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
    34•6 months ago

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

      • @[email protected]English
        18•6 months ago

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

        • squiblet
          9•6 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
              11•6 months ago

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

            • @[email protected]
              6•6 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?

              • @[email protected]English
                0•6 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.

      • @shalafiEnglish
        4•6 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
    19•6 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.

    • @Skullgrid
      5•6 months ago

      We should be handing out firearms at the soup kitchens

      are you saying we should… “Arm the homeless”?

    • Flying Squid
      3•6 months ago

      Can you imagine how much Republicans would tantrum if homeless people were getting armed? And at this point, because of their own folly, there would be basically nothing they could do about it.

    • Flying Squid
      2•6 months ago

      Not when homeless people are involved. What’s unusual is them coming back at all.

    • @rDrDr
      2•6 months ago

      Presumably all the businesses with security cameras were closed.