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Man Shot Fleeing Marine Guards
ABC NEWS ^
| MAY 12 2002
| ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted on 05/12/2002 7:35:43 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
QUANTICO, Va. May 12 — A man who apparently tried to enter Marine Corps Base Quantico illegally on Sunday was shot in the arm while fleeing from security guards.
Base spokesman Maj. Tim Keefe said a guard stationed at the entrance checkpoint spotted a weapon inside a pickup truck as the man tried to enter in the vehicle at about 5 p.m.
"Evidently, this individual tried to flee the checkpoint and was pursued by military police on the western portion of the base," Keefe said.
The driver abandoned his truck and was fleeing on foot and "sustained a gunshot wound to the arm," Keefe said. He said he had no further information about the shooting.
The man's identity was not immediately released.
The suspect was hospitalized. Marine Corps authorities did not immediately release information about his condition and hospital officials directed calls to the Marine Corps.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: banglist; militarybaseplots; quantico; usbaseplots
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Good job guard......marksmanship training pays off!
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Wow! Some shot - to hit a guy in the arm when he is running; that's amazing!!
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:39:47 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
A terrorist or a Darwin award candidate? These days you never know.
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:40:21 PM PDT
by
Cicero
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
I'll bet he was shot with one of those deadly 9mm slugs, which means it was just a might more severe than a verbal warning.
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:41:07 PM PDT
by
Joee
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Unlike the CA national guard troops in the broken-down trucks on the bridges, these guards have bullets. And an attitude.
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:41:19 PM PDT
by
patton
To: patton
My husband is a former Marine - I know all about attitude! lol
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
"Sahid, is that you? Abdullah is in the hospital, he didn't get into the base. Are you ready?"
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:47:40 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Cicero
A terrorist or a Darwin award candidate?
There's a difference?
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:50:50 PM PDT
by
Valin
To: right_to_defend
No, he is an Israeli from Haifa
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:51:45 PM PDT
by
bybybill
To: CyberAnt
Wow! Some shot - to hit a guy in the arm when he is running; that's amazing!! It's not amazing, it's a Marine!
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posted on
05/12/2002 7:57:31 PM PDT
by
tutstar
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
There was another report this past week about 4 guys (foreigners) in a semi trying to enter a base (out West, Arizona, I think) to "deliver comic books." One was detained because of improper identification.
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posted on
05/12/2002 8:02:22 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: tutstar
"not amazing, it's a Marine"
Quite true, quite true! I should have thought of that.
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posted on
05/12/2002 8:05:26 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Do NOT f*** with MP's. We have no sense of humor.
To: TomGuy
Nothing to see here, move along™...
To: Lazamataz
Nice to see those hours on the range pay off! :-)
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Now for the creeps lawyers...they will parachute in.
To: Lazamataz
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Sure he was aiming for the arm?
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posted on
05/12/2002 8:21:02 PM PDT
by
Bogey78O
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