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Shooting at Fresno County Jail Wounds 2 Sheriff's Employees; Suspect Is in Custody
LA Times ^ | September 3, 2016 | Emily Alpert Reyes

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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1 posted on 09/04/2016 1:24:33 AM PDT by BlessedBeGod
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To: BlessedBeGod
Corrections Officers Juanita Davila and Toamalama Scanlan

Thong Vang


2 posted on 09/04/2016 2:50:37 AM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: BlessedBeGod

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.


3 posted on 09/04/2016 3:26:19 AM PDT by Molon Labbie (Hillary- Time To Change the Bag...)
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To: BlessedBeGod

A Vietnamese assaulting a Mexican and a Samoan.

Isn’t diversity grand.


4 posted on 09/04/2016 5:59:09 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: BlessedBeGod

Suggestion would be to move the metal detector upstream.

And monitor convicted felon gang members with guns.


5 posted on 09/04/2016 6:00:16 AM PDT by PAR35
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They might want to reconsider having unarmed deputies. And we all know felons can’t have firearms, especially in California.


6 posted on 09/04/2016 6:07:38 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (#NeverTrumpers: "commercial self-interest masquerading as ideological purity")
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To: Iron Munro

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.


7 posted on 09/04/2016 6:20:14 AM PDT by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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