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A Sense of What Some People Have to Say About Sniper Case
Aired October 23, 2002 - 12:54 ET
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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Let's get a sense of what some other people in this area have to say about the sniper case. They're very close to home.
Our Kevin Sites is at the Tasty Diner in Silver Spring, Maryland, right here in Montgomery County. He's monitoring the mood of the lunch time crowd. What is the mood over there, Kevin?
KEVIN SITES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, there weren't a lot of people in here at the time the press conference happened. Most people had already heard about the ballistics matchup of yesterday's shooting to the sniper's weapon. What's happening here is more a concern of fear. There are many parents in here who are talking about this impact on their daily lives.
I have with me over Anne Prettyman (ph) and her son Jackson. And, Anne (ph), you were telling me earlier that these events have basically locked down your life over the last few weeks.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They really have. He had a field trip today to a pumpkin patch which was canceled, and we pretty much just stay indoors. Actually we have the luxury of going out of town since I'm not working and he's little enough. So we may do that. I know some of our friends are thinking about doing that as well, because he can't go outside.
SITES: That's tough with an active 4-year-old.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Two-year-old, yes.
SITES: Did you ever think that your life was going to be like this?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Absolutely not. I never thought to escape, you know, being scared about something I'd go to New York, and that's where we'll probably go. So, but it's just -- it's really unreal. It's surreal.
SITES: I'll let you get a handle on him. Thanks for talking with us. And, Wolf, we want to talk to this gentleman here. He is a veteran of World War II. He had some things to say about the investigation that's been going on in terms of what the police have been doing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think the things have been bungled right from the start. I think they have got a three-page letter. They ought to make it known to the public, and let people turn the guy in. I think Moose is being -- he's got other people doing the speaking for him.
SITES: Thank you, sir. I'm sorry, we're running out of time.
As you can see, there's a lot of different opinions, just a small sample of what's going on in people's minds. They're living in the midst of this terror.
Back to you, Wolf.
BLITZER: Kevin Sites, on the scene for us in Silver Spring, thanks very much.
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Aired October 23, 2002 - 12:54 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Let's get a sense of what some other people in this area have to say about the sniper case. They're very close to home.
Our Kevin Sites is at the Tasty Diner in Silver Spring, Maryland, right here in Montgomery County. He's monitoring the mood of the lunch time crowd. What is the mood over there, Kevin?
KEVIN SITES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, there weren't a lot of people in here at the time the press conference happened. Most people had already heard about the ballistics matchup of yesterday's shooting to the sniper's weapon. What's happening here is more a concern of fear. There are many parents in here who are talking about this impact on their daily lives.
I have with me over Anne Prettyman (ph) and her son Jackson. And, Anne (ph), you were telling me earlier that these events have basically locked down your life over the last few weeks.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They really have. He had a field trip today to a pumpkin patch which was canceled, and we pretty much just stay indoors. Actually we have the luxury of going out of town since I'm not working and he's little enough. So we may do that. I know some of our friends are thinking about doing that as well, because he can't go outside.
SITES: That's tough with an active 4-year-old.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Two-year-old, yes.
SITES: Did you ever think that your life was going to be like this?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Absolutely not. I never thought to escape, you know, being scared about something I'd go to New York, and that's where we'll probably go. So, but it's just -- it's really unreal. It's surreal.
SITES: I'll let you get a handle on him. Thanks for talking with us. And, Wolf, we want to talk to this gentleman here. He is a veteran of World War II. He had some things to say about the investigation that's been going on in terms of what the police have been doing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think the things have been bungled right from the start. I think they have got a three-page letter. They ought to make it known to the public, and let people turn the guy in. I think Moose is being -- he's got other people doing the speaking for him.
SITES: Thank you, sir. I'm sorry, we're running out of time.
As you can see, there's a lot of different opinions, just a small sample of what's going on in people's minds. They're living in the midst of this terror.
Back to you, Wolf.
BLITZER: Kevin Sites, on the scene for us in Silver Spring, thanks very much.
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