Thursday, October 17, 2013

Mass Shootings And Attacks

Mass Shootings And Attacks

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Notable Shootings In the United States



Isaac Zamora 2008 Shooting Spree  On September 2, 2008, Zamora killed a sheriff's deputy and five civilians as part of a shooting rampage in Skagit County, Washington, while wounding two others. Zamora then led police on a high speed chase, still shooting and killing one motorist. He drove to a sheriff's office and surrendered, where he was subsequently arrested. Deputy Anne Jackson responded to a call made by Zamora's mother, Dennise. When Jackson did not check in with dispatch, police responded to the home and found her dead along with another victim Chester Rose 58. Three more bodies were later discovered. Zamora also shot and wounded a motorcyclist and grazed the arm of a state trooper who was chasing him. Prior to the killings, Zamora had been struggling with mental illness since the family's home burned down a decade earlier. Zamora had been on supervised release for theft and felony drug possession and made contact with his parole officer a few months prior. Zamora was regarded as a nonviolent offender, but was supervised as a high risk offender because of his mental heath issues. His state had deteriorated in recent months, and his family had compelled


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