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Man opens fire on police during Minnesota city council meeting
CNN ^ | 1/27/15 | Emma Lacey-Bordeaux

Posted on 01/27/2015 6:40:05 AM PST by SoFloFreeper

A man opened fire on police attending a swearing-in ceremony for new officers in New Hope, Minnesota, on Monday night....

As a city council member began a discussion of a resolution, a man with a handgun began firing, said Hennepin County Chief Deputy Mike Carlson.

Officials don't yet know why the man targeted officers. His name hasn't been released.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: cops; guns; minnesota; shooting
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To: Autonomous User

The shooter is being described as a person with a history of mental problems. That means he is white. Cuz blacks never have mental illness.


21 posted on 01/27/2015 7:10:01 AM PST by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

In what must be a record, two police officers who had just finished taking their oaths of office as new hires for the police department, left the meeting and were shot but not seriously injured by the gunman, then a third officer still in the meeting ordered everyone to take cover, then shot the perp.

“Geez, I hadn’t even gone on my first patrol when I got shot!”


22 posted on 01/27/2015 7:29:35 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: SoFloFreeper

This wouldn’t have happened had it been a “gun free zone”


23 posted on 01/27/2015 7:46:34 AM PST by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosIf ef.)
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To: goldstategop

Surely he was firing into the air in celebration of the swearing in of the new cops.


24 posted on 01/27/2015 7:55:08 AM PST by arthurus (It's true!)
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To: goldstategop

Would a white liberal know how to fire a handgun? Surely a liberal would not even be able touch one.


25 posted on 01/27/2015 7:56:19 AM PST by arthurus (It's true!)
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To: Autonomous User

“Curious attack, as the city is 75% white. 14% amish. no dreamers and no real concentration of sleeper cell people.”

There is a large community of Somalis, many of whom have gone on jihad to the Middle East. I don’t know if the shooter was one or not, but the Somalis are some of the main troublemakers in the Twin Cities.


26 posted on 01/27/2015 9:41:21 AM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: SoFloFreeper

Raymond Kmetz. Old white guy.

In other Minneapolis news, terrorist supporter, jihadi wannabe, sentenced to halfway house by judge, so he can be re-integrated into society.

Also, Peijan Hodges, amish, arrested for multiple rapes.


27 posted on 01/27/2015 10:03:10 AM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: Autonomous User

Yeah, he had a history with the police...

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3688995.shtml?cat=1


28 posted on 01/27/2015 10:25:48 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Plea$e $upport Free Republic!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Voting Center fire....


29 posted on 01/27/2015 11:50:17 AM PST by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights ......... It's the LAW !!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Jeez... Yeah, just a bit of history there.

Kinda makes you wonder about that warehouse situation... Sounds like old boy lost his head over the whole situation.

Also begs the question on how he got his firearm. The charges listed against him should have popped on a NICS check.

Once again, gun bans protect no one and a restraining order is an exceedingly flimsy shield to hide behind.


30 posted on 01/27/2015 11:56:51 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Dead Corpse

The KSTP article noted that one councilman drew his weapon, whereas, FOX News stated that he “brandished” his gun.


31 posted on 01/27/2015 2:18:38 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Plea$e $upport Free Republic!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Missed that. Thanks for pointing it out!

:-)


32 posted on 01/27/2015 3:32:04 PM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: SoFloFreeper
You can see the raw video of the city council meeting when they heard gunfire. Apparently, a member of the police force is on city council and he drew his pistol to protect the people in the room. The full video is under Related Content in the right margin. Yes, there is some cursing. Not as much as American Sniper, though.
33 posted on 01/27/2015 3:41:42 PM PST by rabidralph
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To: VanShuyten

Yet another shooting by the mentally ill.

Ooops....Did I say that?


34 posted on 01/28/2015 5:35:05 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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