Popke attempted to flee but was located by deputies a short time after he had opened fire on the deputy. They put out a press release asking anyone who saw the man to call 911. The Sheriff’s Office also asked the nearby residents to shelter in place while they worked to find Popke. People that were inside of the trailer were removed for their safety while law enforcement worked to locate the shooter. What Garcia did not know was that Popke had fled the area which led to a manhunt. When Garcia, who is very pleasant, makes contact with Popke, he is immediately confrontational, alleging that Garcia entered onto his property through a locked gate. In a recent incident, something that should have been routine was anything but in Mariposa County in California.Ī deputy, Jose Garcia, responded to a residence and attempted to make contact with Popke to serve him with a restraining order. However, those of us in law enforcement know that there is no such thing as ‘routine’ as it all depends on the people that officers deal with on a daily basis. For the most part, besides being screamed, cussed at, and perhaps spit on, the population is right. They term things as ‘routine’ and never think twice about it. The mainstream media and most of the country believe that most officers will not face real danger in their job. During the encounter, police say Popke snuck around to the back of the residence and opened fire on the deputy. People's lives are at stake when ambulances can't get through.ĭeputies issued a dispersal order to the group of protesters blocking the hospital emergency entrance and exits, when an adult male protester refused to comply and cooperate, which resulted in police attempting to take him into custody as he resisted.įRESNO, CA – Stop telling us there’s no war on cops.Ī deputy with the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence to serve a restraining order in the 4000 block of Dawn Road on Douglas Popke. To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling "We hope they die" referring to 2 LA Sheriff's ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL. “To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling “We hope they die” referring to 2 LA Sheriff’s ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL, People’s lives are at stake when ambulances can’t get through.” In a particularly heinous act, when protesters got wind that the officers were being taken to the hospital, they blocked both the entrances and exists shouting “we hope they die!”. Update: The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation. The officers were parked outside of the PAX metro station in Compton, when the unidentified suspect walked up to the car and began firing. They are both currently undergoing surgery. Both sustained multiple gunshot wounds and are in critical condition. Update: One male deputy and one female deputy were ambushed as they sat in their patrol vehicle. The deputies, whose names have not been released, but are said to be a 24-year-old male, and a 31-year-old female, who is the mother of a 6-year-old boy, were reportedly shot in the head multiple times, but were able to radio for help. The names of the two deputies and suspects have not been released yet.LOS ANGELES, CA – Two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies are in critical condition after being ambushed and shot multiple times on Saturday night, September 12th. These deaths are the first line-of-duty losses for the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office in 30 years. Unfortunately, two wives lost their husbands that night. The two deputies were reportedly taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and Wellstar Kennestone. This led to hours-long stand down with SWAT teams, eventually apprehending both perpetrators. After the fires were shot, the suspects barricaded themselves in the residence. What is currently unclear is if the other perpetrator was already in the home or the vehicle with the other suspect. While all the details have not been released yet, what we do know is that a vehicle pulled up, and the driver reportedly fired shots at the deputies. After no one answered the door, the two Cobb deputies began walking back to their patrol car. The warrant that the two deputies were serving was for failure to appear by theft of deception.Īccording to reports, the deputies approached a home near John Ward Hampton Glen Drive, about a mile from Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield, to serve a warrant. Owens, two Cobb County Sheriff’s Officer deputies were ‘ambushed’ and killed Thursday evening while attempting to serve a warrant. – According to Cobb County Sheriff Craig D.
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