Officer's killing stuns Red Bluff

SacBee.com ^ | November 21, 2002

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

Authorities are searching for a possible witness to the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old Red Bluff police officer and father of one, who was gunned down early Tuesday morning while he was apparently refueling his patrol car at a gas pump.

[MHGinTN]

This has the weird feel of a gang 'rite of passage' killing.

[F-117A]

This has the weird feel of a gang 'rite of passage' killing.

Or terrorists!

[toddst]

This has the weird feel of a gang 'rite of passage' killing.

What a terrible event, regardless of who killed this officer. Let's hope they catch the monster and he resists arrest, maybe several floors up in a building with windows that open. The "perp" tries to get away, conveniently climbs out a window and "slips." You get the picture.

[SuziQ]

Who saw the witness to provide that description? Was it a different witness? Wearing a beanie makes me think of that pill box type hat that we've seen so often on the Muslims in the Middle East and in America

[Cicero]

Killed while refueling his car? To me it sounds like a copycat murder based on the DC sniper attacks.

Which in turn suggests that the perp may be a Muslim or Black Muslim, who considers that Mohammed and Malvo are heroes and wants to imitate them.

It will be very surprising if we do not see more sniper attacks, either loosely organized or freelance imitations.

[PAR35]

His gun was out of his holster. We've got no idea whether or not it was used," said Garton

I hope it was not a revolver if they can't tell if a shot was fired. Even with a semi-automatic, they should have some idea whether or not he got off a shot. Was the clip full, or was there one missing? Did he usually carry with one chambered?

[Larry Lucido]

Just read about this on a related thread. I pray that the murderer is caught and justice is done.

[glc1173@aol.com]

""His gun was out of his holster. We've got no idea whether or not it was used," said Garton." (Sacramento Bee)

Does Undersheriff Garton know anything about guns? All he had to do was look for empty brass in a revolver - or missing rounds in a semi!

[archy]

Arrest made in the murder of Officer Mobilio. See FReep post and response threads here.

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[archy]

This has the weird feel of a gang 'rite of passage" killing.

Not quite. No reported misses, no bystanders hit. It's not as sloppy, as *cowboy* as the usual Memphis gang hit, usually also involving multiple weapons/shooters.

But you're right that there's something of the same smell to it. I don't think it's quite what you suggest, but possibly something quite similar, and worth some continued attention.

Interesting too that this morning's AP story remains the only press report around; you'd think the California media would be all over themselves with pics of the perp in custody.

Unless there's some reason they're very uninterested....

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