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From: v140pxgt@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (Daniel B Case)
Subject: Lights out for real, in Wichita
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 23:03:00 GMT

Story in today's Buffalo News, page A8:

DRIVE-BY SHOTS LINKED TO HOAX

Knight-Ridder News Service

Wichita, KS- A weekend drive-by shooting was probably prompted by a nationwide hoax, police said Monday.

The hoax states that street gang members are driving around with their headlights intetntionally turned off and when a motorist flashes his or her lights as a courtesy warning, the gang members shoot.

The hoax, falsely attributed to the Illinois State Police, has been fed to police agencies and media organizations-the Buffalo police and the Buffalo news included-by fax and teletype.

In SAturday's shooting, a 38-year old woman was shot at after flashing her lights at a pickup that had its lights off, police said. Neither the woman nor her car was hit.

The hoax has prompted police in many cities to avoid flashing their lights at other vehicles.

Dan "Alright, looks like we got our first copycat" Case


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