Just In No word on who or what race the shooter is ... Shooter targeting blacks in Tulsa, Oklahoma ? http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-oklahoma?lite The same attacker or attackers may be to blame for four early-morning shootings that left three people dead and two wounded within a three-mile span of north Tulsa, police in Oklahoma say. All five victims were walking through neighborhoods not far from each other when they were shot early Friday, Tulsa homicide detective Sgt. Dave Walker told the Tulsa World. All the victims were black, prompting the Rev. Warren Blakney Sr., NAACP Tulsa president, to say that someone appeared to be "targeting black people to shoot.” "I’m on edge for my people," Blakney said, according to the Tulsa World. The local chapter of the NAACP and other black leaders held an emergency meeting Friday evening at a church to appeal for calm and discuss safety. When asked if people in the community felt that the shooter was deliberately targeting black people, Tulsa City Councilor Jack Henderson replied, "Yes, absolutely," krmg.com reported. Henderson said people should not let "some crazy, deranged person mess up their weekend," but he added that the community "needs to watch their backs" until the shooter is caught, according to the Tulsa World. Police don't believe the victims knew each other. "There is no forensic evidence to link at this point," Walker said. "Timing and location lead us to believe they may be connected." (Read continues in Link) North Tulsa North Tulsa originally referred to the area north of the Frisco Railroad tracks up to the northern city limits. It was annexed by the city of Tulsa in 1904. Farther east, the southern boundary was Admiral Boulevard. North Tulsa is home to a large percentage of Tulsa's African-American community. The area's Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa’s African-American high school during the segregation era and now a magnet school, was recently judged to be the 58th best high school in the nation by Newsweek. Video Inside ~ http://www.wlfi.com/dpps/news/nation...killed_4131814 Thread started at Forum 4 Politics on 04-07-2012 12:09 PM
