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Fulton Co. Judge shot and killed in courthouse shooting (BREAKING Fri 9A)
WAGA-TV/WSB-TV Atlanta | 3.11.05

Posted on 03/11/2005 6:39:06 AM PST by mhking

This is a breaking news situation.

A man entered a courtroom in the Fulton County Courthouse this morning and shot a Fulton County Sheriff's deputy, a clerk and a judge; there are reports from both WSB and WAGA, the judge is deceased.

The perp has carjacked multiple vehicles -- now on his third -- and is still at large.

I've just come from downtown Atlanta, and the city is a madhouse.


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To: cajungirl

It's funny you wrote that, I had been thinking exactly that. My biggest fear has always been that would happen to one of my boys, granted they are only 7 and 4. My fear is that they wouldn't be.... street smart isn't really the right word but in a way, street smart as to certain things in life.


3,061 posted on 03/11/2005 5:40:09 PM PST by Hand em their arse
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To: withteeth

apparently the radio descriptions have been: male, black, medium complexion, etc...

good.
ethnicity is the second most valuable piece of information after gender, without which the "complexion" data is meaningless.


3,062 posted on 03/11/2005 5:40:50 PM PST by King Prout (Remember John Adam!)
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To: ken5050
.my take is he grabbed her..smashed her face into the wall or florr, THEN took her gun..

Looks like you are likely correct. I just heard on the news that the authorities are now reconsidering what happened and they now furthered the same theory you did.

3,063 posted on 03/11/2005 5:41:19 PM PST by An American In Dairyland
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To: NautiNurse

She was allegedly in the room to remove his cuffs so he could dress.

She wasn't in the room while he was changing as he got her and shot her prior to that or after.

Where did you hear she was in his cell while he was changing.


3,064 posted on 03/11/2005 5:42:08 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

I am praying for her and all the families. The court reporter was divorced and her daughter is in college. How sad for the child.


3,065 posted on 03/11/2005 5:42:28 PM PST by MKM1960
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To: cajungirl
Except in Louisiana where we all compare family trees to see if we are cousins

In the small towns around here we all are....or you are at least related to a cousin. No "if" about it!

3,066 posted on 03/11/2005 5:43:35 PM PST by hoosiermama
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To: Iowa Granny

Since my respect for the Men in Black has gone out the window, I want to know more about the rulings of this judge....


3,067 posted on 03/11/2005 5:43:45 PM PST by NATIVEDAUGHTER
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To: OldFriend
"This type of crime affects every single person who works in a Courthouse anywhere in the country."

Probably every affiliate newscast tonight will feature a segment on what's being done to keep courthouses safe locally.
3,068 posted on 03/11/2005 5:44:04 PM PST by octobersky
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To: Hand em their arse

I used to think that about my daughters. My husband used to say he worried about them innocently brushing by someone like this man, metaphorically brushing by. Like coming up next to evil in a totally unintentional way, just happenstance. Scary isn't it?


3,069 posted on 03/11/2005 5:44:15 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: Iowa Granny

Since my respect for the Men in Black has gone out the window, I want to know more about the rulings of this judge....


3,070 posted on 03/11/2005 5:44:49 PM PST by NATIVEDAUGHTER
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To: hoosiermama

But do yall compare family trees on public conveyances with rank strangers?

And do you all understand the difference between a first cousin, first cousin once removed and second cousin??? If you do , you have Louisiana roots, trust me on that.


3,071 posted on 03/11/2005 5:46:34 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: O Neill
...getting closer & closer to Miami where he will get a job as a stevedore on a slow boat to China...

From Atlanta he could be in Canada in around sixteen hours. No fear of extradition. He's facing capital charges.

3,072 posted on 03/11/2005 5:46:35 PM PST by grellis (Neil Diamond ROCKS!!!)
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To: cajungirl

Our strangers aren't rank....They're family members who just smell that way!


3,073 posted on 03/11/2005 5:48:15 PM PST by hoosiermama
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To: panaxanax

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It doesn't matter if he was pink with blue pok-a-dots, they should have reported it as such right from the very beginning of his escape.
<<

You can't put out a photo of a murder suspect until he is absolutely confirmed as such. Government in inherently slow and news organizations are extra wary of potential legal woes. Yes, it took way too long to get his image out there but, to everyone's credit, once his ID was established everyone ran with it.


3,074 posted on 03/11/2005 5:49:15 PM PST by noblejones
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To: HighFlier

Just damn damn damn. It is a real shame you can't sue each juror personally for extreme, irrational, unconscionable stupidity.


3,075 posted on 03/11/2005 5:49:47 PM PST by grellis (Neil Diamond ROCKS!!!)
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To: cajungirl

Very scary, it's strange but I hear stories like this and my first thought is go in and kiss their little heads... :) I'm divorced but I'll even call my ex if she has them (split custody) on a night like this and tell, "just go in and give the boys a kiss for me..." I'm sure she thinks it's weird but.......well who the hell knows, maybe that's why we're divorced.. :)


3,076 posted on 03/11/2005 5:49:52 PM PST by Hand em their arse
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To: hoosiermama

You can marry your second cousin, did you know that? It is important in places like Louisiana as alot of people are your second or third cousin, once or twice removed.

I myself would only marry a third cousin, that is if I didn't have a servicable current husband who is unrelated, I think.


3,077 posted on 03/11/2005 5:50:00 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: cajungirl

"who is unrelated, I think."

LOL! I like the "i think" part...


3,078 posted on 03/11/2005 5:51:19 PM PST by Hand em their arse
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To: Hand em their arse

I know, having an urge to call my daughters. You worry so about their world colliding with a world of this mans.

Like you walk in the courthouse to pay a traffic fine or meet a friend and bang, you are gone.


3,079 posted on 03/11/2005 5:52:14 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: grellis
From Atlanta he could be in Canada in around sixteen hours....

That's true...with FREE healthcare to boot!

Plus, a 'medium-black' man fleeing Atlanta would have an understandable inclination to head North.

3,080 posted on 03/11/2005 5:52:41 PM PST by O Neill (Aye, Katie Scarlett, the ONLY thing that lasts is the land...)
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