Weekly shooting

[Scott Dredge <sdredge@yahoo.com>]

Yet another citizen exercising his constitutional
right to commit mass killings...

Shots Fired at Two Alabama Businesses
Police Say Three People Killed 

Aug. 5 - A man opened fire today at two businesses
where he had worked outside Birmingham, Ala., killing
three people, police said. He was arrested shortly
after a car pursuit by police.

Alan Eugene Miller, 34, was arrested shortly after
the shootings, when police spotted him on nearby
Interstate 65 and forced him to pull over. He briefly
scuffled with officers, and a gun was found in his car.
Miller was charged with three counts of capital murder.
The motive was unclear.

The two businesses where the shootings occurred were
identified as Post Airgas, which sells helium, oxygen
and other gases on Highway 31 in Pelham, and nearby
Ferguson Enterprises Inc., a heating and air
conditioning company. 

Police in Pelham responded to a call shortly after 7
a.m. today that two people had been shot at Ferguson
Enterprises, where the suspect was an employee. A
second 911 call was placed minutes later from Post
Airgas, where police found one employee dead.

Everybody around here is just regular working
people, said Cathy McKay, owner of a carpet store
across the street from Post Airgas. You feel safe
coming out here at night. The shooting, she said,
is just beyond my comprehension.

The shootings came only a week after day trader
Mark O. Barton shot and killed nine people at two
brokerage firms in Atlanta.  Pelham, located about 15
miles south of Birmingham, has a population of about
12,000.

Police identified the victims as Lee Holbrooks, 32,
and Christopher Yancy, 28, both employees of Ferguson
Enterprises, and Terry Jarvis, 39, an employee of Post
Airgas. 

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