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Man Who Opened Fire on SC Police Identified as 74-Year-Old Vietnam Veteran
breitbart.com ^
| 10/4/2018
| AWR Hawkins
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 Sheriffs 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 couldnt 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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Philosophy; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: assault; fredhopkins; leokilled; obamalegacy; police; shooting; southcarolina; vietnamvets; vnv; waronleos
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To: rktman
I get so fn tired of shooter was a vet BS. Anytime the leftists MSM sees an opportunity to smear the military they jump all over it. When a vet does something heroic do we ever hear former Marine saves baby from burning house? Never. Media stooges are less than scum.
To: RedMonqey
Hate to side with the media, who will beat this "crazed vet' senario like a dead horse but his skills learned in the military probably increased his deadly accuracy more than his verbal skills as a lawyer. Depends on the branch. Army and Marine Corps, sure. Air Force and Navy? Less likely. Hell, I was Air Force, and firearms training for us was bupkiss. I've learned more and done more since I got out to improve my skills than I ever got in the service.
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posted on
10/04/2018 12:49:49 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: caww
.....I know it is difficult for many to believe, but you do not need a mental disorder or disease to kill....so do share what his disorder or disease was?
I think the post meant that some folks just kill. No mental issues needed.
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posted on
10/04/2018 12:57:05 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: BookmanTheJanitor
Wasn’t his dad a mailman?
To: rktman
Has the rifle type been reported yet?
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posted on
10/04/2018 1:02:07 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Consensus isn't science.)
To: Blue House Sue
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posted on
10/04/2018 1:23:13 PM PDT
by
Gator113
( ~~Trump 2020~~ There needs to be a quieting of the screaming lambs.)
To: IYAS9YAS
Ok thanks...I can agree with that then....
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posted on
10/04/2018 1:25:13 PM PDT
by
caww
To: Rebelbase
Haven’t heard but had it been, for sure, an Ar15 we would know.
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posted on
10/04/2018 1:25:39 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: rktman
Yep. The silence makes me think the same. Maybe a deer rifle?
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posted on
10/04/2018 1:32:55 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Consensus isn't science.)
To: redcatcherb412
Deja Vu and back to the 70-80s and the VN vets all have crazy dangerous PTSD and subject to psychotic rage and combat flashbacks.
The first 'Rambo' movie was an outrageous exploitation of that meme.
To: RedMonqey
“Hate to side with the media, who will beat this “crazed vet’ senario like a dead horse but his skills learned in the military probably increased his deadly accuracy more than his verbal skills as a lawyer.”
That’s exactly what they did with the thug that massacred the Dallas Police officers.
They kept talking about his being ex-military.
To: cuban leaf
I wonder what specific crime he was being accused of that resulted in them being there. my question as well.
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posted on
10/04/2018 2:11:12 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
To: squarebarb
a Vietnam vet of the air force that stayed behind the lines and was never exposed to firethat was the USAF up there in the sky, with the warthogs and fighter planes. Lots of flight support crew, munitions, radar systems, procurement/distribution of supplies, hospital staff, etc. on 10 'official' air bases in Vietnam and a few more we can't talk about. Just sayin'
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posted on
10/04/2018 2:39:22 PM PDT
by
blueplum
( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
To: rktman
He is a disbarred attorney and a Democrat
Democrat attorney opens Fire on police
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posted on
10/04/2018 3:48:29 PM PDT
by
dirtymac
To: traderrob6
Bs, looks pretty freakin healthy inpost below yours.
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posted on
10/04/2018 3:52:30 PM PDT
by
Trailerpark Badass
(There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
To: miserare
Uh, no. Agent orange and ptsd did what, prevent him from living further beyond his average lfe expectancy?
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posted on
10/04/2018 3:55:07 PM PDT
by
Trailerpark Badass
(There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
To: Trailerpark Badass
Who knows when that pic was taken and since when is PTSD visible to the untrained eye?
To: IYAS9YAS; Blue House Sue
Depends on the branch. Army and Marine Corps, sure. Air Force and Navy?
This is true.
My father while he was an MP in Korea just after they signed the cease fire and served honorably, wouldn't be as "effective" as our family friend who served in Vietnam and fought in the bush against the VC.
Of course neither one did anything heinous like this "man"
The military and gun owners all get pasted with the wide brush when one of it's 'members" commits violence. However the same media would never treat a certain subgroup of America's population with the same tactics when one of it's members commit a violent act.
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posted on
10/04/2018 4:33:42 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didn't.")
To: blu
![](http://www.collectoons.com/imgtoon/701/702/20100101_121507chode.gif)
yeah, it's called a belt...
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posted on
10/04/2018 5:06:42 PM PDT
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: Chode
good you know. A tq is quicker, but whatever gets the job done.
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posted on
10/04/2018 5:22:00 PM PDT
by
blu
(WWG1WGA)
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