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Former CNN journalist kills man in shootout at NW Albuquerque motel
The Albuquerque Journal ^ | July 1, 2015 | Robert Browman and Nicole Perez

Posted on 07/01/2015 1:42:23 PM PDT by CedarDave

A former CNN reporter shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to rob him and his wife at a northwest Albuquerque motel room Tuesday night.

Chuck de Caro, who is married to former CNN Headline News anchor Lynne Russell, has worked as an investigative reporter for CNN and other news organizations. The couple was staying at the Motel 6 at 6015 Iliff NW while on their way to California.

According to Russell’s account, de Caro was struck three times in the firefight before shooting and killing the offender, who hasn’t been identified by police.

De Caro was taken to University of New Mexico Hospital and is expected to survive. He will be there about a week, Russell said.

The couple tried to talk to the suspect in an attempt to calm him down ... The couple, who both have concealed weapons permits, had two guns in the bedside table. Russell ... was able to flip one of them into her purse and handed the purse to de Caro.

The suspect got upset that de Caro wasn’t giving him [a] briefcase and opened fire.

De Caro fired six rounds, and when he was finished the suspect was still firing. ... De Caro was hit three times — in the abdomen, the leg and lower abdomen.

Russell said she had to dive behind a piece of furniture to avoid being hit. She said the suspect was a thin, black man wearing green and white.

She said he was agitated and seemed desperate. “I knew he wouldn’t mind shooting us,” Russell said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; chuckdecaro; cnn; lynnerussell; motel6; secondamendment
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To: CedarDave

“......She said the suspect was a thin, black man wearing green and white.

She said he was agitated and seemed desperate.......”

Maybe an Amish Tweeker. Anyway it was “Breaking Bad” for him that day in Olde Albuquerque Towne


21 posted on 07/01/2015 1:58:34 PM PDT by truth_seeker (come with the outlws.)
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To: Paladin2
Yesterday's ABQ shooting story:

Police: Domino's delivery driver shot armed robbery suspect

22 posted on 07/01/2015 1:59:05 PM PDT by CedarDave (Bush vs. Clinton in 2016? If you have a 24-year old car, the bumper stickers are still good!)
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To: Reno89519

.357 mag here.......hollow points


23 posted on 07/01/2015 2:00:07 PM PDT by Cold Heat (Have you reached your breaking point yet? If not now....then when?)
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To: headstamp 2
hit in the abdomen and the "lower" abdomen

He's probably a 'former' lot of things now.

24 posted on 07/01/2015 2:00:13 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: CedarDave

Why would they be staying at a Motel 6?


25 posted on 07/01/2015 2:00:26 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: corkoman

ahhh...the number of hours my TV was turned to Headline News with the sound turned off...


26 posted on 07/01/2015 2:00:32 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: CedarDave

CONCEALED CARRY?


27 posted on 07/01/2015 2:01:19 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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28 posted on 07/01/2015 2:01:28 PM PDT by CedarDave (Bush vs. Clinton in 2016? If you have a 24-year old car, the bumper stickers are still good!)
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To: CedarDave

Motel 6 ... there is a reason Tom Bodett leaves the light on.


29 posted on 07/01/2015 2:03:05 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: CedarDave

The De Caros are now drug dealers rather than reporters


30 posted on 07/01/2015 2:03:51 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... No peace? then no peace!)
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To: Gen.Blather

I don’t often run into such people at The Waldorf Astoria, I can tell you that.


31 posted on 07/01/2015 2:03:57 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: CedarDave

Motel 6. They didn’t leave that perp’s lights on for long.


32 posted on 07/01/2015 2:04:00 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: Mikey_1962

The wife and I often stay at motel six there was only one I felt very uncomfortable around one. That was in the Phoenix area.

I let the clerk get a look at my open carried Glock 23 and few of the hangers around types. They took a good look also had no trouble but I was glad when we left.


33 posted on 07/01/2015 2:04:01 PM PDT by riverrunner
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To: bigbob

Ya know a lamp with an incandescent bulb is cheaper to run....


34 posted on 07/01/2015 2:04:23 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: Doogle
CONCEALED CARRY?

Yes. Story says both licensed (but not necessary in NM; you may have a gun in your home or your vehicle without a permit).

35 posted on 07/01/2015 2:06:08 PM PDT by CedarDave (Bush vs. Clinton in 2016? If you have a 24-year old car, the bumper stickers are still good!)
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To: USMCPOP
Motel 6. They didn’t leave that perp’s lights on for long.

Nope- they lit him up.

36 posted on 07/01/2015 2:06:31 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: Mikey_1962
Motel 6???

I agree. They were just "askin' for it."

37 posted on 07/01/2015 2:13:01 PM PDT by RatRipper
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To: CedarDave

One of their mistakes was trying to calm the perp down. Once you realize you are in a violent situation the first to act has the odds in their favor. That’s a tough decision to reach when most of our training, experiences and culture call for de-escalation rather than making that snap decision to escalate to deadly force first.


38 posted on 07/01/2015 2:14:49 PM PDT by Dogfaced Soldier
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To: Maine Mariner
Why would they be staying at a Motel 6?

When driving long distances, occasionally it is necessary to just find a bed and a shower. The last time I stayed at a Motel 6 was after being on the road for 10-hours with another 8 to go...just a place to crash for a few hours and a shower.
As always, I was well-armed.

39 posted on 07/01/2015 2:15:18 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse
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To: CedarDave

Need more range time, dude..................


40 posted on 07/01/2015 2:15:59 PM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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