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San Jose, CA police standoff ends; suspect found dead
San Jose Mercury News ^ | Jan 16th, '09 | Sean Webby, Lisa Fernandez , Joe Rodriguez, Sandra Gonzales

Posted on 01/18/2009 2:13:22 AM PST by blueplum

After wresting a gun from a San Jose police officer during a traffic stop Friday, a suspected car thief fired at the cop, sought cover inside a gas station, then fatally turned the gun on himself during a dramatic six-hour siege that paralyzed a major thoroughfare.

The 23-year-old suspect was not immediately identified by police.

In the suspect's car, which had been stolen from Washington state, police found assault rifle magazines, a military helmet and a flak jacket. Police believed they belonged to the owner of the vehicle.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: ca; crime; police; standoff
the officer was wounded in the struggle but not shot, thank goodness!
1 posted on 01/18/2009 2:13:23 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Just great.


2 posted on 01/18/2009 2:16:30 AM PST by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: blueplum

“assault rifle magazines”

and this is msm on idle. remember what it was like in the clinton days. when they want to whip people up against “assault rifles” they’ll do it. some time in the next 2 years there’ll be a big push. a manufactured or convenient event will be used


3 posted on 01/18/2009 2:41:36 AM PST by chuck_the_tv_out
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... turned the gun on himself ...

I like a happy ending.

4 posted on 01/18/2009 3:14:31 AM PST by MathDoc (Don't blame me, I voted for Governor Palin and the wrinkly white-haired guy)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

Give the MSM some credit. They didn’t call them clips. Then again I wonder if they meant “Gun World” magazine.;0)


5 posted on 01/18/2009 3:15:48 AM PST by seemoAR
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To: seemoAR

power pole=utility pole the msm has strange names for things


6 posted on 01/18/2009 4:31:18 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: blueplum

7 posted on 01/18/2009 7:11:55 AM PST by Dumpster Baby ((Sigh) Some days, it's just not worth trying to chew through the restraints.)
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...police found assault rifle magazines, a military helmet and a flak jacket.

Gee, did the assult rifle go on a spree without its equipment?

8 posted on 01/18/2009 7:25:51 AM PST by CPOSharky (Coming up: Four years of Jimmuh Cartah on crack.)
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Gee, did the assult rifle go on a spree without its equipment?

I'm curious to read a follow-on story - 23yo steals a car tht contains some ammo, a flak vest and a gas mask. 23yo doesn't don flak vest, but struggles with cop and gets gun, but doesn't shoot cop, still doesn't put on flak vest, but runs and hides then shoots self. Car was stolen in Washington, so flak vest, gas mask, etc were from Washington, but this happened in San Jose, Calif....too many loose ends here imo. jmo.

9 posted on 01/19/2009 2:17:47 AM PST by blueplum
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