Posted on 12/20/2015 4:31:04 PM PST by Kaslin
Edited on 12/20/2015 4:32:05 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
An off-duty Baltimore cop shot and killed an armed robbery suspect who police say tried to rob the officer with what turned out to be a toy gun.
The shooting Saturday at 1:30 a.m. on a block of homes decorated with Christmas lights in the Baltimore suburb of Linthicum Heights was being investigated by Anne Arundel County Police, Fox 45 reported. Police said, according to the the station, that the officer fired in self-defense. They identified the robbery suspect as 32-year-old Edel Moreland.
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“Why is his finger on the trigger?”
Probably because he can clearly see that it’s not loaded and the breech is locked open.
course he knew it was a toy. Baltimore Police Depart procedure is off duty cops have to use toy guns as drop guns.
Terminal stupidity and terminal velocity go together.
It’s a bad habit.
You said it, I was thinking it when read the title.
I love these stories; thank you for posting!
Don’t bring a toy gun to a real gun fight.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
(I love happy endings.)
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