Gunfight near Dallas, cop kills robber

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GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP) - A Grand Prairie police officer in street clothes was confronted in the parking lot of a motel at State Highway 360 and Avenue H just before midnight by an armed man who demanded his wallet, then ordered him to lie face-down in the back seat of his own car. Fearing for his life, the officer pulled his own gun and shots were exchanged.

After a running gunfight through the parking lot and breezeway of the Budget Suites Motel, the unidentified robbery suspect was shot to death. The officer, described only as a veteran of the Grand Prairie Police Department, was not injured.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner is working to identify the dead man and to contact his family.

(Copyright 2008 WBAP 24/7 News. All rights reserved.)
 
Well, Now . . .

If this happens enough times, the bad guys are gonna eventually get paranoid about robbing people.

Hafta shift their cultural paradigm.

Having victims shoot back at you is too much like work.

Almost as dangerous as being a lumberjack.
 
That is definetely a 'Darwinism'. trying to rob a Texan.
BG dead so what's the problem.
 
Yeah, here in Texas he'll be put under the microscope, as you say, but if it was a righteous shooting, the heat won't last all that long like it would in California.
 
Please keep us informed. It was a running (chasing) him down? Might have been a few missed and the crime scene is probably pretty complicated. In Los Angeles and Sacramento, they account for every round fired. Sometimes they find um sometimes not. But they do it very dillegent for sure, guess why they get paid all that good money:rolleyes:

Here is more;


GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) - Grand Prairie police have released the identity of Beaumont man killed today in a gunfight with an undercover Grand Prairie police detective.

A police spokesman identified the man as 22-year-old Stephen T. Richards.

Investigators say the detective had just finished working a sting in northwest Grand Prairie when an armed man walked up and demanded his wallet. The detective says he was then ordered to put his wallet on the roof of his car and lie face down on the car seat.

According to a police statement, the detective feared he was about to be shot, so he grabbed his own weapon, got out of the car and opened fire. A running gun battle ensued, during which the detective identified himself as a police officer. The armed suspect reached a parked SUV and turned to confront the detective, who shot him dead.

The detective has been placed on paid leave pending investigation.
 
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I'm sure that the cop was really out to deliberately violate this man's constitutional right to open carry, as well as his constitutional right to ask for tribute while openly carrying.
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Oh, we're not cop bashing this thread? My bad...
 
Pretty soon you would think they might get a clue. There is a reason they say not to squat where you live.
 
Being as this was a police officer, he will probably get off with no criminal charges. If it were just an ordinary citizen, he would probably be charged with a criminal offense as well as having to defend himself in a civil suit.

The thing that makes it "sticky" for a civilian is the fact that the police officer chased the guy across the parking lot before he shot him. A civilian is not allowed to do that.

Once the immediate threat of being killed by the bad guy has passed (i.e. when the bad guy runs away), the civilian has no legal right to begin chasing him across the parking lot to try to aprehend him.

A CCW license is for the defense of yourself (and perhaps others nearby) who need immediate assistance. It does not authorize a person to chase someone down, even if the crime they committed was only moments before. Once the bad guy breaks away and leaves, it is no longer a self defense situation.
 
I kind of doubt it Pete...A running gun battle could easily be the perp retreating but continuing to fire. You have no obligation to fire once or twice and then assume the perp is going to leave. This DOESN'T mean of course that you can literally run after him firing, but I've got to believe that as the bad guy tries to gain the tactical advantage, seeking better cover and returing fire is absolutely reasonable.
 
The bad guy had his wallet, and then the PO informed him he was a police officer. Then he was shot and killed. The paper is now saying a sting operation and then BG guy went to his SUV to leave.

Does not sound like a normal shooting here. I am hoping it is a legit shooting and not some murder of sorts to cover up. The microscope will find it I am sure. I believe if we can keep it in the right vein and look at the outside paper trail we will have a good thread. If not it will be closed :uhoh: You bashers need to get a life and wait with all the speculation and we would be going to jail routine, of course you would and rightfully so that is the process of our laws. Take a course at the local college or e-mail me and I tell you where to go:D
 
"After a running gunfight through the parking lot and breezeway of the Budget Suites Motel, the unidentified robbery suspect was shot to death."
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For the citizen who might be involved in such an encounter, it all depends on what "a running gunfight" means. If it means that the bad guy has your wallet and is running to get away from you, then you will be in deep doo doo if you chase him down and shoot him.
 
I'm guessing that this was a legitimate shooting. That part of town is pretty bad, with lots of street prostitution and drug dealing going on from all of the cheap motels there. I have no doubt that a plainclothes officer alone in an unmarked car looked like easy pickings to this thug. Time will tell...
 
This man died 20 ft from my doorway. I am really troubled by this as I feel they are covering up a lot. I don't know if anyone here even gives a rip as I've already been treated as crazy by everyone I've tried to tell. They just tell me to let the police do their job....
 
What is to cover up? The offender just committed an armed robbery. That makes him a dangerous fleeing felon. The officer could have stood still and shot him in the back while he was running away if he so chose.
 
I'm not seeing a problem here. The guy tried to rob a cop, thats just some really bad luck of his part. Then he got into a gun fight and lost, bad luck and stupid.
 
Being as this was a police officer, he will probably get off with no criminal charges. If it were just an ordinary citizen, he would probably be charged with a criminal offense as well as having to defend himself in a civil suit.

The thing that makes it "sticky" for a civilian is the fact that the police officer chased the guy across the parking lot before he shot him. A civilian is not allowed to do that.

Once the immediate threat of being killed by the bad guy has passed (i.e. when the bad guy runs away), the civilian has no legal right to begin chasing him across the parking lot to try to aprehend him.

A CCW license is for the defense of yourself (and perhaps others nearby) who need immediate assistance. It does not authorize a person to chase someone down, even if the crime they committed was only moments before. Once the bad guy breaks away and leaves, it is no longer a self defense situation.
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The bad guy was committing a violent felony. The officer resisted, identified himself as a police officer (now acting under color of authority) and chased the BG in order to apprehend him after attempted commision of a violent felony. Isn't that what we pay police officers to do?

FYI: Police officers have to be cleared of criminal charges in shootings the same as a civilian would. As a matter of fact, police officers are civilians.

Furthermore, I don't know the laws in Florida, but here in Colorado there's nothing (other than common sense and good judgment) that would prohibit a civilian from chasing and attempting to apprehend a violent felon after an attempted armed robbery.
 
Grand Prairie! Probably my ex's new boyfriend earning a little extra cash.

Have not heard of the incident, but sounds like a bad career choice to me!
 
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