CO - Possible Serial Shooter Has Colorado Drivers on Edge #3

[Foxfire]

http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/valley/2015/09/10/dps-investigates-window-broken--10/71997480/

Armored truck shot at I-10 & Elliot; 5th reported vehicle shooting <AZ>

The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a fifth new incident that could be related to a spate of shootings recently targeting vehicles on I-10.

A Brinks armored truck was reportedly shot at on I-10 and Elliot. DPS is investigating.

Another reported incident, at SR 51 and Shea Boulevard -- seems to break the mold of I-10 exclusive incidents. The driver of a Honda Civic reported that her rear window was shattered after she heard a noise. The window has a hole in it and is covered in cracks.

An earlier incident was reported after 11 a.m. by a semi-truck driver whose vehicle was struck on I-10 near 67th Avenue. DPS has confirmed this incident is part of the string of shootings on I-10.

<snipped - read more>

 

[Hatfield]

Multiple shots fired at driver on I-225 early Thursday morning, shattering window and injuring woman

"DENVER - A woman's window was shot out as she drove along Interstate 225 early Thursday morning. Now investigators say multiple shots were fired at the woman's car.

It happened on northbound I-225 before 3:45 a.m., according to the Denver Police Department. The woman stopped between South Yosemite Street and South Dayton Street."

Snip

"Investigators told 7NEWS they believed it was an isolated incident."
(Of course they do lol)

*Interesting that this incident is "multiple shots fired" (different MO?)

*Again, so much gang violence in the city, imo. Hard to tell what's related or not related anymore.

*I'm glad AZ, etc is getting so much coverage, but I'm feeling a little left out here (Hey, what about us here in Colorado?)

*IMO, all the work here is so important bc as I mentioned before, it has documented so much in a chronological manner. If someone looking into the other cases tried to google the CO cases, they would probably be overwhelmed with various articles, and it would likely be hard to know where to start imo. At least here, everything is listed chronologically with sources, images if possible, etc (Forager Rocks).

The three F's (Foxfire, Forager, and FindHG) have all mentioned the possible aspect of some kind of "training". I think this is something to seriously be considered.

*It's crazy how differently the AZ cases are being being approached re: the media, communication with the public, etc.

The contrast in media coverage is amazing and it proves that Colorado was purposely downplaying their window indicidents. AZ is not downplaying nearly as much. AZ of course has a very active shooter or shooters but still the contrast is very obvious.

Especially as far as national attention goes. Until the AZ news came on the major national news the other day I had not heard 1 story about the Colorado shootings ever since the people were killed. Back when the people were shot was the last CO story I have seen covered on the TV news.

The CO local news may have had more stories on TV but as far as Nationally they sure haven't had much coverage. Which tells me that CO was purposely downplaying the news coverage. Because National news will pick up all the states news and there must not have been much to pickup.

I think the AZ shootings will help force CO to address their incidents with the public more now. I bet CO authorities and CO newspapers begin to get pressure about it now.

 

[Hatfield]

Hooray for the AZ governor:

"The governor pleaded for the public's help earlier Thursday, and authorities said they could be dealing with more than one gunman. "

11 highway shootings since it started in AZ

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...0-phoenix-have-drivers-police-worried-n424921

 

[Foxfire]

The contrast in media coverage is amazing and it proves that Colorado was purposely downplaying their window indicidents. AZ is not downplaying nearly as much. AZ of course has a very active shooter or shooters but still the contrast is very obvious.

Especially as far as national attention goes. Until the AZ news came on the major national news the other day I had not heard 1 story about the Colorado shootings ever since the people were killed. Back when the people were shot was the last CO story I have seen covered on the TV news.

The CO local news may have had more stories on TV but as far as Nationally they sure haven't had much coverage. Which tells me that CO was purposely downplaying the news coverage. Because National news will pick up all the states news and there must not have been much to pickup.

I think the AZ shootings will help force CO to address their incidents with the public more now. I bet CO authorities and CO newspapers begin to get pressure about it now.

Hatfield, I agree with your hypothesis of the silence by the NOCO Shooter/Sniper Task Force as opposed to the transparency by the AZ ms media and the Public Safety Director in the AZ Shootings. Imo, the Denver, CO MS Media; specifically the 7News and TheDenverChannel.com should be ashamed for their continued censorship/silence, as well as their narrative of downplaying the magnitude of the NOCO Sniper incidents for months now.. Although there is currently active serial sniper investigations in at least 3 different states; CO, AZ, and MI. Colorado is the only State where there has been fatalities and gunshot injuries from the shootings..

