Posted on 02/10/2018 12:26:07 PM PST by EdnaMode
Columbus police are investigating after two Westerville police officers were shot and killed Saturday afternoon.
It happened around 11:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Crosswind Drive in Westerville.
According to a press release, a call came into the Westerville 911 center as a hang-up. Responding officers were fired upon during their arrival at the address.
One officer was killed in the shooting and another died shortly after, according to Columbus Police. The suspect is in custody.
LIVE: Authorities are on scene after two Westerville police officers were killed in the line of duty Saturday:
The City of Westerville posted on Twitter, "We are deeply saddened to report that one of our officers has been killed in the line of duty. Please continue to follow back for more information."
City of Westerville✔ @tellwesterville We are deeply saddened to report that one of our officers has been killed in the line of duty. Please continue to follow back for more information. 1:43 PM - Feb 10, 2018
No other information was immediately available.
A news conference will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to reveal more details.
“Our hearts and prayers are with the Westerville officers, their friends, families and the Westerville Police Department at this difficult time. We are indebted to the brave men and women who don the blue and the badge day in and day out to keep our communities safe. Sometimes, those officers don’t make it home at the end of a shift. Now is one of those times and we – as a community – must rally behind the families and fellow officers," State Senator Kevin Bacon said in a press release.
I wish that the more dangerous assignments were given if possible to officers who DIDN’T have “families to go home to.” That would leave more room for chivalry. As it is, it’s getting cheapened to the point of another kind of garbage man.
I’m unsure if I’ve run across someone who argued that law enforcement is a “safe job” right under a headline about “an on the job” ambush and murder of an officer.
Which, incidentally, never happens to welders or plumbers at their job sites as a general part of their day. Or any blue collar job I am aware of.
Would you give me a couple of “blue collar” jobs that you consider dangerous? Not trying to argue or pick. Honestly curious.
My impression is that these tragedies are becoming more commonplace. The war on cops since Michael Brown’s death and the accusations by BLM seems to be more deadly every month. Our prayers.
We should couch this in larger terms — as security at stake. The means of getting the security are secondary if there is a choice possible.
Yep.
How many of the shooters were black? How many of the cops were black?
How many of the Antifa are white.
And, by the way, your post is racist. Everyone knows that the politically correct punctuation is to capitalize Black and lower case white. By lower casing black, you look as racist as that coin that kept the colored boy --oops, make that 'boy of color' -- from carrying the flag at the Olympics.
Thanks for your intelligent and sensitive reply. FR has always homed cop-haters of the extreme kind.
RIP to two dead law enforcement officers.
Are you suggesting BHM is the “Ramadan” of the Blacktavist community?
Jihadi’s go on rampages a lot more during Ramadan.
Makes sense actually.
It’s very scary right now.
So horrible..condolences to these brave heroes families
That list was pretty much the agenda for the Obama administration, give or take. /Captain Obvious
(of course you already knew that and posted it)
What a shame it will pass right over the heads of virtually all liberals.
Yes, it is a law on LEO’s. Brought to you by BLM and it’s enablers: MSM, NFL and the democrat party.
Somewhere, raghead Kaperdick is laughing.
So after 50 posts, we still don;t know if the person in custody was of on a deportation list of ICE, if he was a soldier for I.S.I.S. if he marched with Black Lives Matter. Why is this taking so long. What was the arrest warrant about.... Why can’t we get news?
The MSM will be sure to drag their feet on any info.
Definitely not. Small college town on the outskirts of northeastern Columbus. I worked fast food just off the college campus twenty five years ago. There’s been a lot of growth in the last ten to twenty years, but still a fairly agree area.
Suspect not named. Why do I keep thinking that Lisa Page might have something to do with this?
Definitely not. Small college town on the outskirts of northeastern Columbus. I worked fast food just off the college campus twenty five years ago. There’s been a lot of growth in the last ten to twenty years, but still a fairly safe area.
there seems to be an anti-government, anti-police movement. I ran across one site, “Police the Police.” that on the surface didn’t look dangerous, but going on the site and looking back at comments find some very dangerous people, openly calling for killing police.
I read your link and it is fascinating. However, you are trying to compare jobs which have high death/injury rates, versus high-risk jobs.
For example, the most dangerous job on your list by death numbers is truck drivers with 918 deaths. Is truck driving a high death occupation? Statistically, yes. Does a person who drives a truck properly, with good health and sleep, proper vehicle maintenance, and no drug use have a higher chance of not dying? You bet. Sleep, preventable accidents, and diabetes/heart issues kill truck drivers.
Given that thought process, is truck driving a “higher risk” job than LE? No, because the risk a truck driver takes can be mitigated and can be controlled. LE does not have the benefit of controlling the events that can occur while working with human beings.
The other column relates to injuries that result in death. Roofers are on it. Falling off a roof can be a serious fatal injury. Is roofing more dangerous than LE? Statistically, yes. Can the injuries be avoiding through caution? Yes. It is the same as the truck driver; LE works in an unpredictable environment with the smartest and most dangerous animal on Earth. LE is a higher risk job than roofing.
I disagree with your comment and your basis. LE is an extremely dangerous job and the fatalities, though technically lower than the 90’s when, for example, the drug narcos were operating, en masse, they appear to be rising in the past two years. The number of firearm-related injuries not resulting in death is up as well.
I am a farm kid.
I work in a rather dangerous field.
In the US, both professions are well past the 13 dead mark.
Not happy about it. Not celebrating it. But being a cop is not as dangerous as it appears.
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