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.

      • @[email protected]English
        18•1 year ago

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

        • squiblet
          9•1 year 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
              11•1 year ago

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

            • @[email protected]
              6•1 year 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?

              • @[email protected]English
                0•1 year 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.

              • @[email protected]
                -8•1 year ago

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

                  • @Slowy
                    5•1 year ago

                    If a homeless person attacks a homeless person, they are still attacking someone society has failed. My interpretation of the comment is that it is more related to the victim than the perpetrator, like shooting elderly people in a nursing home or children or otherwise less privileged people - you’re victimizing someone who doesn’t have the same opportunity to protect or defend themselves or even choose where they reside. This is not to say that they are pitiable or anything like that, but they are disenfranchised.

      • @shalafiEnglish
        4•1 year 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.