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MontanaJim
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Apparent suicide. Found a gun in his room. Shows violence can happen anywhere.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10547779?source=rs
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Shoot (no pun intended), the train was only an hour and a half late into Oakland.
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While shooting oneself is a violent act, I think this is more an indication that anything can happen when you're dealing with the public-at-large, rather than a sign that Amtrak trains are the scene of increasing violence.

But then again, I read somewhere here that recently there was a stabbing aboard the Coast Starlight.

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Yup...attempted murder near Klamath Falls on #11 (Coast Starlight). Suspect was eventually captured after he fled into the forest.
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In such tight quarters, it's fortunate that the bullet didn't plow right through the suicidee, go straight through the wall, and strike a passenger in the next room.

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Dave--

Did you read the article? It says the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted. A note was found.

Frank in SBA
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