Is it very sad that Christopher Lanum was shot in the Shenandoah National Park?”
Man dressed like The Joker slain by police in park Thu Mar 12, 8:38 pm ET FRONT ROYAL, Va. – A soldier dressed and wearing face-paint like Batman villain The Joker was shot and killed by police in the Shenandoah National Park after he pointed a loaded shotgun at them after a chase, an FBI affidavit says. Army Spc. Christopher Lanum, a suspect in the stabbing of a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis, was killed hours after the attack when officers attempted to stop the minivan he was driving, according to court documents filed Wednesday that first disclosed the weekend shooting. Lanum’s girlfriend Patsy Ann Marie Montowski, a passenger in the van, was hit by gunfire and treated at a hospital. She was arrested Wednesday evening and charged with being accessory after the fact to assault, authorities said. A lawyer for Montowski was not listed in court documents. According to the FBI affidavit filed in federal court in Montowski’s case, Lanum was dressed in The Joker outfit at the time of an arg
It is sad that a life had to be taken away, but for this incident he did point a shotgun at the FBI. So I really don’t know what to feel. Apparently from this article: http://www.startribune.com/nation/41181507.html The person was on the run from the police. A soldier dressed and wearing face-paint like Batman villain The Joker was shot and killed by police in the Shenandoah National Park after he pointed a loaded shotgun at them after a chase, an FBI affidavit says. Army Spc. Christopher Lanum, a suspect in the stabbing of a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis, was killed hours after the attack when officers attempted to stop the minivan he was driving, according to court documents filed Wednesday that first disclosed the weekend shooting. Lanum’s girlfriend Patsy Ann Marie Montowski, a passenger in the van, was hit by gunfire and treated at a hospital. She was arrested Wednesday evening and charged with being acce
Actually… no. Not really. He stabbed and stunned his roommate and threatened police with a loaded gun. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_re_us/national_park_shooting Man dressed like The Joker slain by police in park AP Thu Mar 12, 8:38 pm ET FRONT ROYAL, Va. – A soldier dressed and wearing face-paint like Batman villain The Joker was shot and killed by police in the Shenandoah National Park after he pointed a loaded shotgun at them after a chase, an FBI affidavit says. Army Spc. Christopher Lanum, a suspect in the stabbing of a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis, was killed hours after the attack when officers attempted to stop the minivan he was driving, according to court documents filed Wednesday that first disclosed the weekend shooting. Lanum’s girlfriend Patsy Ann Marie Montowski, a passenger in the van, was hit by gunfire and treated at a hospital. She was arrested Wednesday