Residents Come to Kaldi Coffee to Catch bin Laden News

employee Eliott Enlig recieved a text message from his girlfriend at 8:45 p.m. Sunday night while closing down the coffee shop in South Pas, "So apparently bin Laden is dead," it read.

Shortly after, two local residents walking nearby came into the shop and asked Enlig to turn on the TV. They were curious, Enlig said, and trying to make sense of what had happened.

"And then an hour later, it was already old news," said Enlig, who came back to work at Kaldi around 7 a.m. Monday morning. "Not many people have brought it up today."

With Keith Urbahn, chief of staff for former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, breaking the news on Twitter Sunday night, we saw social media at its finest—both locally and nationally. Twitter reported that more than 4,000 tweets per second were being sent at the beginning and end of President Barack Obama's nationwide address.

"Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability," said Obama Sunday night. "...After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."

Three adult males were also killed in the raid, including one of bin Laden's sons, whom officials did not name, reported The Huffington Post Monday. U.S. officials also said one woman was killed when she was used as a shield by a male combatant, and two other women were injured.

Regardless of President Obama's speech, some local residents are still skeptical, said employee Holly Thompson, who heard patrons joking about wanting to see the body and birth certificate Monday morning.

While it is still unclear if Americans will receive visual proof of bin Laden's death (senior administration officials said the DNA testing offered near 100 percent certainty), Buster's regular, Charles Crompton, who lived in New York during the Sept. 11 attack, said he doesn't need evidence. He does, however, think the death of bin Laden will create more hatred and tension.

"My wife worked downtown near the Word Trade Center when Sept. 11 happened so this was emotional for her," said Crompton, who moved to Pasadena 2 years ago for work. "We are happy we are not in New York right now. We don't think there will be any terrioist attacks in the Pasadena-area."

As news of bin Laden's death spread Sunday night, many New Yorkers expressed some measure of relief but said the country needs to remain vigilant, Various news outlets also reported Americans cheering and waving American flags at ground zero in New York City Sunday night.

New York resident, Skye Chamberland, heard news of bin Laden's death while visiting South Pas Sunday night for a wedding.

"I don't feel good about it," said Chamberland. "[Osama is] just a figure head. This is not a game-changer. Our troops are still in Afghanistan."

Obama's security team is warning that the campaign against terrorism is hardly over, and citizens around the world are being cautioned to take added precautions. South Pas Police Chief Joseph Payne said local officers have been advised to be on the lookout for suspicious activity.

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