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A kidnapping victim killed during a rescue attempt was shot after grabbing the rifle of an FBI agent when the agent tried to enter the home where the victim was being held, police said Tuesday, describing the incident as tragic.
The FBI agent didnt know it was the victim who grabbed his rifle during last weeks rescue attempt as the room was dark, said Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo.
A well intentioned effort to rescue a man who had been kidnapped ended in a tragic outcome, he said.
https://nypost.com/2018/01/31/kidnapping-victim-killed-after-grabbing-fbis-agent-rifle-police/
They want to arm teachers and school police are cowards!
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Angry Dragon
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(10,877 posts)Takket
(21,607 posts)It was literally his JOB to go inside and help.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Takket
(21,607 posts)I'll just consider that a sign I won the argument.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Even highly trained agents make mistakes (the article said a series of mistakes). Now they will play the blame game, but there will be no easy answer like the RW nut jobs claim there is with the Parkland situation. Good guy with a gun my ass!
lostnfound
(16,189 posts)However, Valladares brother, Ernesto, said his brother spoke perfect English and he doesnt believe investigators claims that his brother pulled the agents rifle.
How is he going to grab the rifle when his hands were bound? Ernesto Valladares said.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)when the SWAT storms in.
JI7
(89,260 posts)he said that what if teachers were armed and a teacher died during a school shooting and a student took the teacher's gun to try to defend against the shooter. and the cops came in , how would they know the student who has that gun isn't the shooter ?
all we have to do is look at war .