Living in fear. (National).For three weeks, residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia lived in fear. Starting October 2, a sniper See sniping software. (someone who fires a gun from a hiding place) shot 13 people in the D.C. area, killing 10. As the sniper claimed each new victim, the region's citizens grew increasingly frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. . Schools in Maryland and Virginia were on "lockdown Lockdown A specified period when an employee of a public company is barred from selling - and occasionally buying - their company's stock. Notes: These types of equity transaction restrictions can be imposed by securities regulators or underwriting firms if a company has ": Students were kept in their classrooms, and outdoor activities were canceled. "There has been a high-anxiety level since the shootings," said Zachary Belmont, a 7th-grader at Julius West Middle School Julius West Middle School is an International Baccalaureate - Middle Years Programme. It is located at 651 Great Falls Road Rockville, Maryland. The student body of 1143 students is 27.4% White,29.6 % Asian, 20.1% African American, 20.9% Hispanic, and 0.7% American Indian, and 1. in Rockville, Maryland Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2006 census update, the city had a total population of 59,114, making it the second largest city in Maryland. . Thousands of federal, state, and local law-enforcement officials worked on the case. Investigators linked all the shootings to one gun by comparing the marks the gun left on bullets found at the crime scenes. In late October, Maryland police arrested two men. Their car contained the rifle used in the shootings. Officials said that one of the individuals, a former U.S. soldier, sympathized with the 9/11 hijackers. After the arrests, people in the D.C. area expressed relief. "I feel a little better," said Zachary. |
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