Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to Death
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:22 pm
by ELB
An armed guy with a bandana over his face picked the worst two people to try to rob last night: two undercover Houston cops.
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When the robber pulled out his gun and demanded money, HPD says the two cops, "fearing for their safety, discharged their duty weapons and exchanged gunfire with the suspect."
What we have here is a failure of the victim selection process...
Interesting comment by the reporter writing the article: "It doesn't appear to have been a fair gunfight -- neither of the officers were hit."
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:30 pm
by speedsix
...buy 'em some more ammo and temporarily re-assign them to NRH...
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:45 pm
by SRH78
ELB wrote:What we have here is a failure of the victim selection process... This was the first comment that came to mind when I saw the title.
Interesting comment by the reporter writing the article: "It doesn't appear to have been a fair gunfight -- neither of the officers were hit." Those two words don't belong in the same sentence together.
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Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:10 pm
by ninemm
Depending on the ethnicity of the robber, we may hear later about how the police "overreacted".
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:17 pm
by Beiruty
My wife and I are
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:26 pm
by seamusTX
I seriously doubt the writer really thinks the cops are supposed to take a hit from an armed robber. This is a snarky column in an "alternative" newspaper.
Here are two legitimate news stories about this incident. The first one contains a lot more details.
The robbery victims were three cops. They initially complied with the robber. As the situation deteriorated, two cops shot him.
The same man is a suspect in a robber that occurred nearby minutes earlier.
For trying to rob three able-bodied adult men, even if it was in a bad neighborhood after midnight, I nominate the deceased for a Darwin award, bronze level, with a notation for not being able to recognize narcotics officers.
- Jim
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:33 pm
by RoyGBiv
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Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:15 pm
by old farmer
seamusTX wrote:I seriously doubt the writer really thinks the cops are supposed to take a hit from an armed robber. This is a snarky column in an "alternative" newspaper.
Here are two legitimate news stories about this incident. The first one contains a lot more details.
The robbery victims were three cops. They initially complied with the robber. As the situation deteriorated, two cops shot him.
The same man is a suspect in a robber that occurred nearby minutes earlier.
For trying to rob three able-bodied adult men, even if it was in a bad neighborhood after midnight, I nominate the deceased for a Darwin award, bronze level, with a notation for not being able to recognize narcotics officers.
If you zoom out of map...I45 --Third ward.
- Jim
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:17 pm
by VoiceofReason
speedsix wrote:...buy 'em some more ammo and temporarily re-assign them to NRH...
Is it now gauche or politically incorrect to put notches on the grip of your gun? How would two officers work that out? How do you make half a notch?
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:38 pm
by speedsix
...no notches these days...they have these neat little stickers you put on the slide under the front sight...kinda like a WWII fighter, donchaknow...
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:37 pm
by gringo pistolero
How dare they stand their ground! I bet they're bleeding even less than Zimmerman was.
:biggrinjester:
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:46 pm
by LeonCarr
Did a lady in a fancy cowboy hat say the victim was chased down like a rabid dog?
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:32 pm
by speedsix
...may turn into another hoodie-done-it before it's over...
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:09 am
by surprise_i'm_armed
speedsix wrote:...buy 'em some more ammo and temporarily re-assign them to NRH...
Please define this acronym. The only NRH I know is the City of North Richland Hills, in Tarrant County, near Fort Worth.
TIA / SIA
Re: Guy Pulls Gun to Rob Two Undercover Cops, Gets Shot to D
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:32 am
by speedsix
...yep, where a 75-year-old woman just got cut up and robbed of her rent by a thug...good guess...(but if you'll Google NRH, you'll find many others)...
How would two officers work that out? How do you make half a notch? 