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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (1696)	10/22/2002 11:21:53 PM
From: LPS5	Respond to of 2746

Jeff, Well-reasoned, but I'd personally find the shooting times more significant toward indicating an ex-military type if half or more of them had taken place earlier than, let's say...6:00 a.m.? Something like that, JMO & FWIW. LPS5 Sniper timeline, Scripps Howard News Service Oct. 2 - 5:20 p.m.: Montgomery County, Md., Police receive a report that the windows of a Michael's craft store in the suburban community of Aspen Hill outside of Washington D.C. have been shot out. 6:04 p.m.: A man walking across a suburban strip mall in Montgomery County a short distance from the Michael's store is shot by an unknown assailant. The bullets match. Police begin an investigation. Oct. 3 - 7:41 a.m.: A man riding a lawnmower outside a car dealership in Montgomery County is killed by a single rifle shot. 8:12 a.m.: A man filling his vehicle at a gas station close to the Michael's store is felled. 8:37 a.m.: A woman is shot in the head outside of a post office. 9:58 a.m.: A woman is shot while vacuuming her car her car at a gas station. Police believe the shootings, all of which occurred within a 2 1/2-mile radius, were performed by the same gun. The assailant is described as a "skilled shooter." 9:20 p.m.: A pedestrian is shot in the neck while standing on a street corner in upper northwest Washington D.C. Oct. 4 - Police reveal that ballistic tests establish that the Washington D.C. killing is related to the five in Montgomery County. The bullet most likely used was a .223 caliber fired from a high-powered weapon. Authorities begin a manhunt. A tip line is set up. 2:30 p.m.: A woman is shot in the back while loading packages into her vehicle outside a mall in Spotsylvania County, Va., about 50 miles from Washington. She survived. Oct. 5 - Police reveal forensic evidence showing the Spotsylvania shooting is related to the Montgomery County slayings. A Rockville man is questioned but police determine he wasn't involved. Oct. 6 - Police, acknowledging they have few leads to follow, ask potential witnesses to step forward. About 100 Montgomery County investigators are assigned to the case, along with about 50 ATF and FBI agents. Oct. 7- 8:08 a.m.: A student heading into a middle school in Bowie, Md., is struck in the chest by a high-powered rifle bullet. He survives. Police link the wounding to the previous shootings. Police investigating the scene reportedly discover a tarot card in the area where the shooter hid. On it are printed the words, "Dear policeman: I am God." A reward fund for information leading to the assailant's capture is established. Oct. 8 - Most area schools go on "Code Blue" status, canceling all outdoor activities. Oct. 9 - 8:18 p.m.: A man is shot in the head and killed while standing at a gas pump in Prince William Co., Va. Authorities link the shooting to the others. No tarot card or shell casing is discovered. Oct. 11 - 9:30 a.m.: A man is shot and killed at a Spotsylvania County gas station. He is the eighth sniper victim in a 10-day period. A Virginia State trooper 50 yards from the scene heard a gun shot but could not spot the shooter. Police set up barricades around local roads but the shooter proves elusive. Oct. 12 - Police release a sketch of a white box truck that several witnesses reported seeing around the spots of the killings. Oct. 14 - 9:15 p.m.: A woman loading packages into her car at a Fairfax County, Va., shopping center is shot and killed. Authorities determine she is the ninth victim slain by the gunman. Oct. 17 - Authorities abandon attempts to develop a composite sketch of the killer, saying a person who reported that he saw the shooter fabricated the story. Oct. 19 - 8 p.m.: A man is shot in the parking lot of a Ponderosa Steakhouse in Ashland, Va., about 90 miles south of Washington. Authorities investigate whether the victim, in critical but stable condition, was the latest victim of the sniper. Oct. 21 - Police confirm that the bullet used in the attack on the man in Ashland Saturday was the same type used by the sniper in previous shootings. Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose sends cryptic messages to sniper though media. Oct. 22 [just before 6:00 a.m.]- Conrad Johnson, a Montgomery County bus driver, was killed as he stood on the steps of his bus Tuesday. Police operate on the assumption that Johnson was killed by the sniper.