A preliminary investigation into the gunfire suggests it resulted from a fight between two groups of men at or near the Liberate Occupy Oakland camp on a plaza in front of City Hall, police Chief Howard Jordan said.
This MSNBC Quote of the Day is taken from a report entitled,
'There were six or seven shots': Man murdered near Occupy Oakland camp:
Recent unrest
surrounding the Oakland encampment
has helped rally supporters of
Occupy Wall Street
nationwide,
a movement launched in New York in September
to protest economic inequality
and excesses of the financial system."
Wow, if "recent unrest" helped rally support, then we can only imagine what kind of effect this murder will have.
Meanwhile, Sir Colin Powell says OWS protests are "as American as apple pie."
Up-twinkles, anyone?
UPDATE: In Vermont, police are investigating a shooting in a tent at Occupy Burlington that left a 35-year-old man dead; police believe the gunshot may have been self-inflicted. (More here.)
UPDATE: A dead body was found in a tent at Occupy Salt Lake City on Friday; police say that death is "not suspicious."
UPDATE: in Georgia, tuberculosis has broken at out at Occupy Atlanta.
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