Suspect accused of shooting 7 law enforcement officers in Florence identified

WBTW TV News ^ | October 4, 2018 | by WBTW

[Oldeconomybuyer]

FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - One suspect is in custody and a Florence police officer is deceased after eight people, seven of which were law enforcement officers, were shot in Florence Wednesday evening.

Sources tell News13 Fred Hopkins is the suspect arrested in the case.

According to Chief Deputy Glenn Kirby with the Florence County Sheriff's Office, the suspect surrendered to deputies after talking with a negotiator and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Kirby also says a 20-year-old male inside the home was also shot and is still alive.

[Reno89519]

Yes, curious that that is the only one with any details. Lots of history, wife is prominent divorce attorney, etc. I’d have to re-read but seemed unclear who they were serving warrant on. I still bet there is lots more to this story than currently reported—especially as the mainstream media links are completely devoid of information.

[circlecity]

"I do NOT understand how 5 cops make themselves targets?"

This guy was a trained shooter. A good sniper will shoot to wound the first target and then pick off his buddies as they emerge from cover to help their friend.

[circlecity]

"I still bet there is lots more to this story than currently reported"

Agreed. If he started shooting when they were 200 yards away it indicates he knew they were coming and decided to make his last stand.

[P-Marlowe]

You made a stupid comment and you were called on it. Maybe you should take your own advice.

[traderrob6]

ooooook

[UCANSEE2]

people would be better served to be quiet and just read.

You should have heeded your own advice.

[Reno89519]

What “stupid comment”? I don’t mean to drag this out but the kneejerk responses to defend the police are over the top. Don’t question my views on police—my late father was one and I know a lot. This particular shooting—all of the mainstream news reports are devoid of information. This morning’s is first to say they were serving a warrant. Even this says nothing on who and if they were at right address. We’ve seen a lot of bad shootings in recent years—swatting, wrong address, etc. The lack of information, is suspicious. Cynical or skeptical? Sure. The post (#23) is most detailed I’ve seen. Offers up a lot of detail. Wife was prominent divorce attorney. Ah, was someone looking for payback? And seven cops shot? Seven to serve warrant? Or did they all come in after the first to walk up and get shot? Maybe bad info, bad training, bad whatever. The whole thing stinks, which is the point of my earliest posts. Too little information. Will be interesting to see how this develops over the coming days.

[al_c]

is that the shooter?

[Blue House Sue]

Too many feral thugs, and we must defeat them on their War on Cops.

[TnTnTn]

Looks like an old mentally ill narcissist.....

[ETL]

“The suspect in the shooting of seven law-enforcement officers in South Carolina is a disbarred lawyer who has been charged several times in recent years, starting with a 2014 count of disorderly conduct.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-city-official-says-6-officers-wounded-1-killed/2018/10/03/a703f842-c76d-11e8-9c0f-2ffaf6d422aa_story.html

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I don’t know. Sonebody posted full size, and I posted resized pic to fit FR format.

[ETL]

1. Fred Hopkins Is a Vietnam Vet & Disbarred Lawyer Who Claimed He Suffered From Agent Orange

Fred Hopkins

In rambling posts on Facebook, Fred Hopkins indicated that he was a Vietnam veteran who was a cancer survivor, an ailment he attributed to Agent Orange exposure. A 2000 court document in an old child support case indicated that he was wounded in Vietnam. “Father was injured in the Vietnam war; his sole source of income is his disability check of $1127.00 per month,” the documents say, referring to Fred Hopkins.

Fred Hopkins was a disbarred lawyer with a previous disorderly conduct case, according to WPDE. He also had previous cases for animals “running at large.”

Records from the South Carolina Bar Association indicated that Frederick Hopkins was disbarred in 1984. His name was given as Frederick T. Hopkins, Jr.

https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/fred-hopkins-frederick-cheryl-florence/

[ETL]

4. Cheryl Hopkins Helped Fred Hopkins With a Previous Divorce

Fred Hopkins and his wife Cheryl Turner Hopkins.

https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/fred-hopkins-frederick-cheryl-florence/

[deport]

The Associated Press reports that Wednesday night, officers
were trying to serve a warrant involving an accusation that
a 27-year-old person in the home sexually assaulted a foster
child in the home.

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How many were there at first I haven’t seen a number.

[Blue House Sue]

"If it was a white male, the name and pic would be all over the news."

Get ready for the cop killing thug to be all over the news.

[Reno89519]

Interesting, the warrant was being served on a 27-year old believed to be at the home, NOT the homeowner. Back to one of my original questions, was this a no knock warrant that went wrong?

[fatima]

He was sexual abusing a child.

[fatima]

Three went there and were shot,responding officers were shot trying to rescue the men that were down.

[ETL]

"The Associated Press reports that Wednesday night, officers were trying to serve a warrant involving an accusation that a 27-year-old person in the home sexually assaulted a foster child in the home."

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Wounded deputies were investigating sex assault

Oct 4, 2018

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - Authorities have named the suspect they believe shot seven police officers in South Carolina as they tried to serve a search warrant.

WIS-TV reports that Florence County Chief Deputy Glenn Kirby identified the suspect Thursday as 74-year-old Fred Hopkins.

Kirby says Hopkins is hospitalized with a head injury and unable to speak with officers. WPDE-TV reports Hopkins fell at the scene.

Kirby says officers were trying to serve a warrant involving an accusation that a 27-year-old person at the home sexually assaulted a foster child in the home.

One officer was killed and six others injured Wednesday in an upscale Florence neighborhood.

https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/wounded-deputies-were-investigating-sex-assault/article_5a0f2498-c7d7-11e8-8517-7326dc5f5430.html