Posted on 09/03/2006 4:16:54 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(AP) SAN DIEGO -- Chargers linebacker Steve Foley was shot by an off-duty policeman in front of his suburban home Sunday. Coach Marty Schottenheimer said the wounds were not life-threatening.
"All we're worried about is that he's OK," Schottenheimer told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
The early morning shooting occurred after the officer reported seeing a suspected drunken driver weaving in and out of traffic on an area highway and attempting to pull him over, said sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos.
"My understanding is he was shot three times in front of his house by an off-duty officer and that he's in surgery," Foley's agent, David Levine, told The Associated Press.
Paramedics were called to the suburban San Diego neighborhood at 3:47 a.m. and transferred a trauma victim to Sharp Memorial Hospital, according to a fire department dispatcher.
Hospital spokeswoman Kathy Gambito said she did not have any information on a patient named Steve Foley.
"We have confirmed that linebacker Steve Foley was shot early this morning," team spokesman Bill Johnston said in a statement. "We'll try to provide more information as it becomes available. Right now all of our thoughts are with Steve."
Foley has played eight seasons in the NFL, for Cincinnati, Houston and San Diego.
The shooting came eight days before the Chargers were scheduled to open the season at Oakland, and was the second time in four months that Foley has been involved in an incident with police.
Foley was arrested April 21 on charges of resisting arrest after police said he scuffled with officers. Foley also was booked on charges of battery on a police officer and public drunkenness.
The district attorney's office said recently it was not pursuing charges against Foley in that incident.
yup , just follow and report , until Black&Whites arrive
... if the LEO made a cellphone call , it'll be interesting to see what HQs said
That's sweet that you have someone to provide opinions for you.
I thought more highly of you than that.
LOL
HAVE I GIVEN YOU ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT?
REACT TO ME!!!
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Let the haters come out. They are probably all Dan Patrick fans anyway.
Perfect situation for a call for back-up. Off duty and probably plain car. Supect could justifiably believe the "cop" was faking it. DWI is not a capital offense. No excuse for cop pulling gun (or indeed firing it - check the film "Crash" for a tense moment like this).
Flame away but crime here was probably DWB in the "wrong" neighborhood. Hum...why is THIS guy in THIS neighborhood?
Notice the "reason" for the stop and attempted arrest was not a crime and subjective (weaving in and out of traffic). There was no hitting parked car, striking mail box, speed, running stop sign or light, etc.
I ordinarily support the cops, but this was a rogue operation.
Gee. while responding to this I think I see that the original thread is removed. Here is a news link:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/03/sports/NA_SPT_FBL_NFL_Chargers_Foley_Shot.php
I am waiting to see what happens as you are. Somehow I think the football player will win out no matter what.
Some people can formulate opinons of their own without
some radio hack providing them pre-chewed.
I figured you for one of them.
I was wrong.
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Oh so because I have a group of FRiends who I ping to topics that Rome MIGHT talk about, that means he gives me my opinions "prechewed"??
You're a genius.
LOL
Believe me I'm NOT sorry to disappoint you.
Except that I didn't really care that I had your approval in the first place.
People that don't matter don't matter and you qualify.
The article says the officer reported the DUI, that sounds like a "call for back-up" to me.
It's easier than thinking for yourself.. and it's FREE~!
LOL... Or a BB gun... If it were me, I'd rather have my one of .45ACPs do the talking ("don't leave home without it"), but then I've never actually shot anybody or anything but paper with mine, so my opinion on the matter is more or less worthless...
haha now THERE you are wrong!
I don't listen to him on the AM radio.
Hell you don't even know WHO he is, much less what he actually talks about.
Maybe you should just shut up. You're exposing yourself as an idiot who doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.
Yeah, sure.. I need to listen to talk radio and learn something, eh?
LOL
maybe you should at least listen to the host you are blasting before making ASS-umptions about him or her.....
You mean Mongo. ''Oh, don't shoot him you'll just make him mad.'' (Gene Wilder to Clevon Little [the new sheriff] in ''Blazing Saddles.'']
So you aren't quite sure about Rome's gender?
What I'm not sure of is your sanity.
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