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Deadly Tennessee church shooting: Sudanese immigrant arrested, FBI to launch civil..
FOX News ^ | September 24, 2017 | Jake Gibson & AP

Posted on 09/24/2017 5:09:59 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

One woman was killed and seven other people were hurt after a suspect identified as a Sudanese immigrant opened fire at a Tennessee church Sunday, police said, as federal officials told Fox News the FBI will initiate a civil rights investigation into the shooting.

The suspect, 25-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson, immigrated from Sudan two decades ago, police said. He's suspected of bringing two pistols and a mask to the predominantly white Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, southeast of Nashville, before opening fire just after 11 a.m.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
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To: SaveFerris

Thank God for that usher! He rushed the gunman inside the Church and caused Samson to shoot himself in the leg. The usher then ran to his car and retrieved his gun.

This after the usher was pistol-whipped by Samson.

After he returned with his gun, he held Sampson at gunpoint.


21 posted on 09/24/2017 5:31:00 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (RuPaul and Yertle - our illustrious Republican leaders up the Hill - God help us!)
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To: Texas Fossil

... I read somewhere that according to his FAB page Emanuel Kidega Samson was a big fan of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and was a ig supporter of Black Lives Matter etc etc


22 posted on 09/24/2017 5:35:39 PM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: COBOL2Java

[After he returned with his gun, he held Sampson at gunpoint.]

Awesome.


23 posted on 09/24/2017 5:35:41 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: R_Kangel

FAB=FB as in Facebook .... Stupid Spellcheck .... Sheesh


24 posted on 09/24/2017 5:36:45 PM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: FreeReign

From looking at the church’s FB page this is a very well rounded church. You would be hard pressed to call it “predominately white” unless you had an agenda.


25 posted on 09/24/2017 5:38:21 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: Texas Fossil

Might as well get what we can from this article - this will almost certainly be the LAST OF IT from the media.


26 posted on 09/24/2017 5:39:27 PM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: PAR35

Given the current state of the DoJ, I’m not sure whether the FBI be investigating the church or the killer.


I am confused...FBI launching civil investigation? Why and into who or what?


27 posted on 09/24/2017 5:42:53 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ((Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: SaveFerris

Well, Samson shot himself and couldn’t even do that right.

Dylan Roof killed nine in church in June of 2015. Recall, that’s all we heard about for months. And still do.
But this will be down the old memory hole by the end of the week. Wrong perp, wrong victims.


28 posted on 09/24/2017 5:42:59 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: A_perfect_lady

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Sudan


29 posted on 09/24/2017 5:47:04 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: A_perfect_lady

Always islamism until and unless demonstrated otherwise.


30 posted on 09/24/2017 5:49:57 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: BobL

I don’t know. I know it is the norm for things like this. But this is a well written article.

Doubt much will be added until they convict the perp.


31 posted on 09/24/2017 5:51:34 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: R_Kangel

Would not surprise me. His facebook page was removed, but it was archived by some posting here.


32 posted on 09/24/2017 5:52:23 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Freedom56v2
I am confused...FBI launching civil investigation? Why and into who or what?

Civil Rights violations, of course.

33 posted on 09/24/2017 5:54:25 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Freedom56v2

I assume to determine if it is a hate crime. Expanded sentencing. But you cannot extend much past the death penalty.


34 posted on 09/24/2017 5:55:06 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: tumblindice

There is some dispute about his injury. It may be that in the fight with Robert Engle, the perps gun went off and the perp shot himself by accident.

Then Engle went to his car and got his hand gun and arrested him until the police came.

Took guts for a young man. The perp is a big guy.


35 posted on 09/24/2017 5:58:35 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: COBOL2Java
Thank God for that usher! He rushed the gunman inside the Church and caused Samson to shoot himself in the leg. The usher then ran to his car and retrieved his gun.

This after the usher was pistol-whipped by Samson.

After he returned with his gun, he held Sampson at gunpoint.


I missed that in the article.
36 posted on 09/24/2017 5:58:50 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: OKSooner
"Consider going to church armed,..."

I'm shocked that there wasn't anyone carrying at that church. In Tennessee yet.
Heck, I'm in a deep blue state and we would have dropped him in about three seconds.

37 posted on 09/24/2017 6:02:02 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: PAR35

Sorry, I meant Civil Rights investigation, but I wondered exactly why...Seems criminal should cover it...


38 posted on 09/24/2017 6:05:04 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ((Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: Texas Fossil

A few tidbits.
Samson claimed to be “Trilingual in the following languages: English, Arabic, and Acholi (tribal language).”
and a little about the acholi tribe whose language he claims to speak.
“Acholiland in Uganda is the home of Joseph Kony, who proclaims himself the spokesman of God and a spirit medium and promotes a mixture of Traditional African religion and Christianity, and who leads the Lord’s Resistance Army. Having been forced out of Uganda, it is thought that Kony has moved his movement’s base to South Sudan. Kony’s movement has not maintained the traditions of the Acholi people.”


39 posted on 09/24/2017 6:17:28 PM PDT by joshhiggins
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To: A_perfect_lady
Doesn't mean he isn't a Mohammedan. They don'tall take Arab names.
40 posted on 09/24/2017 6:20:16 PM PDT by arthurus
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