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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: Oldeconomybuyer
the suspect surrendered to deputies after talking with a negotiator and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

In the GOOD old days, the cop killer suspect would've tried to escape and been shot. Just sayin'.

41 posted on 10/04/2018 6:30:58 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Twenty Years of Freeping!)
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To: MNJohnnie

And talking about making an ass of yourself. Why post your comment multiple times? And you should read the source article and others. Most have zero information about why the police were there. Maybe read a bit before you jump to stupidity.


42 posted on 10/04/2018 6:31:22 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: jjotto

Only one member of LE was sent to serve that warrant?


43 posted on 10/04/2018 6:31:57 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: traderrob6

Resized pic.

44 posted on 10/04/2018 6:32:29 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Reno89519
"Specifically, was this self-defense by the 74-year old homeowner?"

Reports say he shot some of the officers from as much as 200 yards away. Hard to call that self defense unless they were shooting first from that distance.

45 posted on 10/04/2018 6:35:08 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: mewzilla

Probably two.


46 posted on 10/04/2018 6:35:26 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: Reno89519

There’s something very wrong with you.


47 posted on 10/04/2018 6:35:40 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

imagine cartoon...

This cop killer/shooter in a jail cell with a rope (noose), gun, knife, poison, hammer, bathtub full of water and a toaster.

Caption: “cop killer somehow manages to commit suicide while in police custody”


48 posted on 10/04/2018 6:36:48 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: jjotto

Whoever okayed sending one or two LEOs to serve this warrant seriously screwed up.


49 posted on 10/04/2018 6:40:27 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: al_c

So we should see a bunch of white people rioting today and burning the town down. Oh I guess not.


50 posted on 10/04/2018 6:40:48 AM PDT by Mysonsrdoctors
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To: Reno89519

And just like “Liberal” you know want to change the facts to fit your emotion based poltical dogma

Sorry that is garbage behavior.


51 posted on 10/04/2018 6:41:05 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: P-Marlowe
Yes, I need caffeine. But look at the many articles about this since it first occurred yesterday. NONE until latest links say anything about why or any details. Very suspicious, don't you think? Worth asking about, don't you think? And this 200-yard observation is not in the linked article. And look at the other posts on FR about this shooting, and look at the news reports, only this recent one barely mentions why they were there. The earlier ones do not at all.

Really tired of people pissing on comments in discussions, being rude without reading. Rudeness should not be first comment, unless that is all you have ability to do. If that is the case, people would be better served to be quiet and just read.

52 posted on 10/04/2018 6:41:55 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: G Larry
I do NOT understand how 5 cops make themselves targets?

Lack of proper training coupled with a relatively low IQ?

53 posted on 10/04/2018 6:43:45 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Get in the Spirit! The Spirit of '76!)
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To: circlecity

By the way, where do you read this 200-yard claim? I don’t see it and I have read the WBTW article and many others. I’m thinking we are all reading lots of sources on this shooting. Maybe people might share them in this discussion thread?


54 posted on 10/04/2018 6:44:01 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: cyclotic

Around the Midlands, there is a yearly night of honor for law enforcement.

I have learned a lot.


55 posted on 10/04/2018 6:44:17 AM PDT by wally_bert (I will competently make sure the thing is done incompetently.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not one clue of how 7 LEO’s got shot or what transpired.


56 posted on 10/04/2018 6:48:13 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight yourr way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: jjotto; mplc51
The black guy pictured is the cop who was shot and died.

I know. I corrected myself earlier. Thanks.

57 posted on 10/04/2018 6:49:05 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Eagles6
That might be the deceased officer.

Yes, it is.

58 posted on 10/04/2018 6:50:29 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: ETL

I believe this is a picture of the slain officer based on local television. That and pics of the shooting site appear to indicate that the location was a middle-class housing subdivision.


59 posted on 10/04/2018 6:50:33 AM PDT by buckalfa (I was so much older then, but I'am younger than that now.)
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To: Reno89519

Go to the link posted at post 23


60 posted on 10/04/2018 6:55:10 AM PDT by circlecity
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