Oddly related to Trillian’s thread.
Six killed at zombie party
From: From correspondents in Seattle
March 27, 2006A gunman killed six young people at a “zombie party”, where revellers were made up to look dead yesterday.
The killer shot himself in the head when challenged by police as he left the murder house.
Two wounded party-goers were taken to hospital.Seattle police scoured the scene for clues as to what prompted the shooting spree in the city’s trendy Capitol Hill neighbourhood.
“We have absolutely no idea what the motive is,” Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske said.
"These appear to be almost execution-style shootings. He expended a large number of rounds.
"It was a zombie party. People had a lot of make-up on.
“There was fake blood and people made-up to look as if they were dead.”Those slain included four men and two women, ranging in age from their teens into their 20s.
The gunman was described as being “quiet and almost humble” before leaving the party briefly on Saturday morning.
The man, a Seattle resident in his 20s, went to his parked truck and got a pistol-grip shotgun and a handgun, police said. He donned bandoliers of shotgun shells.
On his half-block walk back to the house, he paused to paint “NOW” in three spots, investigators said. He began shooting when he reached the party house.
“People inside the house began running and screaming in terror,” the police chief said.
“A pistol-grip shotgun is designed for hunting people.”
The gunman killed people on the first floor then went searching for more victims on the second-floor of the home, Mr Kerlikowske said.
Two girls were hiding in a locked room when the gunman fired through the door.
The gunfire was heard by neighbours as well as a police officer who happened to be about a block away.
The officer arrived to find a shooting victim in front of the house. He then noticed the gunman step out a door of the home.
The gunman put his shotgun to his head and fired as the officer ordered him to drop the weapon.
The gunman was among those attending a different Capitol Hill party involving about a thousand people on Friday night local time and had been invited to the house.
Seattle mayor Greg Nickels said it was the worst case of violence in the city in more than 20 years.
Source: news.com.au
Explanation 1: The kid was on serious drugs, possibly hallucinogens. He came to believe that the people actually were zombies and tried to kill them all. Notice they mention “execution-style shootings.” That means in the head, the only real way to kill a zombie.
Explanation 2: They really were zombies, and this is all just an elaborate coverup. The kid could have been bitten, explaning why he shot himself in the head. Note that this happened in Seattle. If you start to see similar news stories appear on the west coast of the US, spreading out to central and eastern US, you know will know something is up. Prepare now!