An armed suspected rapist has seized four hostages at a Baltimore Burger King, including a 7 year old girl. If this standoff ends badly, the NRA will have more blood on its hands for fighting for laws that allow terrorists and criminals to carry guns.
Officers tried to stop the suspect, whom police did not name, to serve him an arrest warrant on the northwest side of the city about 11 a.m., when he sped off and led police on a chase to Washington Boulevard and South Monroe Street near Carroll Park, police said.
The man crashed into another car at the intersection about 11:30 a.m. and ran inside the fast food restaurant, where he barricaded himself and the hostages, police said.
The driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries, police said.
Tactical units lined up, guns drawn, along the restaurant's exterior wall. An officer with an assault rifle ordered people to clear Carroll Park. Police taped off the crime scene a block away, and the Foxtrot helicopter unit circled overhead.
Jesse Jackson today, along with the Black Fraternal Order of Police, called for massive action in light of Baton Rouge. Now, this call for action becomes even stronger in light of the current hostage crisis. The NRA is waging a war against not only our police, but our children. How hard can it be to comprehend common sense? We want to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms. We do NOT want guns in the hands of criminals and terrorists. And we want to get rid of special rights for gun manufacturers.
Updates to follow.