Shootings Washington

An Orange County woman was in critical condition Monday after being shot in the head at a parking garage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Soheila Motamed, 39, of Corona del Mar was taken to Harborview Medical Center after she was shot Sunday night during an apparent attempted robbery, police said. Motamed had walked to her car on the fourth floor of the garage when she was approached by the gunman, Port of Seattle Police Sgt. Dianna Klineburger said.

WASHINGTON -- A drive-by shooting early Monday morning in Washington, D.C., injured at least 11 people. None of the victims' injuries are life-threatening, a Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman said Monday. The department is investigating whether a 12th person was hurt when two cars sped by a street corner in an up-and-coming part of the city, opening fire on a crowd gathered outside a building. Police have not yet released any information on the shooters' potential motives.

Re "Gunman Opens Fire in Capitol, Kills 2 Officers, Wounds Tourist," July 25: Newt Gingrich spoke about the killings in the Republican weekly radio address. "Please help those who are troubled learn to live peacefully with their problems," said the speaker, a tear running down his right cheek. His statement seems incredibly naive. The paranoid psychotic is not about to "learn" anything. He has very little control over his thinking and actions. Keep in mind also that many of the mentally ill are hard-core drug addicts who are in chains to their habit.

Re "Gunman Opens Fire in Capitol, Kills 2 Officers, Wounds Tourist," July 25: Newt Gingrich spoke about the killings in the Republican weekly radio address. "Please help those who are troubled learn to live peacefully with their problems," said the speaker, a tear running down his right cheek. His statement seems incredibly naive. The paranoid psychotic is not about to "learn" anything. He has very little control over his thinking and actions. Keep in mind also that many of the mentally ill are hard-core drug addicts who are in chains to their habit.

A flurry of shootings overnight, including three killings, accelerated demands Wednesday for tougher action to stem rising violence in the nation's capital. "No mayor anywhere could be more unhappy about this situation than me," said Mayor Marion Barry. "If I had the solutions for these killings at my fingertips, I'd stop them. It's frightening, it's sad, that we've come to this point." Paramedics responded to 14 reports of shootings Tuesday, 11 of them between 6:30 p.m.

Here we go again. Another pedestrian team in the Pacific 10 Conference peaked against UCLA, resulting in another defeat that is bound to have reverberations in Westwood. This time, it was the Washington Huskies, making 60% of their shots and sinking 17 of 18 free throws Thursday night to defeat UCLA, 81-67, before 3,788 in Edmundson Pavilion.

WASHINGTON -- A drive-by shooting early Monday morning in Washington, D.C., injured at least 11 people. None of the victims' injuries are life-threatening, a Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman said Monday. The department is investigating whether a 12th person was hurt when two cars sped by a street corner in an up-and-coming part of the city, opening fire on a crowd gathered outside a building. Police have not yet released any information on the shooters' potential motives.

USC coach George Raveling revealed ruefully Thursday night that his team will open against North Carolina next season. So that prompted the tongue-in-cheek question, "did your Trojans sound a warning to the Tar Heels tonight?" That was the the way the questioning went in the loose USC dressing room. And why not? USC had just blown out Washington State, 66-37, at the Sports Arena. The Trojans are unaccustomed to such comfortable winning margins and they relished it.

Six people were wounded, at least two critically, in shootings near Washington Park in Pomona late Thursday night, Pomona police said. "Some of the wounded were shot at an intersection near the park, and others were wounded outside a 7-Eleven market in the area," police Sgt. Hank Vega said. A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter flew at least one of the victims to County-USC Medical Center, and three others were taken by ambulances to Pomona Valley Community Hospital.

Three young men were shot to death in separate incidents during a 12-hour period Monday and Tuesday in San Bernardino, police said. As of early Tuesday night, no arrests had been made in any of the shootings. Markell Washington, 23, of Rialto was struck by gunshots fired into an apartment complex early Tuesday. Police said Washington was visiting his girlfriend when someone outside yelled his name. Shots were fired into the apartment, leaving Washington dead at the scene, police said.

An Orange County woman was in critical condition Monday after being shot in the head at a parking garage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Soheila Motamed, 39, of Corona del Mar was taken to Harborview Medical Center after she was shot Sunday night during an apparent attempted robbery, police said. Motamed had walked to her car on the fourth floor of the garage when she was approached by the gunman, Port of Seattle Police Sgt. Dianna Klineburger said.

Here we go again. Another pedestrian team in the Pacific 10 Conference peaked against UCLA, resulting in another defeat that is bound to have reverberations in Westwood. This time, it was the Washington Huskies, making 60% of their shots and sinking 17 of 18 free throws Thursday night to defeat UCLA, 81-67, before 3,788 in Edmundson Pavilion.

A flurry of shootings overnight, including three killings, accelerated demands Wednesday for tougher action to stem rising violence in the nation's capital. "No mayor anywhere could be more unhappy about this situation than me," said Mayor Marion Barry. "If I had the solutions for these killings at my fingertips, I'd stop them. It's frightening, it's sad, that we've come to this point." Paramedics responded to 14 reports of shootings Tuesday, 11 of them between 6:30 p.m.

USC coach George Raveling revealed ruefully Thursday night that his team will open against North Carolina next season. So that prompted the tongue-in-cheek question, "did your Trojans sound a warning to the Tar Heels tonight?" That was the the way the questioning went in the loose USC dressing room. And why not? USC had just blown out Washington State, 66-37, at the Sports Arena. The Trojans are unaccustomed to such comfortable winning margins and they relished it.

Two FBI agents and a District of Columbia police detective were shot and killed Tuesday afternoon as gunfire erupted in the squad room of an elite homicide unit at Washington's downtown police headquarters. A fourth person, believed to be the gunman, was also found dead at the scene, officials said. Officials would not assign a motive to the shootings.

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said Friday that the agency has begun a preliminary assessment of its investigation into the Washington-area sniper shootings and already believes some of its operations need improvement. Mueller stopped well short of saying he was satisfied with how quickly police were able to solve the killings that gripped the nation during October.