Silence and misinformation by investigators via ms/social media is the random shooter/sniper's most lethal weapon. An aware citizenry is critical for public safety of the community.. jmo

 

[FindHG]

Multiple shots fired at driver on I-225 early Thursday morning, shattering window and injuring woman
Amanda Zitzman, ABC7Denver
4:45 am, Sep 10 '15, updated 4 hours ago

'Just last week we were in Parker on three different pellet gun shootings within a short time frame.'

'not known if pellet, bb or what... woman shot, okay.' (paraphrased)

"The woman stopped between South Yosemite Street and South Dayton Street."





~
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...-after-shooting-near-park-lane-park-in-aurora

here: Issac Blancas

 

[Forager]

ABC in Phoenix is muscling in on my action here! And doing a rather good job of it. They are keeping a list and a map of the Phoenix vehicle shootings, updating it as they go:

By abc15.com staff (maybe Joe Bartels, their "multimedia reporter"?)
LIST: When and where the freeway shootings have occurred

Here's a link direct to the embeded Google map: Valley Freeway Shootings case map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zu2bNacaxUcY.kLsjTZQ4QsLQ

Here's a recent screen shot:


They appear to be taking the rather courageous approach of mapping incidents as they hear of them, and refining the markers as they learn more. The map changed as I was trying to get a screen shot of it. I wouldn't be surprised if the map was more current, at times, than the written stories.

The Phoenix station has an advantage over their colleagues in Colorago in that they have a relatively open Arizona Department of Public Safety to work with in identifying, understanding and confirming the incidents. There were early attempts by Colorado based news organizations to track their incidents on maps, but they faced a much more fragmented and reticent law enforcement community and soon stopped updating their maps.

ABC15's map has been viewed over 435,000 times.

 

[Hatfield]

ABC in Phoenix is muscling in on my action here! And doing a rather good job of it. They are keeping a list and a map of the Phoenix vehicle shootings, updating it as they go:

By abc15.com staff (maybe Joe Bartels, their "multimedia reporter"?)
LIST: When and where the freeway shootings have occurred

Here's a link direct to the embeded Google map: Valley Freeway Shootings case map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zu2bNacaxUcY.kLsjTZQ4QsLQ

Here's a recent screen shot:
View attachment 81261

They appear to be taking the rather courageous approach of mapping incidents as they hear of them, and refining the markers as they learn more. The map changed as I was trying to get a screen shot of it. I wouldn't be surprised if the map was more current, at times, than the written stories.

The Phoenix station has an advantage over their colleagues in Colorago in that they have a relatively open Arizona Department of Public Safety to work with in identifying, understanding and confirming the incidents. There were early attempts by Colorado based news organizations to track their incidents on maps, but they faced a much more fragmented and reticent law enforcement community and soon stopped updating their maps.

It seems the AZ perp(s) is trying to do 1 a day lately. 3 consecutive days now. I would bet money he will hit tomorrow for sure.

Weekends are also a common day for the AZ perp(s).

I think its important we keep up to date here with the AZ shootings because I do think there is some sort of connection to the CO shootings. Whether it be a terrorism motive or some other connection.

 

[Foxfire]

It seems the AZ perp(s) is trying to do 1 a day lately. 3 consecutive days now. I would bet money he will hit tomorrow for sure.

Weekends are also a common day for the AZ perp(s).

I think its important we keep up to date here with the AZ shootings because I do think there is some sort of connection to the CO shootings. Whether it be a terrorism motive or some other connection.

Hatfield, I am a little concerned due to tomorrow being the 14th anniversary of that tragic day; 09/11/2001. There has been 5 or 6 shootings in AZ today alone and the day isn't over yet. The AZ shooter/s are very brazen and are escalating rapidly it seems.

Armored truck shot at I-10 & Elliot; 5th reported vehicle shooting
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/valley/2015/09/10/dps-investigates-window-broken--10/71997480/

 

[Forager]

Another link/story covering this morning's incident:
( More details for Forager, Direction (northbound) and cross street (Yosemite and pulled over near Parker))

1 woman injured after shots fired at car on I-225
http://www.9news.com/story/news/traffic/2015/09/10/i-225-shattered-window/71992950/

< abridged in response >

"...police confirmed they found evidence that several rounds were fired at the vehicle.

Denver Police said they believe this was an isolated incident. Denver Police spokesperson Christine Downs says the shooting does not appear to be related to a series of apparently roadside shootings that happened in northern Colorado earlier in 2015... "

*imo, this sounds more GANGish, with an automatic, probably unrelated, copycat? Gang initiation? If I had to bet on one not being related, I'd guess this one, even though it does remind me some of CR.

