Type: Public Post issued from the Capitol
Date Sent: August 10th (Basically backdate this to the second news of the firefight reached TR. He's on it.)
People of AustinIt saddens us deeply to report that we have lost lives in a recent firefight outside of the city limits. A routine patrol was fired upon by raiders, resulting in the deaths of two officers and one civilian who was caught in the crossfire. An investigation into this tragedy is being conducted, and if anyone has any information, please contact the hotline below.
In this time of turmoil, loss of human life to criminal activity is abhorrent. There is no reason for the living to fire upon the living when the dead walk the earth. Yet, these criminals have taken lives indiscriminately in their commitment to lawlessness and anarchy.
307 living people have been needlessly murdered in supply raids and firefights against law enforcement over the last two years. Three names have been added to that list as of yesterday.
Needlessly. I cannot stress that word enough. There are four men in critical condition, and we fear that number will only grow. The only reason for these hostilities is the determination of those who choose to live outside the law. The people who would prefer capitalizing on violence to rebuilding society.
The following list is limited to the direct victims. There are other lives that have been lost due to the theft of medicine, food, and water; the choking of trade routes between shelters. That number is more difficult to calculate, as is the number of raider losses. If I had their names, I would list them here as well. We wish to honor and mourn all of the men and women who have been killed violently in this senseless turf war.
Grayson Michael Wolfe - 31, Civilian Leader of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library Shelter, former Corporal of the US Army, survived by his wife and daughter. Killed in a crossfire between raiders and a patrol on August 9th, 2015.
Justin Lee Cunningham - 27, Capitol patrolman, former Officer of the US Army, survived by his brother. Killed in a firefight between raiders and a patrol on August 9th, 2015.
Andrew Tobias York - 46, Capitol patrolman, former protection agent, survived by his son and daughter. Killed in a firefight between raiders and a patrol on August 9th, 2015.
Michele Andrea Bradley - 34, Capitol supply driver, former school bus driver, presumed the last living member of her family. Killed in a supply raid on August…
[OOC: This list goes on and on, but I’m not going to invent that many NPCs. Y'all get the gist, right?]
As we have stated many times, every human life is a life that should be valued. We are all of us survivors. For the sake of our continued survival, this violence must stop. Too many lives have been lost as it is. For now, we mourn the victims of this misguided destruction on all sides, and our hearts go out to their loved ones.
With regrets,
T. R. Lansing
Council President for the City of Austin
Aforementioned hotline for information regarding this or any other ongoing investigation: xxx-xxx-xxxxx
You will be forwarded to the appropriate department. Thank you.
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