Five unhoused people were shot in Las Vegas, police said.

At least one person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a homeless encampment in Las Vegas on Friday, police said.

The incident occurred in the area of Charleston Boulevard and U.S. 95 around 5:30 p.m. local time. Officers responded to a homeless encampment, where witnesses directed them to multiple victims, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson said at a press briefing Friday night.

  • Walican132@lemmy.todayEnglish
    384·
    11 months ago

    People are disgusting. How do you attack those that society has already failed utterly.

      • Walican132@lemmy.todayEnglish
        246·
        11 months ago

        Exactly which accusation do you wish me to withhold? The fact that someone is disgusting for killing the un homed?

        • squiblet@kbin.social
          112·
          11 months ago

          It’s possible the shooter was in the same situation themselves. So, it’s unreasonable to think that people are going to get along on the basis of shared misfortune.

            • squiblet@kbin.social
              121·
              11 months ago

              Not in the same way as someone of means intentionally targeting homeless people, no. The difference is the apparent motive.

            • iegod@lemm.ee
              6·
              11 months ago

              You don’t see the difference between a targeted attack on a demographic versus violence between two individuals of the same socioeconomic standing? Really?

              • Walican132@lemmy.todayEnglish
                22·
                11 months ago

                I think the gun violence either way is beyond disgusting. This was an avoidable attack that people in the comments are trying to justify based on the victim and / or attackers social economic position.

                • iegod@lemm.ee
                  31·
                  11 months ago

                  I don’t think anyone is trying to justify it, simply frame it in proportion to what it was.

        • Pratai@lemmy.ca
          118·
          11 months ago

          It could have been a homeless person that shot them. Waiting until the facts are known is always better than assuming you already know without needing them.

            • Pratai@lemmy.ca
              1411·
              11 months ago

              Sure it is. It’s disgusting that anyone shoots anyone. But when you start making assumptions that it was someone from outside preying on them- yore creating a false narrative for the purpose of agitating the us vs them crowd which is disingenuous.

              Just wait and see what the investigation produces.

              • ssboomman@lemm.ee
                715·
                11 months ago

                The only person who made that assumption was you. No one mentioned whether the shooter was homeless or not.

                • Pratai@lemmy.ca
                  513·
                  11 months ago

                  How do you attack those that society has already failed utterly.

                  OP assumed it wasn’t. I made no assumptions. Learn how to read.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        11 months ago

        No telling, ATM, what went on here. I find that after-action reports are often far different than the headlines. And yes, I’m factoring in cop lies.

  • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
    245·
    11 months ago

    I demand an immediate investigation into why these homeless people were not armed and able to defend themselves. We should be handing out firearms at the soup kitchens to avoid these kinds of tragedies.