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Suspect accused of shooting 7 law enforcement officers in Florence identified
WBTW TV News ^ | October 4, 2018 | by WBTW

Posted on 10/04/2018 6:12:31 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - One suspect is in custody and a Florence police officer is deceased after eight people, seven of which were law enforcement officers, were shot in Florence Wednesday evening.

Sources tell News13 Fred Hopkins is the suspect arrested in the case.

According to Chief Deputy Glenn Kirby with the Florence County Sheriff's Office, the suspect surrendered to deputies after talking with a negotiator and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Kirby also says a 20-year-old male inside the home was also shot and is still alive.

(Excerpt) Read more at wbtw.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: florencesc; leo; officerdown; police; whiteboyshootalot
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To: ETL

Police officer that died


21 posted on 10/04/2018 6:23:09 AM PDT by mplc51
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

FWIW, I’d hold off on making assumptions due to lack of a pic. Looks like cops were there to serve a warrant regarding sexual assault of a minor. Did LE not do any surveillance of the property before they went to serve?


22 posted on 10/04/2018 6:23:17 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/fred-hopkins-frederick-cheryl-florence/

Interesting... looks like the dude had a terminal get off my lawn moment.


23 posted on 10/04/2018 6:23:39 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: cyclotic

According to a local news source, the shooter is a white Viet Nam veteran who was or still is married to a prominent local divorce lawyer. The shooter shot some of the cops from “several hundred yards away” according to a cop on the scene. The suspect has been suffering from Agent Orange exposure including cancers that were in remission. His FB page indicates he gets lots of range time with a ‘Nam specced out M-14. 101st Airborne.


24 posted on 10/04/2018 6:23:51 AM PDT by VietVet876
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To: ETL

The black guy pictured is the cop who was shot and died.


25 posted on 10/04/2018 6:24:03 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: worrywart

No knock or properly announced? Were they at the right address?


26 posted on 10/04/2018 6:24:44 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Here is the new title of the posted link:

Florence suspect accused of shooting deputies investigating sex assault of a child

No other info yet.

27 posted on 10/04/2018 6:24:57 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: mewzilla

I don’t know anything about the Florence Police Department, but I am always disturbed when I see help wanted ads posted by municipalities (mainly in the South) offering police officer jobs at shockingly low salaries.

Makes me question the quality of their recruits and their subsequent investment in training.


28 posted on 10/04/2018 6:25:38 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: worrywart

And 7+ officers to serve a warrant? Something very wrong with this story.


29 posted on 10/04/2018 6:25:45 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: ETL

That might be the deceased officer.


30 posted on 10/04/2018 6:26:03 AM PDT by Eagles6
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To: Reno89519
Helps to read the story rather then making a total ass of yourself accusing the cops

Florence suspect accused of shooting deputies investigating sex assault of a child

31 posted on 10/04/2018 6:26:33 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (2016: For the first time since 1984, I voted for a Rep President all other votes were anti Dem)
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To: Reno89519
Helps to read the story rather then making a total ass of yourself accusing the cops

Florence suspect accused of shooting deputies investigating sex assault of a child

32 posted on 10/04/2018 6:27:01 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (2016: For the first time since 1984, I voted for a Rep President all other votes were anti Dem)
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To: Reno89519
Helps to read the story rather then making a total ass of yourself accusing the cops

Florence suspect accused of shooting deputies investigating sex assault of a child

33 posted on 10/04/2018 6:27:20 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (2016: For the first time since 1984, I voted for a Rep President all other votes were anti Dem)
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To: Reno89519

“Authorities didn’t say why they were serving the warrant.”

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Looks like they were serving a warrant - easy to miss, I caught it on the 3rd time reading through the article. Only time serving a warrant was mentioned.


34 posted on 10/04/2018 6:27:27 AM PDT by Qiviut (McCain & Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP!)
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To: Reno89519

The others showed up to aid the first one shot.


35 posted on 10/04/2018 6:27:44 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: Reno89519
Helps to read the story rather then making a total ass of yourself accusing the cops

Florence suspect accused of shooting deputies investigating sex assault of a child

36 posted on 10/04/2018 6:27:47 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (2016: For the first time since 1984, I voted for a Rep President all other votes were anti Dem)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Interesting note in that linked article: Hospitalized because he fell, not shot by police.


37 posted on 10/04/2018 6:28:11 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: MNJohnnie

That is not in the main article and I’ve read more than half a dozen since this was first posted yesterday. Seems like late excuse by police. And I say excuse because there seems to be lots of odd things about this whole thing. Reading more...


38 posted on 10/04/2018 6:29:57 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: VietVet876

That clears up a lot. The officer was executed.

On another note, anyone who is local, please make it a point to honor the officer and department at his funeral procession.

Two years ago, my county lost a couple deputies who were ambushed. We stood on a freeway overpass along the procession route to honor one of them. (The other didn’t have a public ceremony)

A cop friend who was in the processional said he cried the whole way as he saw the massive support. It was a 40 mile processional with people lining the entire route.

An officer was also recently killed and we did the same. Another buddy who is a State Trooper joined us on the overpass and said several times how meaningful our support is.

It really brings a community together.


39 posted on 10/04/2018 6:30:30 AM PDT by cyclotic ( Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: Reno89519

You are engaging in exactly the same sort of stupid behavior we saw from Senate Democrats over Judge K.

Don’t bother you with facts, you have your moronic poltical agenda and will just keep screaming it mindlessly no matter what the facts of the matter are truly.

Infantile and moronic are the nicest things that can be said about your behavior.


40 posted on 10/04/2018 6:30:32 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (2016: For the first time since 1984, I voted for a Rep President all other votes were anti Dem)
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