Last update was 2 killed one wounded after someone walked into a room in the church where there was a small gathering taking place and started shooting.Originally Posted by Caballoflaco
Last update was 2 killed one wounded after someone walked into a room in the church where there was a small gathering taking place and started shooting.
Suspect is 71 yo male and was subdued by church members. As @HCM has said before, your fight might not be against who you imagine it will be.
https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/vest...now-today.html
The suspect, a 71-year-old man armed with a concealed handgun, has not yet been publicly identified. He has not been charged.
Walter Rainey, 84, of Irondale, and Sarah Yeager, 75, of Pelham were killed in the shooting. Rainey died at the scene; Yeager died at UAB Hospital.
A female, 84, of Hoover, is still being treated at UAB Hospital.
The incident happened during a “Boomers Potluck” dinner that started at 5 p.m. at the church.
“The suspect acted alone, there is no threat to the community,” a police statement read.
A man calling himself “Mr. Smith” was sitting alone and a longtime church member approached him and invited him to sit at a table, said the Rev. Doug Carpenter, who founded the church in 1973 and retired in 2005.
“Mr. Smith” refused to join them and later pulled out a handgun and shot three people, Carpenter said.
Jim Musgrove, a church member, hit the shooter with a chair and wrestled the gun away from him, Carpenter said.
There were about 25 people at the Boomers’ Potluck dinner, Carpenter said.
No one at the dinner knew “Mr. Smith,” who claimed he was a former member. “We’re trying to figure out who he is,” Carpenter said.
Good fighting spirit from the Alabama church shooting:
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"He hit him with a folding chair, wrestling him to the ground, took the gun from him and hit him in the head with his own gun," the church's retired pastor, Rev. Doug Carpenter, reportedly described.
The parishioner was then able to disarm Smith, leaving him largely unharmed but with a large bruise and a bloodshot eye, according to the mugshot released by the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham."
. . .
"The person that subdued the suspect, in my opinion, was a hero," police Capt. Shane Ware said during a news conference Friday, saying that act was "extremely critical in saving lives."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-c...-folding-chair
^^^^That's what happens when a geezer opens a can of whoop-ass.
Police say two suspects are dead, and six members of the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team are in the hospital following an exchange of gunfire at a bank in Saanich, B.C., on Tuesday. Officers were called when two armed men believed to be wearing body armour entered a bank on Shelbourne Street at approximately 11 a.m Tuesday. In a media briefing Tuesday afternoon, Saanich police Chief Dean Duthie said the shooting started when the suspects left the bank, creating a situation that was very dangerous for the public. Six officers were shot and taken to the hospital. Three of them are members of the Saanich Police Department, and three are members of the Victoria Police Department. Police said three officers are expected to be released after treatment, while three have sustained serious injuries and are in surgery. Officers will hold the scene overnight while the area remains closed off, Saanich police announced around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ting-1.6504519
Good reminder that a news story and even a crime victim might not be being 100% truthful.
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2...east-side.html
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a robbery and shooting on the city’s eastside.
Brian Plott, the 47-year-old victim, was shot midday Sunday, June 12, in the 7000 block of First Ave. South. He said he was left for dead, heckled and refused help by multiple passers-by.
The victim has his realtor’s license and he flips and manages multiple properties in Birmingham. He and an investor recently bought a home on 66th Street South to renovate and, on that Sunday, he was checking out a similar property nearby that someone else had already renovated.
Plott said he was looking at the renovated home to see if the HVAC system had been replaced and glanced into the detached garage.
He said when he turned around, the suspect was pointing a gun at him
As I turned back around, there’s a gun being shoved in my face,’’ Plott said. “It was quick enough that I lunged a little bit and reached for my pistol, but he had full intentions to shoot me and then rob me, not ask me for any items.”
Plott said he pushed the gun away and the bullet hit him in his right femur, close to the groin area.https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2...developer.htmlVideo released in search for 2 witnesses in robbery and shooting of Birmingham real estate developer
Actual video of him “glancing into the garage”
https://twitter.com/@twitter/status/1542529780121206785
ETA: I forgot to tag @feudist so he can miss working cases like this instead of enjoying sweet retirement.
Last edited by Caballoflaco; 06-30-2022 at 06:05 PM.
Young mother murdered while pushing a baby carriage in the NY Upper East side: 8:30 pm. Sick.
People not routinely involved in the criminal justice system would likely be amazed at how often victims lie, hide key facts, fail to cooperate, actively derail investigations, etc.
Sorta around sometimes for some of your shitty mod needs.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rW6QBCF2ACM
prostitution? drug buy?
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