I saw this earlier, but didn’t know whether to post until something was confirmed. News sources now confirm that a 18-year-old female UA student was shot early yesterday in a drive-by shooting. Some students on Facebook had already started a group entitled "Wildcats Against Violence," but the group lists the time as the night of the day before.
Time errors notwithstanding, it’s definitely the same party as FIJI is the same fraternity as Phi Gamma Delta. The Facebook group reports that Theta Tau and Alpha Chi Omega are also within the vicinity.
Here’s what they didn’t tell you:
Looking on Google Earth, FIJI is a dirt lot, so the picture is clearly old. But notice what’s just southwest of that position. FIJI, 1801 E First St, is just across the street from UAPD, 1852 E. First St. This is further evidence that citizens cannot trust police as an alternative to the right to bear arms.
This is the second frat shooting this year and the third gun-related incident on university-related property to my knowledge. Kappa Alpha was trying to remove an unwelcome guest when he pulled out a gun and shot an 18-year-old pledge. And last semester on University and Park, a group of friends (including a good friend of mine) were mugged, with some of them getting pistol-whipped.
We had three at the nursing school killed back in 2002. This year, we’ve had 22 aggravated assaults, including, at minimum, the University/Park mugging and FIJI. How long will it take before we get our rights back?
Update: KVOA’s website thankfully does mention the vicinity to UAPD and notes that an officer heard the shots. I also just remembered that back when I was in the fifth grade, my family and I were attacked by a raged driver…just near the Honolulu Police Department. Go figure.
