city of crime

Freaky news from my neighborhood early this morning--just a mere 5 hours before I was at that station on my way to work, some crazy guy grabbed some power saws being used for maintenance and went after the passengers at 110th and Broadway.

Quoting:

The suspect sliced open the chest of a 64-year-old rider before fleeing on foot, police said.

The suspect was described by witnesses as a thin man in his 30s, who had earrings in both ears and was possibly carrying a teddy bear. A man fitting that description was apprehended after allegedly punching a pedestrian later in the day.

Of course, an old friend has already instant messaged me to ask "You, uh, haven't pierced your ears or anything, have you? ... Because thin, 30s, teddy bear fixation, suppressed rage exploding in a blizzard of power tool abuse - that's all you."

Nicest thing anyone's said to me in ages, actually.