*Basically it looks like to me that there are nutjobs everywhere, and likely multiple perps, I have no idea what is related to what. Jmo

I am in total agreement with you in having no idea if this one is related to the others we've seen in that area. When SearchinGirl first reported this, I assumed that it was related to the four shatterings in July and Aug that Jefferson CSO reported at the end of August. Knowing now that gunshots were involved, and multiple gunshots at that, makes that a less good fit. We haven't seen clear evidence of either in the Jefferson Co. clusters of 2013, or of 2015, or in the NOCO window shatterings. It doesn't sound like the Aurora cluster shooter either, though it is pretty close (5 miles by car) from the area of the three Aurora window shatterings.

 

[margarita25]

I just had a satirical vision of a comic strip:

AZ calls up CO and asks if they can maybe collaborate on these incidents, perhaps exchange case files and share information in order to hopefully come up with some sort of lead(s).

CO agrees, so they meet up, each with their information in hand.

AZ shows up to the meeting with a big box containing thick stacks of files including police reports, maps, timelines, crime scene photos, ballistics reports, surveillance footage results, etc, etc.

Co shows up with only one small folder in hand, containing only 2 pages.

The first page is titled "Road Debris Report".

The second page has only 4 words: "There is no sniper."

 

[margarita25]

(Is anyone else having trouble posting?)

 

[FindHG]

(Is anyone else having trouble posting?)

Yes. It has been glitchy since this morning. The site was down for a bit.

 

[Forager]

(Is anyone else having trouble posting?)

The Websleuths site was down a few times today.

 

[margarita25]

The Websleuths site was down a few times today.

Cool, thanks, I think it might be working now. :happydance:

 

[margarita25]

ABC in Phoenix is muscling in on my action here! And doing a rather good job of it. They are keeping a list and a map of the Phoenix vehicle shootings, updating it as they go:

By abc15.com staff (maybe Joe Bartels, their "multimedia reporter"?)
LIST: When and where the freeway shootings have occurred

Here's a link direct to the embeded Google map: Valley Freeway Shootings case map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zu2bNacaxUcY.kLsjTZQ4QsLQ

Here's a recent screen shot:

They appear to be taking the rather courageous approach of mapping incidents as they hear of them, and refining the markers as they learn more. The map changed as I was trying to get a screen shot of it. I wouldn't be surprised if the map was more current, at times, than the written stories.

The Phoenix station has an advantage over their colleagues in Colorago in that they have a relatively open Arizona Department of Public Safety to work with in identifying, understanding and confirming the incidents. There were early attempts by Colorado based news organizations to track their incidents on maps, but they faced a much more fragmented and reticent law enforcement community and soon stopped updating their maps.

ABC15's map has been viewed over 435,000 times.

Upon first glance, it appears some of these incidents form an east/west lateral line, as opposed to CO which some incidents are more north/south vertical?

 

[FindHG]

Jennifer Kovaleski, 7NEWS, in an update reports:

Denver police say another driver shot at the woman's car on I-225, but they have no description of the suspect or their car.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...arly-thursday-morning-9-10-2015?autoplay=true

~

More people are dying on our roads than ever before, the same is true in Colorado
Sally Mamdooh, 7NEWS
11:13 pm, Sep 10 '15

 

[margarita25]

"Investigators said they're sharing information with the task force working on a string of highway shootings in northern Colorado, but they haven't found anything in the I-225 case that leads them to believe it is related to those other cases."

Police: Woman&#8217;s shattered car window on I-225 caused by &#8216;multiple shots&#8217;
http://kdvr.com/2015/09/10/drivers-car-window-shot-out-on-interstate-225-2/

*Fair enough, imo. At least they're sharing the information.

 

[margarita25]

(This has got to be one of the most unique cases I've ever participated in here on ws...jmo)
(Elisa Lam is up there too...)

 

[SugarQueen]

I just had a satirical vision of a comic strip:

AZ calls up CO and asks if they can maybe collaborate on these incidents, perhaps exchange case files and share information in order to hopefully come up with some sort of lead(s).

CO agrees, so they meet up, each with their information in hand.

AZ shows up to the meeting with a big box containing thick stacks of files including police reports, maps, timelines, crime scene photos, ballistics reports, surveillance footage results, etc, etc.

Co shows up with only one small folder in hand, containing only 2 pages.

The first page is titled "Road Debris Report".

The second page has only 4 words: "There is no sniper."

Lol. If AZ wants info on CO they would be better served to read here! Forager can supply the maps, and spreadsheets. Foxfire can fill them in on the possible weapons, and the million theories we have explored.
All CO can tell them is CO has really, really, weird road debris. Lol

 

[Foxfire]

Father Mychal Judge was the NYFD Chaplan and the first recorded death of 09/11/2001 -
Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
https://www.facebook.com/fdnyneverf...7905174264146/872963022758355/?type=1&fref=nf