California soldier shot at his homecoming party

Discussion in 'In the News' started by xoxo, Dec 25, 2011.

  1. xoxo

    xoxo Well-Known Member

    http://news.yahoo.com/california-soldier-shot-homecoming-party-012801516.html

    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — An Army soldier who survived a suicide bombing while serving in Afghanistan has been left paralyzed after being shot at his homecoming party in Southern California.
    Christopher Sullivan, 22, was shot late Friday while trying to break up a fight between his brother and another man at a San Bernardino residence.
    "My son didn't deserve this. He served his country," his mother, Suzanne Sullivan, told the San Bernardino Sun
    Suzanne Sullivan said her son suffered two gunshot wounds to his back, which shattered his spine. Family members told the newspaper that the shooting late Friday left Sullivan paralyzed and in critical condition.
    Police said Sullivan's brother and a partygoer got into an argument. When Sullivan moved to intervene, the man pulled a gun and opened fire.
    The gunman fled the scene before police arrived.
    Sullivan was wounded in a suicide bombing attack last year in Kandahar while serving with the 101st Infantry Division.
    He suffered a cracked collar bone and brain damage in the attack and has been recovering in Kentucky where he is stationed.
    He was home on leave when the shooting occurred.
    His enlistment would be complete in April, after which Sullivan had planned to come home to go to college.
    Family members are calling on the shooter to surrender.
    Police have not identified the suspect.
     
  2. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    My prayers go out to him & his family. It's heartbreaking how little regard some people have for human life.
     
  3. archangel

    archangel Well-Known Member

    darn shame.

    Makes me wonder what is a man fighting for when he is safer in a war zone than in his own country.
     
  4. JordanC

    JordanC Well-Known Member

    Very sad. :(
     
  5. Iggy

    Iggy Banned

    Just awful to read that.

    Fuck violence
     
  6. orejon4

    orejon4 Well-Known Member

    That is a damned shame. Senseless.
     
  7. Soulthinker

    Soulthinker Well-Known Member

    That person who shot that peacekeeper should be put in jail for life. It is sad he had to encounter that in a civillian setting.
     
  8. GFunk

    GFunk Well-Known Member

    RIP man. Damn shame.
     
  9. nocturnalmission

    nocturnalmission New Member

    Last report I read stated that he's paralyzed and in critical condition... Did he die?
     
  10. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    either way that's a bullshit scenario

    for any warrior to come back home and die (or get shot/paralyzed) where it's supposed to be safe, is horseshit

    then the mothafucka that was involved fled....hope he rots
     
  11. nocturnalmission

    nocturnalmission New Member


    Cosign... When they catch the perp, they need to drop his ass in Pakistan or Afghanistan...
     

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