Bloodbath in Chinatown: Joker Tie-In?

Early on Saturday am, October 5, 2019, a man, described as wearing a black jacket and black pants, was randomly hitting homeless men in New York City's Chinatown. He reportedly killed at least four. 

The victims appeared to be sleeping when the attacks occurred. The first call came from Bowery Street near Doyers Street in Chinatown at about 1:50 a.m. Later, three were found on East Broadway, while another was found on Bowery.

Doyers Street, the heart of NYC's Chinatown

All four were pronounced dead at the scenes, police said. A 24-year-old man, who police also believe is homeless, is in custody and considered a person of interest, named Rodriguez “Randy” Santos, who has 14 past arrests — including an assault charge from May 2019.

A three-foot-long, blood-covered metal object, described as a pipe, was recovered.

The first victim, found neart Mulberry and Canal Streets, around 1:50 a.m., after police responded to reports of an assault and discovered an unconscious man in his 60s lying in the street on Bowery "with severe head trauma." Other victims were found on East Broadway. Three victims on East Broadway and one on Bowery were found deceased.

Please note one of the promotional shots from Joker shows an obvious reference to Gotham City's Chinatown.

In the fall of 2018, Joker used Chinatown as a filming location, especially near East Broadway and Catherine street.

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Shooting At Cherokee

A workplace shooting at a St. Louis, Missouri, business on Thursday, June 13, 2013, left four people dead. It appears to be a murder-suicide, a police official said.

The owner of AK Home Health Care is believed to be the gunman, and the victims were his employees.

After a review of evidence, including a surveillance video, officers determined there had been an argument in the office of the business, Capt. Michael Sack told reporters.

"Shortly thereafter, gunshots are shown penetrating a wall inside of the business," police said in a statement.

It was unclear whether the "brief" dispute carried over from another day, Sack said.

A semiautomatic handgun was recovered. No other people were injured.

The shooting occurred at the Cherokee Place Business Incubator, apparently named after Cherokee Street where the business was located. All those dead were Somalis. 

After receiving a call at about 1:30 p.m., police rushed to the building, which houses several businesses.

Police have identified the shooter as Ahmed Dirir, a 59-year-old businessman. He killed three employees before turning the gun on himself. St. Louis police said in a news release that 44-year-old Khadra Muse of Olivette; 29-year-old Seaeed Abdulla of St. Louis; and 54-year-old Bernice Solomon-Redd of East St. Louis were killed by Dirir in the shooting at AK Home Health Care LLC, just south of the downtown area.

St. Louis Police Capt. Michael Sack has said the gunman was the owner or co-owner of the nursing services provider, and that the victims were his employees.

Aurora Again - Four Dead

The location of the initial red dawn (Colorado = red, Aurora = dawn) event is in the news again. A standoff and killing of four people took place at 16005 East Ithaca Place, near the intersection of Ithaca Place and Kittredge.

As many as 40 officers, including SWAT teams and hostage negotiators, first responsed to the scene at the home in Aurora, Colorado, at 3:00 am, on Saturday, January 5, 2013.

An “armed and dangerous” man was reported to be holed up inside the suburban Denver home, possibly with as many as three hostages, police said.

Later, 9 News and other media sources confirmed that four people were killed inside the suburban townhouse in Aurora, Colorado, including the gunman, who was shot by officers, law enforcement authorities confirm. He was shot when he went to the second floor, and began firing on police.

A fifth person reportedly escaped unharmed.

The shootings occurred about four miles southeast of the Aurora Mall, where at the Century theater complex 12 people were killed and 58 wounded by a gunman at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises on July 20, 2012. The man charged in that shooting, James Eagan Holmes, goes to court Monday, January 7, 2012, for a preliminary hearing in which prosecutors will lay out their case against him.

Check back for further details in this developing story.