Fulton Co. Judge shot and killed in courthouse shooting (BREAKING Fri 9A)

WAGA-TV/WSB-TV Atlanta | 3.11.05

[mhking]

This is a breaking news situation.

A man entered a courtroom in the Fulton County Courthouse this morning and shot a Fulton County Sheriff's deputy, a clerk and a judge; there are reports from both WSB and WAGA, the judge is deceased.

The perp has carjacked multiple vehicles -- now on his third -- and is still at large.

I've just come from downtown Atlanta, and the city is a madhouse.

[JeffAtlanta]

The post upthread said that when he hijacked the reporter's can, he did not have on a shirt. Taking off his blue shirt was probably his means of trying not to be identified quickly.

Wouldn't not wearing a shirt make him more conspicuous? On the show COPS, the criminals never wear shirts - must be some sort of evolutionary reflex.

[Howlin]

Somebody in the audience on Linda Vester's show that David Asman is emceeing today.

[FourtySeven]

Dear lord, a guy on Fox News just asked Judge Napolitano "If this guy is captured, will he still have the same jury?"

< jaw drops > Give me a dang mic and a camera, even I can do better than that!

[MeekOneGOP]

The attacker seems to have shape shifted in those pictures. ;-)

hehe! Good eye! :^)

[King Prout]

or "medium tan gwailo"

geesh.

euphemism.

"hearing impaired" could mean anything.
"differently abled" means nothing.
"medium" conveys no useful data.

[Dead Corpse]

From the movie, Muad Dib can kill with a word.

[retrokitten]

Well he does know how to use a gun , thats evident and the balls to use it. I am not complimenting the guy BTW, just stating facts.

Yeah, but it seems to start and end there. Like you said, why not run or just not show up for court?? I don't think anyone ever has used this guys name and "smart" in the same sentence too many times.

[Howlin]

He was in the audience, but I agree, we do need our own show!

[King Prout]

lived there for 3.5 years.

[Bonaparte]

"I could understand a small 1" knife, but a gun?"

The escorting deputy's gun was unsecured at the time and this violent prisoner was not shackled because the court "didn't want to prejudice the jury." He simply took the deputy's weapon away from him and started shooting.

I've read about lots of these incidents over the years. Tragically, some people just never learn.

[txradioguy]

"If this guy is captured, will he still have the same jury?"

IMHO at this point the words "if" and "capture" should NOT even enter the equasion.

[Howlin]

You last point is an excellent one though....he could have just vanished.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Along with the AMBER ALERT, they ought to issue a $25,000 reward for his body, if some citizen can get to him and take him down, and offer $50,000 if he can be mortally injured with a massive and extremely painful gunshot wound leading to slow, eventual death over the next 48 hours.

[PAR35]

In most cases it's me asking for my own dumb mistakes to be taken down.

Same here. I've asked for a couple of my posts to be pulled. One got pulled, in the other case the whole thread ended up getting pulled.

[Crawdad]

Linda would've told the guy he was on thin ice.

[cajungirl]

Did the Judge choke? I love the Judge BTW, he is so sort of cute and cuddly and when he gets all serious, I just want to ruffle his hair.

[DoctorMichael]

"......just asked Judge Napolitano......."

Saw that. All I can do is shake my head at the stupidity of the question.

[JeffAtlanta]

The escorting deputy's gun was unsecured at the time and this violent prisoner was not shackled because the court "didn't want to prejudice the jury." He simply took the deputy's weapon away from him and started shooting.

It has been reported that he was out on bond - why would he be in shackles?

[Squantos]

Did the guy take the weapon from the deputy shot in the mouth initially ?

[Carolinamom]

One poster said he might have been viewed as someone going to the game. When everyone is looking for a blue-shirted African-American, his not wearing one might have fooled some.