Bombing II
Sun October 02, 2005 1:54 pm (UTC-5) by Nick Benson [Permalink] [1 Comment | Add]
Well, right after I wrote that last post, I did a quick search on google news to see if there was any new information. The Norman Transcript reported:
"Early Sunday, Norman police, OU police, FBI and other federal agents remained on the scene. Police were also searching an area near George Avenue, south of the OU Brandt Park Duck Pond, although it was unknown whether that was related to the campus blast. Some of the residents of the Parkview Apartments were being evacuated."
Which was very interesting to me... since we live in the Parkview Apartments, south of the Duck Pond. I looked out my window, and sure enough, there was an OUPD van sitting on the street.
I wandered out and found that Norman PD, OUPD, and "Norman Security" (private contractor?) were guarding a perimeter just to the northwest of our apartment. A Norman PD officer said he heard the blast last night when he was on patrol near the stadium, but wasn't aware of what had happened until 30-60 minutes later. Along with the other people guarding the perimeter, he confirmed that this was related to the incident last night, and that people had been evacuated from the apartment buildings.
Here's a map I whipped up using Google Maps that shows the area where everything's happening.
Red lines show approximate police lines. Note where we live in the SE corner.
Looking south on George from near Lindsey. White police car is parked at intersection of George and Sooner.
Looking east down Sooner. I believe the building they were most interested in is just above the police car, however that's purely a guess based on where the police tape was.
Looking west from the east side of Sooner towards the building I suspect they're interested in.
Assuming there's actually something noteworthy in one of these buildings, we know that the bomber was definitely associated with OU, as only OU students, staff, faculty, and their families may live in this complex. Pretty spooky stuff.
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Mr. Plastic said...
Sun October 02, 2005 12:04 pm (UTC+0)
I think I'd avoid strolling through that area. Wouldn't you guess they know where the bomber lived and are checking his place for more explosives? If he has a huge stash, you could get hurt from a long ways away if it blows up. Very odd.
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