Passenger Trains > VRE: Normal ops despite Wash.Navy Yard terrorism

A statement from Virginia Railway Express in connection with the terrorist
incident at the Washington DC Navy Yard this morning:

> VRE is saddened by this senseless tragedy (the shooting incident
> has left seven innocent people and one gunman dead) and our
> thoughts are with those families impacted today's events at the
> (Washington DC) Navy Yard.
>
> In light of the events unfolding at the Navy Yard, we wanted to reach
> out to our riders to inform them of how this might impact service and
> their commute this afternoon.
>
> At this time VRE is planning to operate its regular schedule at all
> stations, including L'Enfant Plaza. If circumstances should change
> because of the situation in the District we will notify everyone
> immediately.
>
> As always, your safety is our number one priority.

Do we know it was a terrorist incident?

Just checked CNN, NPR, Fox. No one (not even Fox) is calling it a terrorist event. Good time to avoid labels. I suggest an edit.

John Webb
Trinidad, CA

First reports were of three gunmen shooting people randomly.

Now officials are verifying one gunman who is dead, not confirming whether others escaped.

I'm not editing anything; when posted, that was the story.

Yet another crazy with a gun.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/16/13 15:51 by masterphots.

How close is the Navy Yard to L'Enfant plaza station and the VRE / Amtrak / CSX lines in the area?

Not that close. Also, what else would you call someone who does what this (or these) loonies did?

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

News reports say that the shooter who is dead is a Navy veteran from New York.

More details: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/16/active-shooter-at-washington-navy-yard/

Very sad.

Prayers for the survivors and the families of those who lost their lives.

Bob

Call them lunatics (maybe in this case), criminals, saboteurs or even agents provocateur, but "terrorists" is a political word--our Minutemen were Britain's "terrorists"--eh? A very bad day, no one is safe from sick people and criminals with guns, even first graders.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/16/13 17:29 by railwaybaron.

And to raise the terrorist banner at every incident is exactly what the terrorists want. . . .

Sadly, we have become a society that Super Glues itself to any act that imparts death, injury, abject pain, and suffering as 'terrorism'; the REALLY sad thing about this is that we seem to go about our daily routine as if this is nothing to get worked up over. I am 57 years of age, a Baby Boomer by all facets of the definition and I find myself trying to connect these dots of the 'here and now'; I'm failing miserably at this attempt. God only knows what my Mom (82) and my Dad (also 82) tends to think in their moments of reflection concerning the present time frame........