National headlines and news reporting from around the country made Seattle the star of the evening news uncovering yesterday’s fatal shooting at the Federal Courthouse, on 7th Avenue and Stewart Street in downtown Seattle, after a man carrying a defused fragmentation hand grenade whom they said was making “serious threats” was apparently upset over paying child support and felt he was not being heard by the court. [CNN: "Police shoot man in Seattle courthouse to death." Seattle Times: "Man killed at court was upset over child support."]

The media fiend I am receives to-the-minute breaking news alerts from various sources as news happen.

Yesterday at around 12:36pm, I received this breaking news flash:
“Federal Courthouse Locked Down: Police with guns drawn have surrounded the new Federal Courthouse in Seattle and they are telling bystanders to get out of the line of fire. More details to follow.”

With my heart twitching a beat, my initial thought right after reading the message was: God, I hope it’s not a person of color. It’s just not the climate to be.