Posted on 10/09/2014 8:21:09 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey
Wednesday's shooting happened at about 7:30 p.m. in the city's Shaw Neighborhood, and involved an officer working a department-approved secondary job for a private security company, Police Chief Sam Dotson said at an early-morning news conference.
The officer approached a group of men. One of the men took off running, Dotson said, so the officer pursued. Dotson said the suspect approached the officer in an "aggressive" manner, with a physical altercation occurring. The man then turned and fired three rounds at the officer before his gun jammed, Dotson said.
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an aspiring rapper..and former quaker.....who recently joined a franciscan brothers monastery.....
If you fire a weapon at a police officer, you can expect to be shot.
Full stop. End of story.
It needs to be explained to these protestors: if you shoot at a cop what do you think will happen? It has nothing to do with race and everything to do with shooting at a cop. Now disperse.
Ten minutes later it’s firehoses, dogs, and arrests.
Twitchy.
Fan those flames! Chris Hayes speculates what could turn #ShawShooting into ‘massive scandal’
This generation of black haven’t the same game their grandparents had 50 years ago. All of St. Louis should be on fire by now.
What is wrong with them?
white advantage......
clearly had the perp been white.... he’d have had ACCESS to better equipment....
NO CHEAP GUNS NOW!!!
#put down the gun...smile..and raise your hands in the air
How long before the Governor starts protesting with the thugs, er, I mean peaceful gathering...
rumor has it .....that shes already registered her sons name with the copyright office....
Amen!
I guess cops should just get shot before returning fire against the thug sons of Barack Obama.
Ridiculous. Once this thug started firing, the off-duty officer had no choice but to use his weapon to protect his life.
Friday Night...early Saturday Morning
>> How about Police Kill Gunman in St Louis instead.
The truth? We’re not about the truth, we’re about selling papers. “Unrest in St. Louis After Police Officer Shoots, Kills Man” is so much more dramatic. Think of all the newspapers we could sell.
Yellow journalism.
“The officer, who was not injured, returned fire, shooting 17 times and fatally wounding the man, Dotson said.”
Wow - so they will find 17 bullet holes in the thuggie, right?
Another crack-shot Keystoner.
TS to innocent bystnders.
IMO the MSM is about spreading hate and division in service of the progressive agenda before they’re about making money.
If you fire a weapon at *anyone*, your odds of getting shot are getting better every day.
I look forward to the day when you can expect/guarantee to be shot for shooting at anyone.
Protest is a target rich environment. Kind of like the palestinian funerals.
The private security firm the rent-a-cop was working is going to be out of business after the lawsuit.
Al will have to handle this on his own while Jesse is stirring the pot in Dallas.
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