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Shooting leaves at least twelve people injured

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November 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man opened fire after leaving a bar last night, leaving at least twelve people wounded, one of them seriously.  The incident took place in La Carpio, a low-income area of San José.

 

According to the Regional Director of the Fuerza Publica in San José, Juan Carlos Arias, a man opened fire and shot indiscriminately at bystanders shortly after leaving a bar.

 

Eleven people were reported to be in stable condition.  One person was seriously injured, requiring surgery.  That victim’s condition was unknown at press time.

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  • Hydrangea

    Another foul step on the road to the Americanization of Costa Rica.

  • Kathleen Noah

    And the shooter?

  • Ken Morris

    Well, a short story, and maybe not the most important questions to ask, but I wonder how a guy managed to wound 12 people when the law in general limits guns to 10 rounds and most shooters miss most of the time anyway? Did the guy have an illegal gun, reload, have two guns, over penetrate by shooting into a crowd, or what? It’s just not adding up that one guy could wound a dozen people, who presumably all stood around waiting to be shot rather than reacting. And no one else there had a gun to shoot back?

    Another poster says this is another step toward the Americanization of Costa Rica, and while that may be true, I think we need more information to make any sense of this. Also, given how contentious the gun debate is even in Costa Rica, more information might prevent those on both sides of the issue from pouncing upon this story as an anecdote for their opinions.

    • Jim Freeman

      I agree with you Ken! I fail to see how this is: Another foul step on the road to the Americanization of Costa Rica. I feel quite certain that if that was true the shooter would be lucky to be alive & I am certain he would spend many years in prison. I’ll bet this guy doen’t spend any significant time in jail. What do you think?

      • Ken Morris

        No idea about jail time, which is an instance of my general point that we don’t seem to have all the facts. Anybody who shoots a dozen innocent people in CR is going to do some serious hard time, but I’m not convinced that’s what happened. Something’s fishy about a story that has a guy shooting more rounds than most guns hold and nobody else doing anything. Let’s see what the follow-up reports say.

        • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

          Ken, we will indeed be following up on this story.

          A few points to clarify some facts:

          A) As of this morning, shooter was able to escape, and his identity, if known, has not been officially released.

          B) The ten-round point you mention is not exactly true, at least to my own knowledge. I have a legally-registered Glock 19 handgun that comes with a factory 17-round magazine/clip. Let me point out that I’m not certain on this – but I think the 10-round issue might only apply to after-market accessories, not the magazines that are contained in a legally imported and sold, factory-sealed firearm purchase.

          I have consulted with all of my attorneys and have always been told the two 17-round magazines that came factory with my firearm are completely legal.

          Apart from that, my firearm (with separated and empty magazine, with a 17-round cap.) were inspected by the Msp. Seguridad and duly registered.

          • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

            Let me also say, however, the firearm was purchased around 2006, so perhaps things have changed since then. We’ll look into it, for sure.

          • Ken Morris

            It’s article 25 of the law:

            http://www.iij.ucr.ac.cr/archivos/publicaciones/normativa%20juridica/Ley%20de%20armas%20y%20explosivos.pdf

            The exception is rim fire guns, which I think are only 22s but I may be wrong. (I’m far from a gun expert.)

            That you got one approved with a 17-round magazine may only attest to the caliber of the employees in the various departments that enforce these laws, which experience teaches isn’t very high, although maybe you came in under a different provision. Who knows.

          • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

            Well as we both know, the law here is what is implemented, not what is written. Firearm in question was actually purchased from the gun store in MultiPlaza Escazu, shrinkwrap still on the Glock carry case, with two 17 round magazines inside.

            I’ll have to investigate the matter, but could it be that a 17 round magazine is legal if you only load it with 10 rounds? LOL. Pura Vida.

          • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

            Ken, just read Article 25. 10-round limit only applies to semi-auto *rifles* (not handguns), as I read it. So for example, an AR-15 (which is civilian, semi-auto) – 10 round max on the magazine.

          • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

            To clarify further – 10 round limit applies to anything ‘carbine’ – shoulder-fired.

          • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

            Further clarification, ICR is not an attorney. Always consult an attorney with legal questions :)

          • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

            Also, the exception you mention, to me, seems to be for bolt-action rifles, btw. Where each empty casing must be manually ejected.

            So basically, in the case of shoulder-fired semi-auto weapons (of course, all fully-auto weapons are against the law) – 10 round max; unless it is a bolt action where each empty casing must be manually ejected. Disclaimer: I could be wrong.

  • disqus_r8w0IwvvLw

    They always leave out the most important info when there is a shooting. Like what medication was this person on? Did friends and family members notice a big change from the medication? Where was he going the last few days before this happened-any gov. connections? You know the real story.

  • Andrew

    Timothy:
    Could we get an update on the Somalis captured in Guanacaste?
    I googled it and there is absolutely no other mention.

    • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

      Andrew – I am going to reply to you here as the additional information we have wasn’t enough to warrant a complete article.

      The three that were arrested were actually released the same day with an order to appear at an immigration hearing in San Jose the very next day to see if they could be granted some form of asylum. They failed to appear, and as such they are now wanted by authorities and their whereabouts (along with the others that were able to escape) is unknown.

      The initial report that they might have arrived via Nicaragua is now contradicted by a police report in which it is stated they may have arrived via Panama or perhaps the south Caribbean of Costa Rica. They were stopped at a police checkpoint not far from Liberia in a minibus of some sort, apparently being transported by a “coyote.”

      • http://insidecostarica.com/ Timothy Williams

        The “coyote” was also apparently able to escape.

  • Aitor Xaranga

    One good thing: The nut is a lousy shot!

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