Did cops fire a warning shot towards student cameraman?

annabanana

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Tue Apr-17-07 06:13 AM
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Did cops fire a warning shot towards student cameraman?

I have watched the film ("from a camera phone") many many time since yesterday. At the very end of the film there is one shot that is noticeably louder than the others, the student says "WHOA!", lowers the lens, then there is angry yelling (Not sure what they're yelling) just before the film cuts out.

Was the gunman firing out the windows of the building? Has anyone seen an interview with that student? (I know his name was displayed on the screen)

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Tin Man

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Tue Apr-17-07 06:18 AM
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1. Yes - student was interviewed MANY times - no mention of being shot at by police

...oh pleeze, people - get a grip.

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jbnow

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Tue Apr-17-07 06:38 AM
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5. The poster didn't say being shot AT by cops

Regarding cops she asked if "cops fire a warning shot toward student cameraman".

Not a big deal and I know there are many wild theories. But the poster didn't deserve a "people - get a grip", she wasn't accusing police of trying to shoot him.

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RebelOne

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Tue Apr-17-07 06:18 AM
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2. CNN showed an interview with him this morning and he

Edited on Tue Apr-17-07 06:20 AM by RebelOne

did not say anything about being shot at. Here's the CNN interview.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/vtech.witness/index.html

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Crabby Appleton

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Tue Apr-17-07 06:20 AM
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3. I saw an interview, he said the yelling was a cop coming

up behind him, stopping him from going closer to the building. 27 shots can be heard on the video. The student gave no indication that he was being shot at, either by the shooter or the cops.

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qanda

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Tue Apr-17-07 06:29 AM
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4. I don't think he was shot at but he very well could have been

Edited on Tue Apr-17-07 06:31 AM by qanda

What he did was foolish. I'm actually surprised the police didn't make him get down immediately. In that situation, a person with an unknown object in their hand is not just a nuisance but a possible threat. He said his training in Israel caused him to act. He's very lucky that it didn't get him killed.

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annabanana

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Tue Apr-17-07 07:33 AM
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6. That is kind of what I was thinking.... They might have been too far away

to know for sure that he was holding up a camera/phone. .

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Corgigal

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Tue Apr-17-07 07:37 AM
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7. My hubby, retired cop

thought they were using a flash to blow up the door.

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