Fulton Co. Judge shot and killed in courthouse shooting (BREAKING Fri 9A)

WAGA-TV/WSB-TV Atlanta | 3.11.05

[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.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Dear God...

This animal needs to be taken down...NOW.

[mass55th]

"Don't the cops there wear SECURITY HOLSTERS?"

This guy should have been in handcuffs and leg irons.

[Howlin]

Three! OMG.

[mystery-ak]

so how many shot in all?

[kcvl]

OMG! That's why that deputy on Fox News was so upset that he could barely talk! He said they were waiting for family members to arrive.

God Bless them all. That is so sad.

[Peach]

No but since FNC gave the carjacking victim's name, I thought I'd post it.

[kingattax]

The 'twisters' can have a ball with these !

[null and void]

*sigh* sad.

[mhking]

Any news of what kind of Vehicle the perp is in now

Last I heard, it was a red Jeep.

[Lazamataz]

WAGA: Total of FIVE people shot.

Holy toads.

This person NEEDS killin'.

[Sooth2222]

Three dead in the courtroom: Judge Barnes, the court reporter and a deputy.

With 5 shots?

[mhking]

so how many shot in all?

Total of five.

[Peach]

FNC: Lt. Gov. of GA says Judge and Court Reporter are dead.

[ApesForEvolution]

LOL

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox reporting that the court reporter is now dead (according to the lt. gov.)

[TomGuy]

WSB radio

[1st vehicle hijacked]

Reporter was in the gray Mercury Sable. Perp pistol whipped reporter to hijack that vehicle.

[DocH]

Something else I noticed about the coverage of this incident...

I just posted recently about how I think women should not be allowed any where near a combat zone.

Along those same lines (since being an EMT is as close as you can get in the civilian world to being a corpsman or medic on the battlefield), I just saw some coverage of the ATL shooting that showed a female EMT that was trying her best to get the wounded sheriff's deputy and the gurney he was on, up into the ambulance.

HER BEST WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

She was wasting precious seconds that could cost this deputy, or others in other cases, his life. As often HAS to happen, a male stepped in and got the man and gurney up into the ambulance.

Other than this "small" problem, she can probably do her job very well. BUT... if she can't get a victim up into the ambulance, which is a prerequisite for getting the victim to a hospital where his/her life can be saved, WHAT THE HELL, other than political correctness, IS SHE DOING IN THIS JOB?

I have seen MANY instances of this in both military and civilian settings, and it is TOTALLY UNSAT.

[Alberta's Child]

Thanks for the info, Mr. King.

At least I'll have one more excuse to avoid jury service . . .

"I ain't serving on a jury unless I can protect myself in this courtroom!"

[mhking]

With 5 shots?

Apparently.

[kingattax]

FOXNEWS REPORTS : THE COURT REPORTER IS ALSO DEAD