Posted on 09/04/2016 1:24:33 AM PDT by BlessedBeGod
A Fresno man was taken into custody Saturday after shooting two correctional officers in the lobby of the Fresno County Jail.
Thong Vang, 37, entered the jail lobby shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday, saying he wanted to visit someone and trying to get to the front of the line, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims told reporters. When he was ordered to wait his turn, Vang began to exhibit bizarre behavior, pacing back and forth around the lobby, Mims said.
During the confrontation that ensued, Vang pulled out a gun and shot correctional officers Juanita Davila and Toamalama Scanlan, neither of whom were armed, Mims said.
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Corrections Officers Juanita Davila and Toamalama ScanlanThong Vang
Bet they will be armed next time...
All kinds of kooks come to the reception areas of corrections and police departments. You have to have your stuff wired together.
A Vietnamese assaulting a Mexican and a Samoan.
Isn’t diversity grand.
Suggestion would be to move the metal detector upstream.
And monitor convicted felon gang members with guns.
They might want to reconsider having unarmed deputies. And we all know felons can’t have firearms, especially in California.
But...but...but...This is California, land of universal background checks, and many other draconian laws that prevent convicted felons from obtaining guns. How is this even possible? Oh yeah, the gang banger exemption.
Also, the Lt. that returned fire needs some more range time.
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