It's almost as if the perps see this as a CHALLENGE of some sort. :(
Posted on 01/13/2019 9:35:11 AM PST by BenLurkin
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Authorities have confirmed that one officer has died and one is critically wounded after an overnight shooting near downtown Birmingham.
Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith confirmed this morning that two officers had approached two suspects during a burglary around 1:59 a.m. this morning in the 900 block of 5th Ave. N. The suspect shot the two officers after a pat-down revealed he was armed.
One of the officers died and the other officer is in critical condition. One suspect is currently in custody, one suspect is receiving medical condition, and they are not sure if there is a third, outstanding suspect.
Chief Smith confirmed there had been burglaries in the area and that the officers were working the investigation at the time of the shooting. Chief Smith does not know if those break-ins are related.
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3rd officer killed within the last 48 hours.
They have s sniper runnin’ around down there, too.
The natives are restless.
Is there a common ethno-cultural link between the perpetrators of these murders?
Good question.
It's almost as if the perps see this as a CHALLENGE of some sort. :(
Sonic waves....
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