I have sort of inside data, I’ll start a thread in the CC.
I have sort of inside data, I’ll start a thread in the CC.
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https://apnews.com/f75b50ea0cbe4cfaa...out-gun-skills
Suspect in shooting of 7 officers bragged about gun skills
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — The Vietnam veteran and disbarred lawyer accused of shooting seven law enforcement officers, killing one, bragged online about his marksmanship and love for the “smell of gunpowder” in the years before the deadly standoff, records and social media posts unearthed Thursday showed.
Frederick Hopkins lost his law license in the 1980s for mishandling money and faced several minor criminal charges in recent years, including disorderly conduct in 2014. It was around the time of his disbarment that he got serious about amateur target-shooting, according to the records and posts.Hopkins was hospitalized with a head injury and unable to speak with officers, Columbia, South Carolina, television station WIS reported Thursday.
The warrant involved an accusation that a 27-year-old person at the home sexually assaulted a foster child who lives there, Florence County Chief Deputy Glenn Kirby said.
Back in 2016, the 74-year-old Hopkins posted photos on Facebook of guns set up for target practice, bragging that he was the state’s 2011 “3-Gun Silhouette Champion.” In a 2014 post, he said he celebrated his 70th birthday at a range by repeatedly firing his M14 rifle, which he “set up exactly like the one I used in Vietnam.”
“I have been shooting competitively since 1984 and lovin’ it. I just love the smell of gunpowder in the mornin’s,” the post said.
His competitive shooting would have begun around the time he lost his law license over $18,000 in wrongfully collected attorney fees. A court order shows that the state Supreme Court in 1984 allowed Hopkins to pay back the debt over time and surrender his license rather than complete a six-month jail term.
Court documents also show that he was injured in Vietnam and received disability payments. The filing does not elaborate on the injury.
During the standoff, the sheriff’s armored personnel carrier was brought in to recover the wounded.
“Fire was being shot all over. The way this suspect was positioned, his view of fire was several hundred yards. So he had an advantage,” Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone told reporters.
Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler estimated Thursday that it took a half-hour to reach some of the wounded officers.
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https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/fred-...eryl-florence/
Frederick ‘Fred’ Hopkins: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Last edited by HCM; 10-04-2018 at 10:49 PM.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CNNValenciaNEW VIDEO- Hundreds of gunshots are heard in witness video taken at the Florence, SC, shooting Wednesday. The witness says they saw 2 officers shot in front of a driveway at a home an estimated 300 yards away from where there alleged gunman was barricaded.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-car...police-killing
South Carolina father, son both denied bond in aftermath of police killing
Hopkins served as an Army captain and was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism defending a fire base from North Vietnamese forces in 1970. He earned his law license and was disbarred for mishandling money.
Last edited by HCM; 10-06-2018 at 10:52 AM.
One of the wounded Officers succumbed to her wounds today:
Investigator Farrah Turner
Florence County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
End of Watch Monday, October 22, 2018https://www.odmp.org/officer/23795-i...Q8JvRN5PKufdycAll of the wounded officers were transported to a local hospital where Sergeant Carraway succumbed to his wounds. Investigator Turner underwent nine surgeries and remained in critical condition until succumbing to her wounds on October 22nd, 2018.
RIP.
Last edited by HCM; 10-22-2018 at 10:47 PM.
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