Posted on 05/29/2002 10:12:00 AM PDT by A. Morgan
| Deputy Shoots, Kills Defendant In Milwaukee Courtroom Posted: 11:51 a.m. CDT May 29, 2002 Updated: 12:05 p.m. CDT May 29, 2002 MILWAUKEE -- There has been a shooting on the third floor of the Milwaukee Public Safety building in downtown Milwaukee. WISN 12 News was told that a defendant pulled a gun and shot a sheriff's deputy in the abdomen/groin area. A bailiff in the courtoom shot and killed the defendant. The defendant, a 20-year-old male, was on trial for felony murder and armed robbery. |
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No, there's no money there. They will sue the city/county/state for not controlling the situation enough to prevent their loved one from becoming worm food. If they really want to hit the jackpot they will sue the gun manufacturer for creating an inherently lethal product.
(true, funny, but wrong...)
Heard the preliminary news conference on the radio a few minutes ago. Sherriff said the deputy took the bullet in the leg. If he did indeed take it in the groin, we owe this guy more than the rest of his career off. Headline should read, "Sherriff's Deputy Denied Sex Life by Scumbag"
I hope it's his leg.
Sherriff reported he was a black male.
Good shootin' Detective Morales.
Usually these guys aren't aiming for a deputy--they're aiming for the Judge, prosecutor, sometimes their own lawyer...if Morales hadn't shot Ball, he would've tried to take out as many people as possible.
And now he's Dead, dead, dead.
Now, then, substitute the title "sky marshall" or perhaps "pilot" for "bailiff"..............
Wed May 29, 1:39 PM ET
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Reuters) - A defendant just found guilty of murder grabbed a court bailiff's revolver and wounded him on Wednesday, and then was shot to death by another officer in the courtroom, police said.
The unidentified 20-year-old defendant leaped across the defense table and snatched the weapon, firing it into the bailiff's abdomen or groin. The bailiff's wound was not considered life threatening.
A police detective -- or possibly another bailiff -- drew his weapon and shot the defendant dead, police said.
The shooting occurred in the Milwaukee County Safety Building, which houses courtrooms, adjacent to police headquarters.
Wed May 29, 1:39 PM ET
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Reuters) - A defendant just found guilty of murder grabbed a court bailiff's revolver and wounded him on Wednesday, and then was shot to death by another officer in the courtroom, police said.
The unidentified 20-year-old defendant leaped across the defense table and snatched the weapon, firing it into the bailiff's abdomen or groin. The bailiff's wound was not considered life threatening.
A police detective -- or possibly another bailiff -- drew his weapon and shot the defendant dead, police said.
The shooting occurred in the Milwaukee County Safety Building, which houses courtrooms, adjacent to police headquarters.
How can a defendant be unidentified? grrrrr.
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