Two weeks ago, Wednesday, August 6, was the shooting at Antioch Carmike Hickory 8 theater. Vincente Mantono was a mentally ill individual who came armed with pepper spray, a hatchet, a fake bomb and a fake gun. In my opinion, he might have been trying to get himself shot; a type of suicide. Otherwise, he might've posed as more of a threat than he was if his object was to kill people. As it was, he wa the only one who died. A few suffered minor injuries.
As an Antioch resident, I will not let fear keep me from going to this theater whenever I want to. I will not let one incident or even several incidents determine that Antioch is a lost cause. I will stay in Antioch and fight the criminal stigma. Antioch still has a lot of good in it. If the good people flee then the criminals have won.
Here's the link to my editorial on Antiochtenn.com and another news link describing the attack:
My Editorial
Antioch Shooting News Story
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