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Florida man allegedly ambushed officer outside police HQ, wrestled for his gun
Fox News ^ | 7/31/2021 | Danielle Wallace

Posted on 07/31/2021 9:15:36 AM PDT by simpson96

A man in Florida is facing several charges, including attempted premeditated murder, after allegedly flagging down an officer outside the Hollywood Police Department headquarters and following him into the lobby – eventually wrestling him to gain control of the officer’s gun.

Shawn Brennan, 43, attempted to flag down an officer outside the department headquarters building located at 3250 Hollywood Boulevard during the afternoon of July 2, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. He approached the officer and began threatening him, the police department said.

In an effort to diffuse the situation, the officer backed away and retreated into the lobby of the building, but Brennan followed him, WPLG reported.

A violent struggle broke out and Brennan attempted to grab the officer’s holstered gun. Several officers who witnessed the confrontation jumped in to help and the man was eventually subdued, WFOR-TV reported.

Brennan is charged with attempted premeditated murder, armed robbery, armed burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and battery on a law enforcement officer.

Meanwhile, ambush attacks on law enforcement officers nationwide are up 91% year to date compared to 2020, a police group said last week.

The National Fraternal Order of Police found that 51 law enforcement officers were shot, 13 of whom died, in 40 ambush-style attacks as of June 30, a 91% jump from the same time last year. In all of 2020, there were 48 ambush-style attacks, which left 60 officers wounded, 12 fatally, according to the group’s 2020 summary.

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KEYWORDS: floridaman
Thanks, Democrats.
1 posted on 07/31/2021 9:15:36 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96
Floriduh man,
Floriduh man...
Tryin' t'make a living,
doin' the best he can.
2 posted on 07/31/2021 9:18:47 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: simpson96

Ashli Babbitt wasn’t trying to get the gun away from her killer.


3 posted on 07/31/2021 9:19:20 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

Can’t make this up.


4 posted on 07/31/2021 9:19:46 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: simpson96

From the name, Shawn Brennan and not DeShawn Brennan or similar, I thought he would be a white person. And I thought that was odd. Usually crazy chit like this is done by black people. Then I looked. I guess his mother just didn’t get the memo on names, and I seriously doubt he had a father anywhere nearby.


5 posted on 07/31/2021 9:26:36 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far is that most of the news media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: simpson96

I assume because it’s Florida under DeSantis this punk will face real justice. If it was New York where I unfortunately live, the punk would be released the same day NO bail and will do it again. Oh and if the cop injured the punk, the punk could sue the cop thanks to AOC and other demoMarxists who limited qualified immunity......

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nyc-qualified-immunity-police-misconduct/


6 posted on 07/31/2021 9:28:52 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

It takes a special kind of stupid to try to wrestle a gun away from a cop and that’s doubly true when there isn’t even a confrontation going on to begin with.


7 posted on 07/31/2021 9:29:45 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: simpson96

Damn white supremacists again ... oh wait ... pic attached .. forget it .... nothing to see.


8 posted on 07/31/2021 9:30:40 AM PDT by antidemoncrat (somRead more at: https://economicti)
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To: Rurudyne

She was being helped through the window by a Capitol cop when she was shot.


9 posted on 07/31/2021 9:31:20 AM PDT by SkyDancer (I Identify As Vaccinated)
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To: Rurudyne

PS: That killer cop will skate just like the FBI sniper who took out that family at Ruby Ridge.


10 posted on 07/31/2021 9:32:22 AM PDT by SkyDancer (I Identify As Vaccinated)
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Yes. She was just a Trump supporter after all.


11 posted on 07/31/2021 9:35:43 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: simpson96

Photo here: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/07/06/man-arrested-after-allegedly-going-for-officers-gun-in-lobby-of-hollywood-police-headquarters/


12 posted on 07/31/2021 9:37:52 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: libertylover

Cultural appropriation of the name.

Wrestling over a cop’s gun inside the police station. He’s going to catch it from the other dumb inmates.


13 posted on 07/31/2021 9:49:58 AM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: Rurudyne
It takes a special kind of stupid to try to wrestle a gun away from a cop and that’s doubly true when there isn’t even a confrontation going on to begin with.

Triply so when you first follow the cop into the lobby of the police station full of cops.

14 posted on 07/31/2021 11:23:38 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: simpson96

The usual suspect. Another White Supremacist in blackface.


15 posted on 07/31/2021 11:26:43 AM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: pepsi_junkie

Ruthless People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS6lNDrCi88


16 posted on 07/31/2021 11:46:37 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: SkyDancer

That was a coordinated sequence of steps. And that window pane was easily pushed out.

Cop gets in position, actors then signal it’s time for her entry, then “boom”... the blank round to the hip. IIRC, the trajectory was too low by at least 5 degrees at the point the muzzle flashed.


17 posted on 07/31/2021 11:59:31 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Rurudyne

“It takes a special kind of stupid to try to wrestle a gun away from a cop”

A cop I used to know, 6 feet, 180 pounds, physically fit guy, was on what he said was a very routine traffic stop on a large black male. Said the guy suddenly, no warning whatsoever, reached down and tried to grab his gun. Cop fought him off and then had to chase him down. There are crazy people out there.


18 posted on 07/31/2021 1:03:07 PM PDT by suthener ( )
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To: suthener

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19 posted on 07/31/2021 1:23:11 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: simpson96

While I have absolutely no sympathy for this perp, the attempted premeditated murder charge seems excessive based on the information provided. Did he choke the officer until he was unconscious or how did he attempt to murder the officer?


20 posted on 07/31/2021 2:26:16 PM PDT by gunnut
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