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Escambia County

Text message hoax

Rick Outzen March 20, 2009

Several readers have told us that received text messages warning of gang violence at a Wal-Mart store:

“Police are asking all women not to go to Walmart tonight. There is a gang initiation, and three women will be shot. This is not a joke.”

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”