2 dead at PG County Mall shooting

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If this doesn’t shock you as much as it would at Westfield Montgomery you might have racial bias…..

The article and thread title are both odd. Why name the county at all? Why not just use the mall name and Hyattsville?

LOL that IS the mall name. It's PG Plaza.

No, the name is in the headline. It’s “Mall at Prince George’s” or MPG for short.

It's PG Plaza. Locals know what I'm talking about. Either way, who cares -- Prince Georg's is in the name of the mall. What's wrong with that?

[Anonymous]

It’s terrible.

Some of my family members were there, and we had helicopters overhead for hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s terrible.

Some of my family members were there, and we had helicopters overhead for hours.

That's scary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s terrible.

Some of my family members were there, and we had helicopters overhead for hours.

That's scary.

But the helicopters showed up after the threat was over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s terrible.

Some of my family members were there, and we had helicopters overhead for hours.

That's scary.

But the helicopters showed up after the threat was over.

Probably the news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this doesn’t shock you as much as it would at Westfield Montgomery you might have racial bias…..

There have been shootings at Montgomery Mall basically every couple years or so and they are always shocking. The fact that people are posting about a shooting at PG Plaza indicates that people believe that it is also shocking. I am not sure that I understand your point.

[Anonymous]

I go there all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this doesn’t shock you as much as it would at Westfield Montgomery you might have racial bias…..

There was a shooting death there in March. Another shooting with three people injured in June. The fact it saddens, not shocks me is not racial bias. It's history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this doesn’t shock you as much as it would at Westfield Montgomery you might have racial bias…..

The article and thread title are both odd. Why name the county at all? Why not just use the mall name and Hyattsville?

LOL that IS the mall name. It's PG Plaza.

No, the name is in the headline. It’s “Mall at Prince George’s” or MPG for short.

It’s PG Plaza for us old school folks. Just like Nissan Pavillion - I will never call it Jiffy Lube Live. Never!

[Anonymous]

20-year-old murdered while eating at the mall. RIP Darrion. Being a young black man shouldn't be a death sentence.
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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If this doesn’t shock you as much as it would at Westfield Montgomery you might have racial bias…..

There have been shootings at Montgomery Mall basically every couple years or so and they are always shocking. The fact that people are posting about a shooting at PG Plaza indicates that people believe that it is also shocking. I am not sure that I understand your point.

The most noteworthy shooting at Montgomery mall was committed by a rogue federal police officer, with his govt-issue pistol.

[Anonymous]

I live in PG, frequent the mall and black. I am unsure why this is a huge deal. This was not random… sad, yes, but so is every other death.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this doesn’t shock you as much as it would at Westfield Montgomery you might have racial bias…..

There have been shootings at Montgomery Mall basically every couple years or so and they are always shocking. The fact that people are posting about a shooting at PG Plaza indicates that people believe that it is also shocking. I am not sure that I understand your point.

The most noteworthy shooting at Montgomery mall was committed by a rogue federal police officer, with his govt-issue pistol.

Sure. But there have been others.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/two-men-sentenced-for-shooting-at-montgomery-mall/2466/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in PG, frequent the mall and black. I am unsure why this is a huge deal. This was not random… sad, yes, but so is every other death.

I think the fact that it happened in midweek in front of a lot of innocent bystanders is what alarms people. It’s the same when targeted killings like this happen in residential areas in broad daylight when kids are out playing and lots of community members are around. Proximity to innocents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in PG, frequent the mall and black. I am unsure why this is a huge deal. This was not random… sad, yes, but so is every other death.

I think the fact that it happened in midweek in front of a lot of innocent bystanders is what alarms people. It’s the same when targeted killings like this happen in residential areas in broad daylight when kids are out playing and lots of community members are around. Proximity to innocents.

I think that is basically it. 10 PM on a Saturday and maybe the reaction would be different.