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Two Palms Springs police officers fatally shot, another injured in family disturbance call
LA Times ^ | 10/8/16 | Ruben Vives, Matt Stevens, Richard Winton and Marisa Gerber

Posted on 10/08/2016 6:08:21 PM PDT by Timpanagos1

Two Palms Springs police officers were fatally shot and another wounded Saturday while responding to family disturbance call, and a SWAT team remains at the scene, police said.

The shooting occurred when the officers responded to the scene near the corner of Racquet Club Road and Sunrise Way about noon, authorities said.

“The officers were near the front door,” an emotional Police Chief Bryan Reyes told reporters during an afternoon news conference. “They were responding to a simple family disturbance and [the gunman] elected to open fire on the guardians of this city.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; leo; obamasfault; officerdown; palmsprings; police; shooting
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Dallas, Baton Rouge and now Palm Springs. Multiple police officers slain in the War on Cops.

Maddening and sad.

1 posted on 10/08/2016 6:08:21 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Timpanagos1

Tragic.

But the idea that they were responding to a “simple” family disturbance is at odds with some reports that the father told a neighbor that his son had a gun and wanted to kill cops. I believe the neighbor called the police. They showed up, and were suddenly gunned down. Were these officers informed of the danger of this situation? So many questions.

There will be another briefing soon.


2 posted on 10/08/2016 6:12:29 PM PDT by Deo volente (The islamists want to eradicate us, and will never stop. We need to eradicate them first.)
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To: Timpanagos1

O God of spirits and of all flesh,
Who hast trampled down death,
and overthrown the devil,
and given life to Thy world!
Do Thou Thyself, O Lord,
give rest to the souls of Thy departed servants
... especially our forefathers, fathers,
brethren and sisters,
here and everywhere laid to rest;
officers and soldiers who have laid down their lives
for faith and homeland:
Give rest to all of them in a place of light,
in a place of repose,
whence all sickness, sorrow,
and sighing are fled away.
Pardon every sin committed by them in word,
deed, and thought,
in that Thou art a good God,
the Lover of Mankind;
for there is no one that liveth and sinneth not;
for Thou alone art without sin,
Thy righteousness
is an everlasting righteousness,
and Thy word is truth.
For Thou art the resurrection and the life
and the repose of Thy departed servants
O Christ our God,
and unto Thee do we send up glory,
together with Thine unoriginate Father,
and Thy most holy, good,
and life-creating Spirit,
now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.


3 posted on 10/08/2016 6:13:45 PM PDT by lightman (I'm nobody special...just a follower of the siren call of the Ison.)
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One was a 35 year veteran, who intended to retire in December, and was working an overtime shift. The other was a new mother.

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2016/10/08/palm-springs-officer-involved-shooting-leads-heightened-police-activity/91797350/


4 posted on 10/08/2016 6:19:08 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: Timpanagos1

I am saddened about this.

These officers showed up to help make sure members of the public were not hurt, then this.

Police officers pay the price of Protecting and Serving.


5 posted on 10/08/2016 6:19:12 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (33 days: Until Presdient Pre-elect becomes President Elect Donald J. Trump. Help is on the way!)
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Well it says they were responding to a family disturbance. Most people are unaware that these are among the deadliest calls police face. So I am not so sure that the wars on cops statement is applicable for this.

But maddening and extremely sad for sure.

6 posted on 10/08/2016 6:22:39 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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Not doubt these cops were, as Hillary says, born racists.


7 posted on 10/08/2016 6:27:25 PM PDT by TTFlyer
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“So I am not so sure that the wars on cops statement is applicable for this.”

When multiple police officers are ambushed and killed, it is unquestionably part of the War on Cops.


8 posted on 10/08/2016 6:30:12 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Timpanagos1

According to a local news source, the father ran across the street for help and told a neighbor his son had a gun and wanted to kill cops. The neighbor then called the police.


9 posted on 10/08/2016 6:43:55 PM PDT by Deo volente (The islamists want to eradicate us, and will never stop. We need to eradicate them first.)
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“the father ran across the street for help and told a neighbor his son had a gun and wanted to kill cops.”

Horrible.

That’s an outright premeditated ambush, just like Dallas, just like Baton Rouge.


10 posted on 10/08/2016 6:48:07 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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What I mean is that there are many people that hate cops, but this boy or young man whatever you want to call him is crazy and most likely hates cops for a very different reason. It is not connected to the BLM war on cops, and that is what I meant. If you want to attribute everyone who wants to kill a cop as part of the war on cops, then yes.


11 posted on 10/08/2016 6:58:26 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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This is making me cry. All these innocent officers out there protecting us. One guy was a couple months from retirement and the other cop just had given birth to a baby 4 months ago. This is ALL ON OBAMA.


12 posted on 10/08/2016 7:00:18 PM PDT by Yaelle
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I am so pissed off at this point. We are going to have to go armed to protect ourselves and to protect our Law Enforcement? I put the thin blue line sticker on my car so that the police might have a sigh of relief if they need to stop me. It’s not enough. I pray for our protectors.


13 posted on 10/08/2016 7:01:58 PM PDT by Klemper
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To: Deo volente

I hope you reveal what you know .. it could make a very big difference.

If the neighbor did not reveal what he knew about the shooter when he called the police; that could be considered a crime - like aiding and abetting in the commission of a crime.

Be careful.


14 posted on 10/08/2016 7:05:00 PM PDT by CyberAnt (Peace through Strength)
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Only one news agency is reporting this detail, to my knowledge. The Desert Sun newspaper.

I’m sure all the facts will come out in due time. There might be a history with this suspect and his dealings with police. The police chief said at the earlier briefing he would soon be providing details on earlier calls to this house.

The suspect is reportedly still holed up in the house. There’s a massive police presence, with multiple agencies involved.


15 posted on 10/08/2016 7:09:41 PM PDT by Deo volente (The islamists want to eradicate us, and will never stop. We need to eradicate them first.)
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“Were these officers informed of the danger of this situation?”

That is my question as well. Did the neighbor tell the dispatcher that the son was armed and threatening to harm officers? Too many of these cases seem to involve people who are mentally ill and yet their families allow them access to guns! The police are being placed into no-win situations as today’s tragic encounter shows...


16 posted on 10/08/2016 7:17:33 PM PDT by VikingMom (I may not know what the future holds but I know Who holds the future!)
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Quite possibly he is crazy and latched on to all the BLM propaganda and decided to act upon it.

Don’t make the mistake thinking that BLM has a reasoned, well-thought-out position. They’re crazy, too.


17 posted on 10/08/2016 7:17:34 PM PDT by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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If Obama and Hillary didn’t give a damn about the “Benghazi 4”, why would they give a damn about a couple of cops?

See how many Democrat politicians say a thing about this third or fourth killing of police officers in the last two weeks.

Let us know if you see or hear anything, or if you don’t.


18 posted on 10/08/2016 7:19:02 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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One of the dead cops had a 4 month old child...the other was scheduled to retire at the end of the year.


19 posted on 10/08/2016 7:21:26 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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This is disgusting. It’s too much.


20 posted on 10/08/2016 7:24:22 PM PDT by GreatRoad (O < 0)
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