Wow... Prayers up.
“I just got home with my children, and I heard some popping sound,” Hardy said. “I noticed four officers running from the house, and I saw three of them fall to the ground. It started to become such a crazy scene.”
Just checking other news reports on this sad story, I learned that police had previously gone to the home of the resident to confiscate his guns after a domestic violence charge, and saw steroids in the home. That resulted in steroid possession charges.
Seems more and more shootings are occurring in small towns and rural areas.
I thought this only happened in big cities?
No!
Prayers sent. How tragic.
Enough of this -- ban all Massachusetts.
RIP.
Seems fishy to me.. the man and woman are killed, police Chief is killed and 4 other cops are wonded.
Seems to me something was obviously done wrong.
What is the urge to invade a man’s castle?!!!!! That’s always a prescription for a disaster....especially if you’re dealing with drugs.
It is SO easy to park an unmarked at the end of the street .....and wait for him to come out .....and take him in with two others vehicles and six guys out in a very public place.
Any LEO training that is directing local PD’s to do this....is basically professional malpractice.
Interesting information on Cullen Mutrie (the man who's home was invaded, who shot the police on April 12, 2012 and who was later found dead in the home) and what took place over several YEARS, PRIOR to the shooting, again, note the progression of stories, the TIMELINE, DATES and the original reason used for searching his home, "GUNS":
on January 19, 2012 Cullen Mutrie was arrested after police searched his home back in JULY of 2010 for possession of guns, they appear to have found two guns. His 2007 case plea deal (see below) prohibited him from carrying or possessing guns... while searching his home (July 2010) the police reportedly "found" a scale and one plastic bag on a coffee table containing vials filled with unknown substances, after later testing (Interestingly, the test results were just released by the state crime lab on January 18 of 2012), the substances turned out to be anabolic steroids. This is a list of what was found: trenbolone acetate, testosterone cypionate, and nandrolone decanote. He was arrested on January 19, 2012, and arraigned on February 8, 2012. The authorities had filed 9 felony charges against Mr. Mutrie. This is the back story; note the various DATES in the timeline:
Firefighter wannabe regrets plea... October 10, 2007 2:00 AM "PORTSMOUTH A Greenland man who pleaded guilty to an assault at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co. restaurant wants to withdraw his plea because, he told a judge, he didn't know the resulting conviction (misdemeanor charge of simple assault) would hurt his chances of becoming a firefighter...."
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071010/NEWS/710100377
Wannabe firefighter gets day in court... again... November 28, 2007 1:04 PM "PORTSMOUTH A would-be firefighter was allowed to take back guilty pleas to assault charges because, a judge ruled, he misunderstood his lawyers advice and the potential career consequences.
An order written by District Court Judge Sawako Gardner, finds Cullen Mutrie, 25, of 517 Post Road, Greenland, may not have been able to intelligently inquire about his career path and the consequences of his convictions....
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071128/NEWS/71128013/-1/TOWN0102
Result of Steroid Tests Finally Released, Charges Filed February 5, 2011 "Police officers seized various types of steroids from a resident of Portsmouth, NH in July 2010 but the charges were only filed recently...."
(Note: test results were just released by the state crime lab on January 18 of 2012)
"Authorities did not provide any information why it took them so long before releasing the test results. The possible cause of the delay could be due to the different scope of investigation by the police and the steroids were only found when they searched the suspects home....
(Note: Cullen Mutrie, 28, of 517 Post Road, Greenland was arrested on January 19, 2012)
http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/2011/02/result-of-steroid-tests-finally-released-charges-filed/