Anonymous wrote:Burkard wasn’t in the fight - that’s why there’s no marks on him. His friend was fighting at Burkard’s house and he was the host. He went and shot the two others in cold-blood. That’s murder not manslaughter. He’s going away for life.

A friend of Zachary Burkard, 18, of Springfield, sent the invite, the prosecutor said. When four males arrived at the home Sunday afternoon, a fistfight broke out between Burkard’s friend and one of the teenage victims in an upstairs room, the prosecutor said.

Burkard went upstairs and opened fire, hitting two of the four males who came to the home on Winding Way Court

LOL. That's an OP Ed piece, not journalism. An "invite"? Did the friend use that word? Highly unlikely, which means it's the WP writer trying to paint their own picture of what happened.

Here are the facts. People were in his home causing grievous bodily injury to his friend. He shot those committing said injuries.

He will walk.

Get rid of the guns!!!!!

Anonymous wrote:Burkard wasn’t in the fight - that’s why there’s no marks on him. His friend was fighting at Burkard’s house and he was the host. He went and shot the two others in cold-blood. That’s murder not manslaughter. He’s going away for life.

A friend of Zachary Burkard, 18, of Springfield, sent the invite, the prosecutor said. When four males arrived at the home Sunday afternoon, a fistfight broke out between Burkard’s friend and one of the teenage victims in an upstairs room, the prosecutor said.

Burkard went upstairs and opened fire, hitting two of the four males who came to the home on Winding Way Court

The “prosecutor” said. Well of course the prosecutor says this. That does not make it fact. Let’s see what the defense, the judge, and jury say. But, if what the prosecutor says is determined to be true, the kid is going away for a long time.

It was pre-meditated. The idiot kid bought a ghost gun and threatened one of the victims on Snapchat with it before the shooting.

Burkard wasn’t in the fight - that’s why there’s no marks on him. His friend was fighting at Burkard’s house and he was the host. He went and shot the two others in cold-blood. That’s murder not manslaughter. He’s going away for life.

A friend of Zachary Burkard, 18, of Springfield, sent the invite, the prosecutor said. When four males arrived at the home Sunday afternoon, a fistfight broke out between Burkard’s friend and one of the teenage victims in an upstairs room, the prosecutor said.

Burkard went upstairs and opened fire, hitting two of the four males who came to the home on Winding Way Court

Anonymous wrote:Moral of the story: don’t get together with your friends and go over to someone’s home to beat them up and teach them a lesson.


This guy will not be convicted.

He shouldn’t even have been charged at all.

Wow. He murdered two teens from his high school…but shouldn’t be charged?

Moral of the story: don’t get together with your friends and go over to someone’s home to beat them up and teach them a lesson.


This guy will not be convicted.

He shouldn’t even have been charged at all.

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Anonymous wrote:So 4 kids came over to beat him up and he defended himself, at least that’s the way this reads, but not clear based on the reports. He also stayed at the scene. Tough situation. This is why starting arguments on social media is never a good idea and why most of us post anonymously here.

Where was he going to go? The shooting happened at his house with his parents gun and 2 of the intended victims escaped while one died in his garage and another across the street.

It was clear as day who the suspect was.

Not the point being made. People run when they are in the wrong, even if their identity is known. He didn't run. No way he gets convicted of murder. Best case for DA is manslaughter.

People run when they are scared period. I think he’ll get third-degree murder. He went inside to grab his gun after the fight, why didn’t he lock the door and call the cops? Why isn’t there a scrape on him if he was in a physical fight in the first place?

We’ll have to follow the story and find out more later.

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Anonymous wrote:So 4 kids came over to beat him up and he defended himself, at least that’s the way this reads, but not clear based on the reports. He also stayed at the scene. Tough situation. This is why starting arguments on social media is never a good idea and why most of us post anonymously here.

Where was he going to go? The shooting happened at his house with his parents gun and 2 of the intended victims escaped while one died in his garage and another across the street.

It was clear as day who the suspect was.

Not the point being made. People run when they are in the wrong, even if their identity is known. He didn't run. No way he gets convicted of murder. Best case for DA is manslaughter.

People run when they are scared period. I think he’ll get third-degree murder. He went inside to grab his gun after the fight, why didn’t he lock the door and call the cops? Why isn’t there a scrape on him if he was in a physical fight in the first place?

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Anonymous wrote:So 4 kids came over to beat him up and he defended himself, at least that’s the way this reads, but not clear based on the reports. He also stayed at the scene. Tough situation. This is why starting arguments on social media is never a good idea and why most of us post anonymously here.

Where was he going to go? The shooting happened at his house with his parents gun and 2 of the intended victims escaped while one died in his garage and another across the street.

It was clear as day who the suspect was.

Not the point being made. People run when they are in the wrong, even if their identity is known. He didn't run. No way he gets convicted of murder. Best case for DA is manslaughter.

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Anonymous wrote:Ouch he’s going to get charged as an adult - just graduating high school this year. No easy ‘juvenile’ offense laws in VA.

Once you’re 18 it doesn’t matter what the ‘juvenile’ offense laws are.

He shot and killed two people. And he’s 18. Why wouldn’t he changed as an adult? Would you say that if he were black?

Would there be a DCUM thread if he and the victims were black?

Absolutely yes, if it were in a white neighborhood. This thread would already be 40 pages.

If it were black or Hispanic kids in a black or Hispanic neighborhood?

This news adds diversity to the gun crimes, for both offenders and victims, at least in DMV. It may be normal in WV.

Anonymous wrote:So 4 kids came over to beat him up and he defended himself, at least that’s the way this reads, but not clear based on the reports. He also stayed at the scene. Tough situation. This is why starting arguments on social media is never a good idea and why most of us post anonymously here.

Where was he going to go? The shooting happened at his house with his parents gun and 2 of the intended victims escaped while one died in his garage and another across the street.

It was clear as day who the suspect was.

Anonymous wrote:So 4 kids came over to beat him up and he defended himself, at least that’s the way this reads, but not clear based on the reports. He also stayed at the scene. Tough situation. This is why starting arguments on social media is never a good idea and why most of us post anonymously here.

True, but the media said it was a social media beef not an argument. I'm sure the police looked into how many gun emojis and other threats the shooter posted before deciding to charge him.

So 4 kids came over to beat him up and he defended himself, at least that’s the way this reads, but not clear based on the reports. He also stayed at the scene. Tough situation. This is why starting arguments on social media is never a good idea and why most of us post anonymously here.

Are we allowed to call him a young man?