Shooting in my hometown!

[Leontine78]

It's probably not that big of a news at CNN in America, but here in my little town in Holland some crazy man was shooting with a machine gun in a shopping mall! Six people are killed so far and lots of wounded people too. He committed suicide afterwards.

Girls, I can tell you....this hits me hard. My family and friends are OK, but I got various phonecalls to ask me where I was. That hits me deeply. This kind of news is what you see on tv, on highschools in America (sorry), in Afghanistan, in Libia, but not in my hometown!

It was supposed to be such happy day today...and now this.
I can use a hug.....sorry.

[scrap2day]

{{{hugs}}}

[chloe]

Wow, haven't heard of it yet. ((((hugs))))

[FireWolf]

Dikke knuffel, Leontine! I've been gone all and about to head back out again, so I haven't had the tv on at all today. What a horrible thing to happen here! You are right though, this is something that just doesn't happen here and it make me very sad too. What's even more frightening is that this is the second shooting in that mall this month. Very scary stuff indeed. I'm glad that your family and friends are ok, but my heart goes out to those injured or dead and their families.

[nun69]

so sorry big {{{HUGS}}}~

[Lyd]

So sad! Big hugs to you - I know that when something like that happens in your own community, it really has an affect on everyone who lives there. So sorry it happened in your hometown! :(

[Libby Pritchett]

Oh my gosh! That's so scary and sad! I'm terribly sorry to hear about this!

[livelys]

I am so, so sorry to hear this.. xxx

[Giseli Freitas]

I saw that on the news today. I'm sorry. I totally know the feeling.
How sick one can be!! :( (((HUGS)))

[Ginger_79]

I'm so sorry Leontine! It was big on the German news, it's just so sad. These news don't ever seem to stop recently. Sending hugs your way.

[Leontine78]

Thanks everyone....I still have a hard time believing what happened. We see the footages on the news over and over again....It just never happens so close by. And thinking I often shop around noon on Saturday....fortunately not today!

[Amy Carey]

the world just seems to get crazier by the day!!! How horrible!

[Paula]

Oh that is terrible! The world is becoming insane.

[adrianka]

You are so right. This isn't something you expect happening here. :-(

*hugs*

[Leontine78]

And you know what people are most angry about here?
That this "kid" (he was only 24) had a licence for weapons. In Holland we have a pretty severe weapon law. He was mentally ill for years and he did have a licence. Unbelievable.

It's now two days ago....and everyone is still talking about it a lot. On the news...seeing it's worldnews. Talkshows, at work, at the mall...everyone is talking about it.

And even I haven't been anywhere near the action....I feel like I want to talk about it, because it's close....

[deepounds]

So sorry to hear about this, Leontine! I know how devastating it much be for you, and I'm definitely sending you lots of hugs! :hugs::hugs::hugs: