March 26, 2006

Party Crasher

Some Seattle people made up to look like the living dead became just plain dead:

The private party following a "zombie rave" was winding down when a man walked out, returned to the house wearing bandoliers of shotgun shells and opened fire on the young crowd, police said.
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About 20 people had gathered at the two-story rental house after a Friday night rave called "Better Off Undead" in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Some of the guests were "made up to look as if they were dead," [Police Chief Gil] Kerlikowske said.

The killer stopped to spray some creepiti:

As the gunman walked the half block back to the house, he spray painted the word "NOW" in orange twice on the sidewalk and once on the steps of a neighbor's home, police said.

Now for the comic relief:

Nancie Thorne told The Seattle Times that her 15-year-old daughter, Suzanne, was in the house.

"It's the worst phone call a mom can get," Thorne said, crying. "She shouldn't have gone to the rave. I've never approved of those things. ... I just hope to God she's alive. And if she is, she's grounded for life."

Six people were killed before the killer commited suicide. No motive has been mentioned so far, but if ever there were mayhem for a giant one-eyed rabbit to be behind, this would be it.

UPDATE:
The killer has been named as Aaron Kyle Huff, a Montanan who lived in Seattle with his twin brother.
But enough about that. Let's let a rave promoter put the whole thing in perspective for us:

Several ravers gathered at a makeshift memorial near the crime scene Sunday morning, including Travis Webb, an area rave promoter who attended the rave that preceded the fatal party.

Webb said he and other ravers are fearful that officials would use the shooting as an excuse to shut down the parties. Police said alcohol and marijuana were found at the murder scene, but they had not linked them to the crime.

"It's almost a double punishment," Webb said. "You lose six people that are so close, and then you might lose the community that brought you all together in the first place."

Posted by floridacracker at March 26, 2006 04:42 PM

   



Comments

I wonder what the meaning of the letters NOW was to this individual.

Posted by: Liquid at March 27, 2006 03:05 AM

An added touch of weird.

Posted by: Donnah at March 27, 2006 05:52 AM

one of the 'survivors' of the party was on the tube last night. He certainly was somber, to say the least...in fact you could almost hear between the lines..'All my teachers and parents were right..all this time'..

NOW..I think that group of kids were obsesssed with
deadness..and un-deadness..but Mr. Sparkle decided
to Bring it on home, NOW. I dont think its some mysterious cryptic deal..much the same as if he wrote 'die'..

Posted by: csason at March 27, 2006 07:15 AM

Sounds like a very Capitol Hill type of shindig though. The most important question is this: Which franchise will be the first to rip this from the headlines, Law & Order, or CSI?

Posted by: marc at March 27, 2006 10:34 AM

White killer, it's a go for Law and Order. One of the wisecracks might include calling him "Mr. Sparkle" too.

Posted by: Donnah at March 28, 2006 01:48 PM