headlights buffalo

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

January 25, 1995