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Trooper Shot in ‘Ambush’ Attack on Arizona Highway; Passerby Fatally Shoots Suspect
ktla ^ | 01/02/2017

Posted on 01/12/2017 12:33:28 PM PST by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 01/12/2017 12:33:28 PM PST by BenLurkin
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Danged cool. I hope he had a carry permit. Wouldn’t surprise me that some stupid prosecutors would order the cops to arrest the man who just saved a cop.


2 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:05 PM PST by RetiredArmy (Believe or not, we R in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! RU saved?)
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To: BenLurkin

Definitely missing pieces to this story. Hopefully they will be filled in soon.


3 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:16 PM PST by samtheman (I voted for Trump without Russian help.)
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To: BenLurkin

The Obama/Sharpton/Ferguson/BLM legacy continues.


4 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:19 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: RetiredArmy

No carry permit needed in AZ thankfully.


5 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:53 PM PST by refreshed (But we preach Christ crucified... 1 Corinthians 1:23)
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To: BenLurkin

One less BLM member?


6 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:58 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: BenLurkin

Once upon a time, the person that posted a story had an interest in the story and wished to reveal his insights and start the conversation.

Lately NOONE seems to do that merely seeing how quickly they can get the story up.


7 posted on 01/12/2017 12:37:10 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: BenLurkin

He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.


8 posted on 01/12/2017 12:38:39 PM PST by BipolarBob (I thought money was burning a hole in my pocket but it was just my Samsung Galaxy 7.)
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My insight?

I’m glad the trooper is alive.


9 posted on 01/12/2017 12:40:12 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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KTLA seriously needs an editor to proof postings! That one is seriously messed up and confusing. I think my 9-year old could have written a better article.


10 posted on 01/12/2017 12:41:28 PM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp: Replace Ryan & McConnell; Primary Lyn' Ted and others.)
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To: RetiredArmy

Don’t need a carry permit in Arizona as long as the sidearm isn’t concealed.


11 posted on 01/12/2017 12:43:18 PM PST by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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The 2A, the best friend a beat cop ever had.


12 posted on 01/12/2017 12:43:43 PM PST by JonPreston
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Armed citizens are a BIG net plus for society. Putting obstacles in their way gets people killed and property ruined/stolen.


13 posted on 01/12/2017 12:44:04 PM PST by 556x45
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KTLA seriously needs an editor to proof postings!

You wouldn't want to hurt the feelings of the reporter, now, would you?

14 posted on 01/12/2017 12:44:31 PM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: righttackle44

I was under the impression Arizona no longer required a permit for Concealed Carry.


15 posted on 01/12/2017 12:45:59 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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The state does not have open carry does it? So, that means that if it doesn’t and you are packing, you have to have a permit, right?


16 posted on 01/12/2017 12:46:09 PM PST by RetiredArmy (Believe or not, we R in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! RU saved?)
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To: BenLurkin

Notice RACE not mentioned?

Shoddy reporting or ??


17 posted on 01/12/2017 12:48:22 PM PST by Freemeorkillme
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To: RetiredArmy
Even better would be a trunk gun:

https://www.rockriverarms.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=441

18 posted on 01/12/2017 12:49:44 PM PST by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: BenLurkin

Prayers for the recovery of this officer and a prayer of gratitude for the passer by


19 posted on 01/12/2017 12:50:39 PM PST by McGavin999
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Arizona: Passing driver fatally shoots trooper’s attacker

    By The Associated Press | Mercury News

PUBLISHED: January 12, 2017 at 11:59 am | UPDATED: January 12, 2017 at 12:15 pm

PHOENIX (AP) — An attacker who shot an Arizona state trooper in a roadside ambush Thursday was himself fatally shot by a passing driver while he was bashing the officer’s head on the pavement.

The trooper suffered a severe wound to his shoulder and upper chest but he is expected to recover at a hospital.

“My trooper would not be alive without his assistance,” Department of Public Safety Director Ralph Milstead said of the good Samaritan who stopped.

The drama unfolded at an early morning rollover wreck near the town of Tonopah, on Interstate 10 in the desert west of Phoenix. In that crash, a woman was ejected and killed. She was believed to have been the passenger, and the man who shot the trooper is thought to have been driving.

Responding to a driver’s report of gunfire near the highway, the trooper spotted the wreck and stopped, Milstead and DPS Capt. Damon Cecil said. While he was putting out flares, the suspect opened fire and then physically attacked the wounded trooper, Milstead said. Both Milstead and Cecil said the trooper was ambushed.

The man was on top of the officer and “getting the better of him,” slamming the trooper’s head against the pavement, Milstead said. That’s when the passing driver showed up and asked if the trooper needed help.

He said yes, and the passer-by went back to his vehicle, got his gun and told the suspect to stop the attack, Milstead said. When he didn’t, the driver shot him.

Investigators were trying to determine how the rollover happened and whether the suspect was involved with the initial report of gunshots, officials said. Investigators plan to speak with the person who made that call.

Milstead said he feared the worst when he headed to the hospital to check on the wounded trooper.

“He’s incredibly fortunate to be here with us today,” the director said.

(snip)

20 posted on 01/12/2017 12:51:17 PM PST by blam
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