Fred Hopkins, Viet vet and disbarred lawyer
Posted on 10/04/2018 10:28:25 AM PDT by rktman
Police identified the man who opened fire on officers in Florence, South Carolina, Wednesday as 74-year-old Fred Hopkins, a Vietnam veteran and former attorney.
Breitbart News reported that one officer was killed and six others injured when Hopkins opened fire. ABC 7 identified the deceased officer as 52-year-old Terrence Carraway, a 30-year veteran of the Florence Police Department.
Authorities said the gunman, Fred Hopkins, is a Vietnam veteran who opened fire as officers came to the house to serve a search warrant. The warrant did not pertain to Hopkins; rather, it centered on “an accusation that a 27-year-old person at the home sexually assaulted a foster child who lives in the home.”
Law enforcement indicated that children were in the home at the time that Hopkins opened fire and that those children were held hostage for a time.
WMBF reported that Hopkins suffered a head wound and was subsequently hospitalized, and the 27-year-old subject of the search warrant was shot as well.
Florence County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Glenn Kirby said Hopkins had the upper hand in the shootout: “The way this suspect was positioned, his view of fire was several hundred yards. So he had an advantage. The officers couldn’t get to the ones who were down.”
Hopkins pinned down officers, and an armored personnel carrier was called in to retrieve the wounded.
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"Man Who Opened Fire on SC Police Identified as 74-Year-Old FORMER ATTORNEY"?
Which is pertinent? His service in VN or his years as an attorney. Kinda pisses me off that once again, the CRAZED VN VET thing is implied.
I wonder what specific crime he was being accused of that resulted in them being there.
No country for old men.
I’m not sure whether to be appalled that this guy might have been protecting a sexual predator...
or proud that his training was excellent and he nearly took out the entire police force.
I’m not sure whether to be appalled that this guy might have been protecting a sexual predator...
or proud that his training was excellent and he nearly took out the entire police force.
He wasn’t. It was for someone else...................
With all due respect this man had Agent Orange exposure, battled cancer and had some significant mental issues at least partially derived from his service.
I don’t think proposing long term PTSD due to Nam at least contributed to his actions are out of line.
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He wasn't accused of any crime, the warrant was for the 27 yr old who was injured. The warrant was for sexual abuse of a foster child.
“Which is pertinent? His service in VN or his years as an attorney. Kinda pisses me off that once again, the CRAZED VN VET thing is implied. “
Agree 100%. Disgusting degrading of VN Vets again.
Nothing.
I’d say he looks like a Democrat, but wouldn’t want to slander him.
Related to Kasich?
You all carry a tourniquet with you, right? Just sayin’...
Well, attorney.........
Sound like a mental illness problem that has nothing to do with being a Vietnam vet.
Yeah, they do the same thing when they say ‘ex-Marine’.
“The warrant did not pertain to Hopkins; rather, it centered on ‘an accusation that a 27-year-old person at the home sexually assaulted a foster child who lives in the home.’ ”
While the reason for this would appear to be some sort of mental illness, gun grabbers and their “I was just following orders” jbts should take note that this is likely to be very widespread when the confiscation orders go out.
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