Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Pennsylvania Property Dispute

That's actually the issue at the bottom of most wars (that and the incurred debt):

"Gunman kills 3 at Pa. town hearing" by JOANN LOVIGLIO |  Associated Press, August 06, 2013

NEW YORK — A gunman blasted through the wall of a Pennsylvania municipal building during a meeting Monday evening and then barged into the meeting room and continued firing, killing three people, before he was tackled by a local official and shot with his own gun, a witness said.

Nope, wasn't a SWAT team.

The shooting, which injured at least two other people, happened during Ross Township’s monthly meeting, Monroe County emergency management director Guy Miller said. The gunman, who appeared to be ‘‘shooting randomly,’’ was captured and was treated at a hospital, he said. The shooter was released into police custody, the hospital said.

State Police said the gunman, identified as 59-year-old Rockne Newell, had an ongoing dispute with township officials over the possible condemnation of his property....

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NEXT DAY UPDATE:

"Pa. man charged with killing 3: Town stole my home" by Michael Rubinkam and Maryclaire Dale |  Associated Press, August 07, 2013

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. — A junk dealer feuding with local officials over his debris-strewn property packed a rental car with guns and ammunition before opening fire at a town meeting and killing three men, authorities said Tuesday.

Rockne Newell, 59, had lost his property this year in a fight over complaints that he lived in a storage shed, built an illegal culvert, and used a bucket outside as a toilet.

At his arraignment Tuesday morning, a judge asked Newell if he owned any real estate.

‘‘They stole it from me. That’s what started all this,’’ he replied.

Newell allegedly used a rifle to blast a barrage of gunfire through a wall into the meeting room Monday in Ross Township, about 85 miles north of Philadelphia, before entering the room and shooting a supervisor and four residents, two of whom survived.

‘‘I wish I killed more of them!’’ Newell shouted when state Trooper Nicolas De La Iglesia arrived on the scene before 8 p.m., according to the trooper’s affidavit....

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