St. Louis : Off-duty Cop Comes Outside to Assist Other Officers with Stop, Gets Shot by Them

[SeanTX]

http://fox2now.com/2017/06/22/off-duty-officer-wounded-by-fellow-cop-in-shootout/

Off-duty officer wounded by fellow cop in north St. Louis shootout
Posted 10:28 am, June 22, 2017, by Danielle Scruggs and Kelley Hoskins,

ST. LOUIS - An off-duty police officer was shot by a by a fellow cop overnight in St. Louis' North Pointe neighborhood. One suspect was also injured.

The incident began around 10 p.m. when a police license recognition system spotted a car stolen from Maryland Heights last week. Authorities used spike strips to stop the vehicle. Three people in the car fired shot at officers. A short time later, the car stopped at Park Lane and Astra Avenue where additional shots were fired.

One suspect, a 17-year-old male, was shot in the ankle. Two guns were reportedly recovered. A second suspect, who ran a short distance, was taken into custody. He was not injured.

Officials say the off-duty officer, who lives in the area, heard the commotion and came out of his house to assist.

Police on the scene told the off-duty officer to get on the ground and surrender. He complied with their commands. When another officer recognized him and told the others to let him get up, another officer shot him.

The 38-year-old officer was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm. He is listed in good condition. He is an 11 year veteran of the force.

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A 36-year-old white male officer did not recognize the off duty officer. He told city police investigators he feared for his safety. He fired a shot, hitting the off duty officer in the arm.

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It's unclear if the on-duty officer is on administrative leave.

 

[JK/SEA]

the war on cops continues.

 

[phill4paul]

Police on the scene told the off-duty officer to get on the ground and surrender. He complied with their commands. When another officer recognized him and told the others to let him get up, another officer shot him.

My day has been made.

 

[Anti Federalist]

My day has been made.

 

[Occam's Banana]

 

[Origanalist]

cop-on-cop shooting , much racism

OFF-DUTY COP SHOT IN 'FRIENDLY FIRE' INCIDENT BUT LAWYER SAYS RACE PLAYED A ROLE
BY JANICE WILLIAMS ON 6/23/17 AT 4:38 PM

A cop-on-cop shooting in St. Louis is being described as a "friendly fire" incident by police but the lawyer for the wounded officer suggests his client's race may be to blame.

A 38-year-old, black off-duty cop was shot by a white officer Wednesday after he reportedly offered to assist police who were involved in a chase, Fox News reported. Neither of the officers' names have been released.

Officers came under fire after stopping a vehicle with spike strips that was stolen by three teens, police said. The off-duty cop, who lived in the area where the shooting took place, reportedly heard the commotion outside and left his home to assist. He was not wearing his uniform at the time but he did have his service weapon.

When the off-duty cop approached, he was initially confronted by two uniformed officers who ordered him to the ground. However, shortly after their exchange, both of the uniformed officers recognized the officer and instructed him to walk toward them, according to a St. Louis Police Department report of the incident. Then a third uniformed officer approached and fired rounds at the off-duty cop. That officer, a 36-year-old who has been on the force for eight years, did not recognize the man when he mistakenly shot the off-duty cop, an 11-year veteran of the force. The officer is listed as in good condition.

The off-duty cop's lawyer, Rufus J. Tate Jr., told local media outlets that the altercation was just another example of officers perceiving black men as threats.



Lo frickin l, now these trigger happy, insane freaks are shooting each other. Well, it was bound to happen. When your world is a war zone friendly fire is inevitable. (muh racism)

Video at link..http://www.newsweek.com/police-shooting-st-louis-duty-friendly-fire-628738

 

[Dr.3D]

Seems to be a lot of that happening lately.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...st-Other-Officers-with-Stop-Gets-Shot-by-Them

 

[Origanalist]

Seems to be a lot of that happening lately.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...st-Other-Officers-with-Stop-Gets-Shot-by-Them

Well hell.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

FRIENDLY FIRE

Collateral damage.

 

[tod evans]

This goes here;

Texas Sheriff Says You Have To Obey the Police Because Their ‘Authority Comes From God’

http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/...olice-because-their-authority-comes-from-god/

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Meeks asked rhetorically, “What has our country come to? When will we wake up to the fact that a country established ‘under God’ is now a Godless nation. People evidently don’t want law and order. They want to kill, threaten and to harm the very officers who are in place to protect them.”

Hoping to deal the final blow to his critics, he cited Paul’s letter to the Romans, saying: “Guess where that authority comes from to law enforcement? It comes from God,” Meeks wrote. “Read Romans 13:1 in the Bible. And while you are at it, you folks in Ferguson, Baltimore, Arlington and here, take a Gander at Romans 13:2.”

The sheriff added that anyone who criticizes the police is defying God, and that this is merely “the ignorance of some people.” He urged officers to “hang in there” while Godless citizens criticize them for punching pregnant women in the belly.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

This goes here;

Fkng dominionists. These violent fake 'christians' are gonna break hell wide open with the force of their fall. They are worse than the moneychangers that Yeshua hated. "The time will come when they who kill you will think they are doing God a favor," the Messiah warned us. These narcissistic pieces of shirt are going to be hollering and wailing when ha Adonai utterly rejects the murderous scum and throws them into the pit.

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

Goons gonna goon goons! Now we know how bad it's getting...