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Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 12:28 pm
by parabelum
"There is another active shooter in Dallas. This time a fireman has been shot, and officers are pinned down by gunfire. Please pray!— Dallas Police Assoc (@DPA_PoliceAssoc) May 1, 2017"
http://www.wfaa.com/mb/news/crime/shoot ... /435604002
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 12:55 pm
by JustSomeOldGuy
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 1:02 pm
by apostate
Sad to see this craziness in Dallas but sadder still I'm not surprised by this manifestation of the ongoing Californication of Texas.
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 2:49 pm
by TexDotCom
This sends to a thread that then links back to this one...
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 3:17 pm
by mojo84
TexDotCom wrote:
This sends to a thread that then links back to this one...
And, the other one has been locked.
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 3:44 pm
by chamberc
Gunman dead inside a home.
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 5:30 pm
by RoyGBiv
Why would anyone shoot a firefighter?
Of course shooting police is abhorrent as well, but a firefighter?
What threat is a firefighter to even the worst of lowlife?
Unconscionable.
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 9:59 pm
by Daddio-on-patio
mojo84 wrote:TexDotCom wrote:
This sends to a thread that then links back to this one...
And, the other one has been locked.
I posted the locked thread. The OP of this thread beat me to the topic by 4 minutes. Must have been posted while I was typing. I tied it with the shelving of HB 56 which would have given EMS and FD the ability to carry, while on duty, concealed where LEO's are able. Seems there was a few folks on the forum against the idea. One fella even called it snowflake law.
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 8:05 am
by chasfm11
RoyGBiv wrote:Why would anyone shoot a firefighter?
Of course shooting police is abhorrent as well, but a firefighter?
What threat is a firefighter to even the worst of lowlife?
Unconscionable.
I could not find the article which made the statement but the section where this shooting occurred is apparently a known difficult area. Last year, a new policy for DFR was set to allow them to wear protective gear in such areas. It isn't clear if that policy was implemented or if the fireman shot in this case had the opportunity to use that gear.
https://www.ems1.com/fire-ems/articles/ ... aramedics/
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:20 am
by C-dub
This article claims that armor was available, but that An was not wearing any.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2 ... nman-large
Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics have access to body armor, though the wounded paramedic was not wearing any.
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:28 am
by Lena
why was thread locked?
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:30 am
by TexDotCom
WFAA.com story here says he was arrested for PCP use in 2008, got a Florida CCL a couple of years ago, has a long history of criminal activity, and was the father of 18 (!) children. Yes, I'm hoping that's a typo, too, but I dread that it's actually accurate.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/suspecte ... /435770141
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:47 am
by bblhd672
TexDotCom wrote:WFAA.com story here says he was arrested for PCP use in 2008, got a Florida CCL a couple of years ago, has a long history of criminal activity, and was the father of 18 (!) children. Yes, I'm hoping that's a typo, too, but I dread that it's actually accurate.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/suspecte ... /435770141
How does a felon with multiple convictions obtain a Florida (or any other state) CCL?
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:52 am
by TexDotCom
Excellent question.
Re: Active shooter in Dallas-Firefighter shot
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:57 am
by Jusme
bblhd672 wrote:TexDotCom wrote:WFAA.com story here says he was arrested for PCP use in 2008, got a Florida CCL a couple of years ago, has a long history of criminal activity, and was the father of 18 (!) children. Yes, I'm hoping that's a typo, too, but I dread that it's actually accurate.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/suspecte ... /435770141
How does a felon with multiple convictions obtain a Florida (or any other state) CCL?
How does a person convicted of drug offenses, get a job in a hospital, where he could have access to more drugs?
This is what is wrong with the judicial system. He should have been locked up years ago. By releasing him back on the streets, it puts not only LEO. and Paramedics in danger, but the entire public. This is just one instance, there are literally thousands of people, just like this, freely walking the streets. Ya'll be safe out there.