Officers down in Odessa

G.A. Heath · Post by **G.A. Heath** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:16 pm

Developing situation; Midland and Odessa swat teams are involved, reports are 3 officers are down, rumor reported by TV news says one may be flown to Lubbock. I just tuned into the news and will update as I can.

--Update--
Odessa American has news on its page at http://www.oaoa.com/news/west_7448___ar ... _oaoa.html

I seem to have submitted this in the wrong forum, if so could a moderator could correct this?

lrb111 · Post by **lrb111** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:23 pm

Two officers confirmed deceased, on Care flighted to Lubbock.

They were responding to a domestic situation of man with a knife. When they arrived gunfire came from the house.
The suspect is still in the house. Many LEO agencies have responded.

edit, Neighbors say the suspect Larry White, has come out and surrendered to police. He does appear to have been wounded, but no details as yet.

Wildscar · Post by **Wildscar** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:41 am

2 Odessa Officers Killed, 1 Wounded On Duty
Officers Were Responding To Domestic Disturbance

http://cbs11tv.com/local/local_story_252100936.html

(AP) ODESSA Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance were killed and a third was critically wounded by a gunman who led Texas authorities on an hours-long standoff, authorities said.

The suspected gunman in the shooting Saturday night, 58-year-old Larry White, will likely face two counts of capital murder and attempted murder of an officer, said Tela Mange, a Department of Public Safety spokeswoman.

Mange said White was shot in the abdomen and was in stable condition at a hospital under police guard.

The wounded officer was transported to University Medical Center Hospital in Lubbock, said Andrea Goodson, a city of Odessa spokeswoman.

Investigators said a woman called authorities around 6:15 p.m. Saturday. When officers responded, she left the home and said her husband had hit her, Mange said.

The officers were not able to enter the house through the front door. When they tried to go in the back door, a man began firing at them. He then came out of the home and continued shooting before going back into the house, Mange said.

The officers were able to call for backup before being shot, Goodson said. Authorities were able to speak with the suspected gunman and he surrendered to authorities after 10 p.m.

Texas Rangers were investigating.

hoss4570 · Post by **hoss4570** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:55 pm

This kind of stuff just don't happen around here. Does now, I guess. My son went to church with one of them. Sad.................

HankB · Post by **HankB** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:37 am

What a way to take a bad situation and make it so much worse . . .

He should've met the police - unarmed! - out on his front porch, locking the door behind him; he could've sorted things out either right there, or in court.

Nobody needed to die.

Now he's killed two cops and may be getting the needle in a couple of years.

hoss4570 · Post by **hoss4570** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:26 pm

The officer that was wounded died about an hour ago. God bless them..................

Hamourkiller · Post by **Hamourkiller** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:11 pm

Yes God bless them and provide strength to the families.

Hamourkiller · Post by **Hamourkiller** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:13 pm

Cant post what I hope happens to the shooter and sure as heck wont mention him on the same post with the victims!

hoss4570 · Post by **hoss4570** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:46 am

hoss4570 wrote:The officer that was wounded died about an hour ago. God bless them..................

They are saying now on the morning news that reports of the third officers death are false, he is still clinging to life.

hoss4570 · Post by **hoss4570** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:48 am

Hamourkiller wrote:Cant post what I hope happens to the shooter and sure as heck wont mention him on the same post with the victims!

Oh I know. The last officer killed here in the line of duty was way back in 1958 and I happen to own the gun that another officer used to kill the creep that killed officer West in 1958, a WW11 Colt 1911 .45. In the gun fight that followed the killing of officer West officer Miles Jones killed the creep, I bought the gun he used several years ago and still have it. I would let it come out of retirement to kill another creep.

G.A. Heath · Post by **G.A. Heath** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:02 pm

I just saw on the news, that the third officer passed away today. He, his family, the other deceased officers, their families, and the other officers of Odessa PD will be in my prayers.

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:14 pm

Terrible news. May they rest in peace.

Mark G26 · Post by **Mark G26** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:19 pm

Their families will be in my prayers tonight. That is no sad.

hoss4570 · Post by **hoss4570** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:20 am

Yeah, but the creep that MURDERED them is doing just fine, in spite of being shot in the belly with a .308. Don't know how he survived, but he did, dang it. He even has a lawyer already. How in the devil can you defend someone like this?? What could your defence possiably be???

Nazrat · Post by **Nazrat** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:45 am

Someone has to defend them. There are a variety of ways to defend a client. In this case, the attorney is most likely just going to make sure that the paperwork is correct and that the case is prosecuted fairly. It would be a rare case of a police shooting when an attorney would try for the defense of actual innocence.

Our constitution requires that he be defended in court. Don't transfer your feelings about the defendant to his lawyer following his constitutional duties.