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Police kill gunman in southeast Fresno (Darwin award winner in Obamaland)
The Fresno Bee ^ | Mar. 28, 2009 | Tim Sheehan

Posted on 03/30/2009 3:08:06 AM PDT by Enterprise

"The officers immediately told the individual to put the gun down while drawing their firearms," Dyer said this afternoon. "However, the suspect refused to drop the gun and in fact pulled the gun out of the holster while stepping back and at the same time pointed that gun in the direction of the officers."

(Excerpt) Read more at fresnobee.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous; US: California
KEYWORDS: fresno; fresnopd; shooting; winerybalch
A great line at the end of the article.

"It's been pretty quiet around here for a while," said one woman in a downstairs apartment who declined to give her name. But her next-door neighbor, who also didn't want to be identified, said the apartment complex has its share of trouble.

"This place is off the hook," she said, gesturing toward her neighbors. "When the weather heats up, so do all them."

1 posted on 03/30/2009 3:08:08 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

Be interesting.

There was no reason for him to draw on the police that I can see.


2 posted on 03/30/2009 3:45:16 AM PDT by bill1952 (Power is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: bill1952

I guess it’s why they call Tequila “To kill ya.”


3 posted on 03/30/2009 3:48:27 AM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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To: Enterprise
Other links:

Suspect Shot and Killed by Fresno Police

Fresno Officer Involved Shooting Leaves One Dead

Fresno Police Shoot, Kill Man on Saturday

4 posted on 03/30/2009 4:06:36 AM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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To: bill1952

Maybe meth


5 posted on 03/30/2009 5:47:24 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Enterprise

Suicide by cop, redux.


6 posted on 03/30/2009 6:19:08 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: Enterprise

Suicide by cop, redux.


7 posted on 03/30/2009 6:19:08 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: Enterprise

Fresno is Obama land? I thought the valley was red country.


8 posted on 03/30/2009 7:09:17 AM PDT by csmusaret (You can't spell Democrat without R-A-T.)
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To: csmusaret

The area where the shooting took place is a pocket of Obama blue.


9 posted on 03/30/2009 7:17:32 AM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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To: JustAmy; Jim Robinson

Fresno ping


10 posted on 03/30/2009 9:27:44 AM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: bill1952; JimRed; Vaduz; csmusaret; TenthAmendmentChampion
Update:

Remember something also here, this guy had been driving just prior to the shooting. His B/A was damned near .30 !

"Stephen Willis, 23, had a blood-alcohol level of .29 -- more than three times the legal limit for California drivers.

Coroner David Hadden said at that level, Willis might well have had several impairments, including a decreased sense of pain and exaggerated feelings of grief, anger and fear."

High Alcohol Level in Man Shot by Fresno Police

11 posted on 04/02/2009 7:03:47 AM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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"The coroner's office said Stephen Adam Willis' blood-alcohol level was 0.29 when he was shot by Fresno police officers early Saturday. That is three-and-half times the legal limit of 0.08.

Coroner David Hadden said marijuana also was detected in Willis' blood. He said the marijuana portion of the test has not been completed.

Man killed by police had blood-alcohol three times legal limit

12 posted on 04/02/2009 7:07:42 AM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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To: Enterprise
Fresno Man Suffered 14 Gunshot Wounds
13 posted on 04/02/2009 7:57:11 PM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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