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Man Tries to Run Down Police; They Shoot, Kill Him in Pennsylvania
AP ^ | Dec. 30, 2014

Posted on 12/30/2014 5:01:12 PM PST by PROCON

A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.

Police did not immediately identify the man, who was killed in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, as officers ordered him out of the car and he appeared ready to accelerate at them as they manned a blockade.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: crime; pennsylvania; police
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1 posted on 12/30/2014 5:01:12 PM PST by PROCON
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To: PROCON

Let me guess ...


2 posted on 12/30/2014 5:02:46 PM PST by doc1019
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To: PROCON

Fox just reported that at least five officers opened fire on the perp. Can’t wait to see how they spin this.


3 posted on 12/30/2014 5:03:36 PM PST by Toespi
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To: PROCON

Unarmed ? D’oh


4 posted on 12/30/2014 5:04:19 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: PROCON

Cracker. Gotta be.


5 posted on 12/30/2014 5:04:43 PM PST by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: molson209

You’re not unarmed when you’re driving a car.


6 posted on 12/30/2014 5:04:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: PROCON

He was a good boy. Trying to turn his life around. They should have tried to injure him, not kill him...you know, shoot him in the let while he was in the car.


7 posted on 12/30/2014 5:05:35 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: PROCON
he appeared ready to accelerate or he did accelerate?
8 posted on 12/30/2014 5:05:50 PM PST by Bon mots (American Exceptionalism becomes American Acceptionalism under this regime... :()
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To: Bon mots

As he raised his arms and yelled, don’t shoot, the car accidentally went from reverse to drive.


9 posted on 12/30/2014 5:07:18 PM PST by Toespi
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To: PROCON

Trying to rundown a cop. Smart.

10 posted on 12/30/2014 5:07:41 PM PST by JPG (The GOPe will always find a way to surrender)
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To: Bon mots

Police had secured an arrest warrant for the man after he threatened to kill police and FBI agents in the online video, Chitwood said. The man’s death comes a little more than a week after a man who made similar threats shot two New York Police Department officers dead in their patrol car and then killed himself in a subway station.

Police said they began following the man after he left a home in nearby Clifton Heights. They said when officers stopped him at an intersection and ordered him out of the car, he reversed and slammed into a police vehicle and then prepared to run over other officers.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/30/man-tries-to-run-over-police-shot-dead/


11 posted on 12/30/2014 5:08:23 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Toespi

You can’t wait to see how who spins what? Al Sharpton? MSNBC?


12 posted on 12/30/2014 5:09:03 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: PROCON

Darby:

The racial makeup of the borough was 36.37% White, 60.00% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races.

Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.


13 posted on 12/30/2014 5:09:20 PM PST by Bon mots (American Exceptionalism becomes American Acceptionalism under this regime... :()
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To: Bon mots
You needed to finish the article...

They said when officers stopped him at an intersection and ordered him out of the car, he reversed and slammed into a police vehicle and then prepared to run over other officers.

Officers opened fire, killing the man, Chitwood said. The man did not fire at police, and Chitwood said he did not know if the man had a weapon.

14 posted on 12/30/2014 5:09:28 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100% -- Unless you're donating Blood.)
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To: ozzymandus

Yeah, pretty much the same crowd. It will be considered overkill.


15 posted on 12/30/2014 5:10:34 PM PST by Toespi
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To: PROCON

Now let’s not start jumping to conclusions here. Everyone knows PA is Amish country.


16 posted on 12/30/2014 5:10:34 PM PST by 9thLife (Barack Hussein Obama is one of *them*.)
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To: Bon mots

Don’t confuse Darby with Upper Darby. They are two separate municipalities.


17 posted on 12/30/2014 5:10:50 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: PROCON

Why couldn’t they just shoot the car out of his hand?


18 posted on 12/30/2014 5:11:24 PM PST by eartrumpet
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To: Veggie Todd

He was a good boy. Trying to turn his car around.


19 posted on 12/30/2014 5:13:38 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats have a lynch mob mentality. They always have.)
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To: eartrumpet; ClearCase_guy

LLOOLL


20 posted on 12/30/2014 5:14:37 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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