GregM1 241 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 This happened last week in downtown Houston. Just found some video of it happening. Notice the location of the officer behind the wall, aimed in the direction of the camera man. Hes lucky he didnt get shot but great video. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8447132 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poolingmyignorance 2,191 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Lost his job, wife under went major surgery, and he's got a 1 year old daughter....man. I can't imagine what he was thinking, perhaps hopping he'd die and she'd collect some life insurance? While we may never know what he was really thinking was going to happen, one thing is clear, he certainly didn't improve anybody's situation. Poor dumb bastard. Glad nobody innocent was hurt. Edited December 2, 2011 by poolingmyignorance 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 yeah, he was in a bad situation. as you said, he only made it worse too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Good job on the part of those Houston officers. If this had been New York or L.A., the man would have been hit 20 times from 80 rounds fired by 12 officers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zenman223 460 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Good job on the part of those Houston officers. If this had been New York or L.A., the man would have been hit 20 times from 80 rounds fired by 12 officers. +1 This is exactly what I was gonna say, those cops showed a restraint you rarely see these days in police shootings. Hell even out here in the country he woulda been LIT UP!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inflightmissiletech 27 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Crazy-ass fruit loop, dude was lost in the sauce and did not even know what flavor it was. He went for the gun after he was shot the first time! At least he was dedicated. Great job LEO's and all that, gotta mention I was impressed by that too. Did anyone see that "assault weapon" the reporter kept mentioning? I kept looking for an "assault weapon" but I only saw a silly Kel Tek rifle or some such thing. Edited December 2, 2011 by inflightmissiletech Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) the houston pd are used to mass complaints if they do anything wrong. over 6 million in harris county. more than enough people to complain if they mess up in the simplest of ways. i presume the guy was after a "suicide by cop" (as the officer that taught my chl course calls them) since he only aimed at himself and not any of the people that were way to close to him. Edited December 2, 2011 by GregM1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Did anyone see that "assault weapon" the reporter kept mentioning? I kept looking for an "assault weapon" but I only saw a silly Kel Tek rifle or some such thing. Looked like one of those Hi Point pistol-cal rifles. I wonder if he went for it after he was hit, to fire back, or to finish himself off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Good thing the cameraman wasn't hit as he was the backstop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 "..40 caliber assault rifle.." ????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W6RMC 2 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 ".40 cal assault weapon"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
physicsnerd 139 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 ".40 cal assault weapon"? Yeah caught that as well. I agree with earlier posters it was probably a Keltec or High Point pistol caliber carbine. But doesn't ".40 Caliber assault rifle" have a better ring to it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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