South Carolina shooting injures 3 deputies, 2 officers

[commodon]

A suspect was in custody after an "active shooter incident" in Florence, South Carolina on Wednesday that reportedly left five law enforcement officers wounded.

Three sheriff's deputies and two police officers were injured in the incident, according to The Associated Press. Their conditions were not immediately known.

The Florence County Emergency Management Agency tweeted around 5 p.m. ET of the situation, and warned people to "stay away from the area."

"We have FCSO along with City PD and other first responders handling the situation," the agency tweeted.

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South Carolina shooting injures 3 deputies, 2 officers, reports say

 

[TC McQuade]

1 law enforcement officer killed 4 others injured

 

[StevieP]

attempted suicide by cop, but they arrested him instead?

 

[Varmint]

In the internet age, i find it odd there's no more info on this 3 hours after the suspect was arrested. Perhaps the story is being massaged?

 

[StevieP]

well if he was a regular white guy we'd already know his middle name and his kindergarten teacher would be giving interviews on the news.

Something doesn't fit a narrative.

 

[wiryone1]

South Carolina shooting leaves 1 officer dead, 6 others wounded

 

[Varmint]

CNN has more info, guy barricaded himself with children and had more firepower than they were expecting from the search warrant. But no info on the shooter, very strange.

 

[StevieP]

JFC.

 

[Reptile]

The officer who was killed was black.

Had the shooter been white, his face would be all over the internet.

They'd be interviewing his 1st grade teacher.


The story does not fit the narrative.

Dollars to doughnuts that the shooter was just getting his life together.

 

[robjax]

Condolences to the fallen officer's family and friends. Thoughts and prayers for all involved.


Onto politics and gun control...

one cop/spokesperson said something the democrats are going to go nuts over to implement more gun control.

"These officers went there unknowing the firepower this suspect had". "firepower" being the scary new buzz word of the day...

I am sad for what happened. But it's not the guy's business to know anything about the level of firepower I have.

The 6:44 video in the middle of the page starting at 1:34.

1 officer killed, 6 others wounded in South Carolina shooting; suspect in custody

 

[rwl1955]

Coward

 

[Matt-CZ]

Local news is reporting that subject is a 74 year old Vietnam vet and target shooter. He was not the target of the original warrant, but was in the household where the warrant was being served. They were investigating an allegation of child sexual assault against an unidentified 27 year old man who was also shot.

74-year-old man identified as suspect in shooting that killed 1 officer, wounded 6 others

SC cop killing suspect is 74-year-old Vietnam vet and ‘competitive marksman,’ he says

 

[StevieP]

Suspect in shooting of 7 officers is competitive rifleman

2011 SC three-gun champion (?)

 

[drgrant]

Oh more fun, BTW, when this first appeared on the news the MSM pole smoking douchebags made it sound like there was a guy running around shooting 5+ cops and there was a manhunt going on, that was the tone of the headline on the news about this guy. But yet, I looked it up on my phone, and it was more in line with what was going on as described in this article.

They couldn't just report that there were 5 cops at a guys house, and an arrest went bad, and only one LEO ended up dying... no, they couldn't run with that, that would be telling the truth.... with less sensationalism.

The original headline makes you think "oh geez another mass shooting" etc.

-Mike

 

[robjax]

"A Vietnam veteran who bragged online about maintaining his target-shooting skills....."

Well, he wasn't lying...

 

[Reptile]

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[Varmint]

Is this a case of swatting the wrong house? He doesn’t sound like the type unless he was pushed.

 

[Bonesinium]

I’m so confused on what happened. How many people were shot, who shot who, where did it all take place, who was in the home, etc.

 

[Rat187]

I hope the eff he's a wanna be. My condolences to the officers

 

[Varmint]

It seems like this story is being scrubbed, so few details still. I saw 5 civilians were injured with no details provided. We may never know the real story. Our press makes China look free.

 

[Tinkermatic]

The officer who was killed was black.

Had the shooter been white, his face would be all over the internet.

They'd be interviewing his 1st grade teacher.


The story does not fit the narrative.

Dollars to doughnuts that the shooter was just getting his life together.

Looks like it was a 74 yr. old WHITE Vietnam Vet. who was an avid shooter.
Man who boasted rifle skills implicated in SC shootout that hurt 7 officers, 5 civilians
If by getting his life together did you mean maybe he had just finished some reloads and re-upped his AARP membership?

Also, that is a huge house with a hell of a line of sight down the driveway!

 

[Bonesinium]

The most relevant detail, what started this, is still missing. Something other than two deputies showing up looking for someone else, and he immediately starts shooting them, must have occurred, right?

 

[ridleyman]

Jihadist?

 

[alohadoug]

The shooter and his wife have 9 foster kids. The oldest, 28 years old, was being investigated for child sex abuse against one of the other kids.
Family is apparently well- known to local LEOs and known for being overprotective of kids.

Oldest was supposed to be in court on Friday on abuse charges.

 

[Matt-CZ]

What's with the tinfoil in here.

The 74 year old man knew that police where coming to arrest his adult son for sexually abusing a child. He opened fire before the police could even knock on the door. Don't trip over yourselves trying to defend a man who committed premeditated murder in defense of a child molester.

Officials: Florence shooting suspect knew police were coming to investigate sexual assault claim

 

[DarkNet]

RIP. Condolences to family and friends.

 

[Waher]

The way this story is being mostly ignored by the grave dancing media leads me to believe there is either more to the story or the perp was politically connected in an inconvenient manner.

 

[Jason Flare]

What's with the tinfoil in here.

The 74 year old man knew that police where coming to arrest his adult son for sexually abusing a child. He opened fire before the police could even knock on the door. Don't trip over yourselves trying to defend a man who committed premeditated murder in defense of a child molester.

Officials: Florence shooting suspect knew police were coming to investigate sexual assault claim

I don’t know why we spend money on courts.

 

[namedpipes]

Second police officer dies after South Carolina ambush attack

 

[Ringworm]

"The selfless acts of bravery from the men and women in law enforcement is real," the governor said, "just like the power of prayer is real."

Tell me something they do for us, that we can't do for ourselves. Other than kill innocent people and be protected by the DA, of course.