempted robbery is at least notable. It's a similarity. You say not distinguishing, and I say it's at least notable.

Was it the same gun? We don't know. The police haven't made any comment.
Did the shooter have the same gait? We don't know. The police haven't made any comment.

There is no conclusion: my post posed a question. It's right there in the title.

For me, a murder by a guy on foot wearing a skimask and shooting people seemingly at random about 300 yards from where a guy on foot wearing a skimask randomly shot somebody in 2018 which was itself only a few blocks from where we know the same guy did the same thing the day before at least raises the question.

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I remember the 2018 murders bamagal62 Thursday #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Thursday #2
What does the second shooting have to do with the first outside of location? Melon Thursday #3
Agree. Seems odd bamagal62 Thursday #4
Not a lot, but some Prairie Gates Thursday #5
Location is the only real connection EdmondDantes_ Thursday #6
Yes, it's early days Prairie Gates Thursday #8
I get you. The first two absolutely. Last one..... Melon Thursday #7
"Some sets of the Crips used to" Prairie Gates Thursday #9
No it's not. It's linking nothing together 8 years apart Melon Thursday #10
"They test and it's different. " Prairie Gates Yesterday #11
You have the patience of a saint! Coventina Yesterday #12
right Be The Light 18 hrs ago #19
All I know is I lived in the area when the guy got shot bamagal62 Yesterday #13
Thank you for the lovely and accurate description of the neighborhood(s) Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #17
Message auto-removed Name removed 16 hrs ago #20
I see what you mean... "a.. coincidence..." ? Cha Yesterday #14
"Police said the young woman was not the intended target" muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #15
I don't interpret it that way Prairie Gates 23 hrs ago #16
UPDATE: Police do not currently believe there's a connection Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #18
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