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Kathleen Koch: Sniper's modus operandi
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Maryland (CNN) -- Sniper attacks have left six people dead and two more critically wounded. One of those wounded is a 13-year-old boy who was shot on his way to school Monday. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer learned more about the string of attacks from CNN reporter Kathleen Koch, who was in Montgomery County where the shooting spree began. BLITZER: What is the latest there, Kathleen? KOCH: Well, Wolf, clearly this is not the news that anyone here in Montgomery County wanted to hear. But certainly, what happened, unfortunately to this young man this morning does in many ways fit the M.O. (modus operandi) that has developed since these shootings began last Wednesday. The killer or killers tend to strike during rush hour. They tend to -- he or they -- tend to use a single bullet to attack their target. They also attack a person who is alone. And what has really upset everyone here is that the shooting -- it's a shooting of a child. And this takes this to an entirely different level, and the police chief this morning, in a very emotional statement, said it has really steeled their determination to catch this killer or killers and stop them. Now, the question is what happens to schools around the area. The schools today in Washington, in Maryland, in Virginia, were locked down. Children inside the schools were not allowed to leave until school was dismissed. There were police cars outside. So what happens next? They were already advising people before this link was established not to travel alone if possible in these areas, because at this point, the killer or killers do seem to seek out a single target, a solo person alone. BLITZER: Kathleen, now that the school shooting in Prince George's County right outside the nation's capital has indeed been linked, at least according to preliminary forensic evidence, to the other shootings, there is going to be enormous pressure on the school districts in the suburban Washington area to shut down tomorrow. How are they going to resist that kind of pressure? KOCH: It is going to be very difficult, Wolf, but they're doing absolutely everything they can to keep these children safe. Here in Montgomery County alone, there were more than 100 police officers stationed at schools throughout the county. Not just police officers, but state troopers, even uniformed members of the Secret Service. So, Wolf, they're doing absolutely everything they can, but clearly parents here, parents in surrounding areas are terrified about what is going to happen next. BLITZER: All going on right in Washington and the suburbs. Kathleen Koch, we'll be coming back to you, of course, as this story continues to unfold.
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