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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Anti-abortion activist shot in front of Owosso High School
2009-09-12
OWOSSO, Michigan -- State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School.

The victim's identity has not yet been released but the shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m., after most students were off the buses and safely inside the building, said Owosso schools transportation supervisor Jayne Campbell.

State police also confirmed that a suspect was taken into custody about 8:15 a.m. at the suspect's home.

Owosso High School secretary Wendy Smith said the students remain in lockdown this morning and confirmed that no students were involved and all are safe with classes going on as normal. The shooting did not occur on school property, Smith said.

Meanwhile, police have completely ringed with police tape a section of North Street in front of the school.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Other news reports say he was across the street from the high school. Reports also say he was a "well known activist".

The shooter also shot dead the owner of a gravel company; apparently he had grudges against both men.
Posted by: Pappy   2009-09-12 20:15  

#2  DrudgeReport is following this. The murderer drove to a second site afterward, and shot dead an unrelated man there. It seems he had a third target in mind, but was picked up by police before he acted on it. All three targets were people he knew, unrelated to the anti-abortion activism.

I do not like the idea of picketing a school. I've no objections to picketing school board meetings, but schools should be different.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-09-12 14:27  

#1  Let's see if the MSM gives this story the same attention and detail it gave to the Dr. Tiller murder.
Posted by: WolfDog   2009-09-12 11:50  

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