Posted on 01/18/2012 1:42:00 PM PST by EBH
A Texas medical student well-known in her community as an Iranian activist was mysteriously shot and killed in her car, just yards from her home. Gelareh Bagherzadeh, 30, was driving through her Houston townhouse complex around midnight on Monday when she was shot dead through her car window.
"When officers arrived, they found a vehicle had run into a garage door at that location with the engine running and tires spinning on the pavement. Ms. Bagherzadeh was found slumped over in the driver's seat," the Houston Police Department said in a statement.
Authorities said nothing appeared to have been stolen from her car. Her cell phone and purse were found inside.
"Homicide investigators responded to the scene and were told by witnesses that several gunshots were heard, a crash and then tires squealing," the statement said.
Police told ABC News' Houston affiliate KTRK that the last person to speak to Bagherzadeh was her close friend and ex-boyfriend who was on the phone with her when she was shot.
"[The boyfriend] heard a loud thud. He doesn't recall hearing any gunshots, but a loud thud and then a screeching noise," Richard Bolton of the Houston Police Department Homicide unit told KTRK.
Bagherzadeh was of Iranian descent and was outspoken in promoting Iranian women's rights and criticizing the Iranian government, according to interviews she had done with the Houston Chronicle
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In fairness, the Iranian nuclear science community has had many such ‘accidents’ in recent months so if the Iranians are behind this then they’re not doing anything that hasn’t already been done to them. That said, let’s stop pussyfooting around and have the USAF do some urban renewal in Tehran, Qom, and etc.
payback for the nuc scientist, no doubt about it. Now about that porous border, Nappy ...
Good thing the Houston kops were not around for the MLK assassination...
“We don’t believe Dr. King was targeted because of his race or because he was an activist.”
I didn't see where it was mentioned she was living with a guy. This guy was a former boyfriend. It's also interesting that the report doesn't mention him calling the police.
I think the bracketed part was bracketed because he was no longer the boyfriend. The used the term loosely.
Ouch!
They’re here, aren’t they?
And,
The little man with cheeks of tan
is seeking reelection.
Eric Holder will have it ruled a suicide before the week is over.
The White House is going to send DNC Chair Debbie Whatasham Schultz out to call it Tea Party inspired violence. And then announce more "enforcement" operations like Fast and Furious - to make sure the guns don't get into the wrong hands (i.e. American hands).
An honor killing, of course! She was driving a car, it was midnight and she was not accompanied by a male relative. Daddy would never stand for that!
Police don't currently believe her death was related to her activism, but the death is mysterious. Bagherzadeh's cell phone and purse were still inside.
What is it with Law Enforcement (local, state and fed) with their "knee-jerk" reactions and conclusions that they ALL and ALWAYS come out with statements like this...even while the victims are still warm.
Is there a National "Political Correct" Handbook for Law Enforcement which makes this their default talking points?
Shameful.
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