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Man fires more than 100 rounds into gov't buildings in Austin, TX -- nobody hurt

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Post by Ben Reilly Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:56 pm

... except the shooter, who was shot through the heart by an Austin cop who was firing one-handed as he (of course) controlled two patrol horses with his other hand:

AUSTIN, Texas — A gunman fired more than 100 rounds at downtown buildings in Austin and tried to set the Mexican Consulate ablaze early Friday before he died during a confrontation with police, authorities said.

Some of the targeted buildings are near the popular Sixth Street entertainment district, where bars close at 2 a.m., about the same time the shootings began. Thousands of people are typically on the street at that time, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said.

"Many, many rounds were fired in downtown Austin," Acevedo said. "With all the people on the streets, we're very fortunate. I give thanks that no one but the suspect is injured or deceased."

Investigators identified the shooter as 49-year-old Larry McQuilliams of Austin. Police said he had a criminal record but didn't release details, and said they were still trying to determine a motive.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department issued a statement expressing "profound concern and condemnation" of the attack, but also said "there is no evidence the shots were exclusively directed at our facility."

Other targeted buildings included Austin police headquarters and the U.S. courthouse.

Acevedo said a sergeant, while holding the reins of two police horses after his patrol, shot the gunman just outside the main entrance to police headquarters.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/2014/11/austin_police_man_fired_100_plus_rounds_downtown

Other reports say that McQuilliams had written "Let me die" on his chest with a marker pale pale pale

Here's a local Austin news report on McQuilliams' background:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrqpYBhd2HM

Acevedo also told CNN:

"Our political discourse has become very heated and sometimes very angry, and sometimes the rhetoric is not healthy. I would venture, based on my training and experience, that the political rhetoric might have fed into some of this."
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Post by Ben Reilly Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:01 am

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/28/us/texas-austin-shooting/

More info on the explosives McQuilliams had with him during the spree.
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