Triple Slaying Stuns Moscow
Moscow, Idaho, residents are mourning the shooting deaths of three residents while police try to understand what prompted Saturday’s killing spree. John Lee is expected to be charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Lee, 29, was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended when he lost control of his car on U.S. Highway 195 just south of Steptoe, Washington. Police believe he shot and killed his mother, his landlord and a manager at Arby’s, a restaurant his parents frequented. Lee also is a suspect in the shooting of a Seattle man who survived with critical wounds. Moscow police recovered five guns from Lee’s car and a laptop computer but did not reveal a possible motive for the shootings, which took place at three locations Saturday/ SR . More here. (Whitman County booking photo, of murder suspect John Lee)
Question: In these violent times, can anyone consider himself or herself safe from random acts of violence?
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