I happen to pass a prison daily OMW to work...this morning there were about 100 police cars at the prison blocking off all entrances/exits. I saw k9 units and a lot of unmarked police cars...the rest were mainly highway patrol units. Got to work and looked at the local newspaper to read:
Interesting. The prison is a low security prison; not sure if it's still (it used to be) women only or if they currently have male inmates. The wording 'during an arrest' makes me think they were there to arrest staffmembers and things went sour. blue on blue fire in a prison;who'dathunkit. Wonder what those staffmembers were doing that was worth being shot over..
tdo.com said:John Newland said the FBI is working the case and they plan to make a statement this afternoon. He said that the three were shot around 7:45 a.m. during an arrest that was happening at the prison. The three victims were taken to the hospital but their condition is unknown.
All entrances to the facility are blocked by police cruisers.
8:35 a.m.
According to John Newland with the Tallahassee Police Department, three staff members of the Federal Correctional Institution were shot and all staff have been accounted for.
8:28 a.m.
According to reports on the police scanner, five people have been taken into custody by the FBI and are being transported to the Federal Marshals office.
8:15 a.m.
According to reports at the scene, FBI, Federal Marshals, Florida Highway Patrol and several ambulances are on the scene of a shooting at the facility. Traffic on Capital Circle between Park Avenue and Mahan is moving slowly.
Interesting. The prison is a low security prison; not sure if it's still (it used to be) women only or if they currently have male inmates. The wording 'during an arrest' makes me think they were there to arrest staffmembers and things went sour. blue on blue fire in a prison;who'dathunkit. Wonder what those staffmembers were doing that was worth being shot over..