Posted on 07/18/2016 7:56:03 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
A 32-year-old man was shot at least twice by Waco police officers Tuesday after he ran from a U.S. Marshals task force and displayed a handgun, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.
Jonathan Tucker Gober ran from officers serving a warrant for a felony parole violation about 4:30 p.m., and the pursuit ended with the shooting behind a house near the intersection of 30th Street and Lyle Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
“The officers were attempting to arrest that individual on a felony parole violation for a felony counterfeiting charge, and while doing so, that male produced a cocked handgun in a threatening manner toward officers during the apprehension,” Swanton said.
Two Waco police officers fired on Gober.
Gober suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen, arm and leg, Swanton said. At least two bullets appeared to strike Gober before officers rendered immediate aid to Gober.
“He was searched and a weapon was recovered,” Swanton said.
Gober was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center and was undergoing emergency surgery late Tuesday afternoon. No update was available. He was conscious and alert as emergency crews took him from the scene.
Officers went to a home in the 2500 block of North 29th Street and saw Gober trying to hide when another man opened the front door, Swanton said. When the officers called to Gober, he ran out the back of the house, Swanton said.
Deputy U.S. marshals and several Waco officers began a foot chase with Gober, who ran into the backyard of the home at 30th Street and Lyle Avenue.
Swanton said a family member of Gober’s told police Gober was armed, prompting officers to take extreme caution.
Police think Gober may be a member of a white supremacist organization, based on his tattoos, Swanton said.
Waco police and Texas Rangers began a dual investigation of the shooting as evidence was collected at the scene.
Swanton said residents of the home were inside when the shooting occurred. Neighbors also were home at the time of the shooting.
No officers or residents were injured in the shooting, but officers with Waco police victim services were at the scene to assist residents who were home at the time of the shooting.
Swanton said the officers involved in the shooting were taken back to the Waco Police Department as routine protocol. The names of the officers were not made public.
Because they’re believers in the conspiracy theories about the Waco biker shooting, and so they hate Swanton because he was the department’s spokesperson during that case as well.
Police think Gober may be a member of a white supremacist organization, based on his tattoos, Swanton said.
WSLM. (white supremacist’s lives matter)
Hmm, never heard his comments. Probably because I did not follow that case very closely.
Always meant to answer you on your experience with a SWAT team. Sorry to hear about it, but you must realize they were following orders that were delivered under false accusations from one of the neighbors. Swatting is very dangerous, and no one hates them more than the SWAT teams. They never know what they will face when they enter that residence and only have information relayed to them. I'm surprised that they did not actively search for the culprit. Harder now unless a burner phone is used.
Just waiting to see how long it would take...
Y’all are right, no riots will happen, and that is the main difference in the Obama years.
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