Texas A&M Shooting: A Story Told Via Twitter With First-Hand Accounts
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As we previously reported, Texas A&M University suffered tragic loss on Monday, as a gunman opened fire near campus from inside a house. Amid the Aurora, Colorado shootings, IQ brought you a unique perspective into the incident by showing real-time Twitter updates by theater goers. Now, amid the Texas A&M shooting that has claimed three lives as of this post, we bring you the same style report – dozens of to-the-minute tweets from several students and University officials during and after the incident.
The gunman was killed after being shot dead by SWAT officers during the College Station shootout. As many as 30 shots (perhaps more) were fired by the suspect and law enforcement officials. A male civilian was fatally shot in the incident, and three people, including a police officer and a female, were wounded, according to reports.
The College Station Police Department (referred to in tweets as CSPD) identified the dead law enforcement official as Constable Brian Bachmann, 41, a married father of two who won the position of Constable of Brazos County, Texas, after a 2010 election. Police responding to the scene saw Bachmann lying dead on the front lawn of the suspect’s house. Some reports say that Bachmann was merely serving an eviction notice when the shooter opened fire on him, mortally wounding the Constable.
The Texas A&M shooting is the latest of a disturbing trend in gun-related violence across this country, coming just a month after 12 people were killed and 58 wounded in a movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, and a mere week after six people were shoot to death at Sikh temple in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
IQ will bring you more on the story as it develops: for breaking updates on the shooting, click here or consult our website’s front page.
Real-time updates via the official Texas A&M Twitter page:
Last tweet before shooting:
Seen a movie with special effects lately? It's likely that they were created by an Aggie! http://t.co/tER7754u #tamu #12thMan
— Texas A&M University (@TAMU) August 13, 2012
As the shooting began:
Avoid Area CSPD reports an active shooter in the area immediately southeast of the intersection of Wellborn Rd -see http://t.co/tKVIbdNd
— CodeMaroon @ TAMU (@TAMUCodeMaroon) August 13, 2012
Code Maroon Update on active shooter in College Station: The location of the active shooter is in the 200 block -see http://t.co/tKVIbdNd
— CodeMaroon @ TAMU (@TAMUCodeMaroon) August 13, 2012
Code Maroon:
Update on active shooter: CSPD reports that the shooter is in custody. Continue to avoid the area. 12:44 PM— CodeMaroon @ TAMU (@TAMUCodeMaroon) August 13, 2012
Texas A&M student Angelina Naspretto, who tweeted significantly throughout the incident:
Last tweet before shooting:
As the shooting began:
Miscellaneous tweets:
Thoughts and prayers go out to Constable Brian Bachmann's family, an to all the others involved in today's tragic shooting here in Aggieland
— Texas A&M Equipment (@TAMUequipment) August 13, 2012
Things like this awful event are very unusual here – a very sad day in our tight knit community.
— Brian Polian (@BrianPolian) August 13, 2012
I'm right down the street from all the gunshots. I'm ok. Heard about 75 gunshots though. Multiple officers down. Send prayers for victims
— Drew Nelson (@DrewNelson13) August 13, 2012
All of us at Texas A&M will do whatever we can today and in the coming days to ease the pain and loss that has occurred. #aggiefamily
— R. Bowen Loftin '71 (@aggieprez) August 13, 2012
UPDATE: There seems to be an issue with our Twitter-embeds. We’re currently working on the issue and will have the full-article back soon.
