A man was killed, and a woman was critically injured in a shooting Saturday night in Humboldt Park.
There has been crickets in the media about this possible hate crime.
The shooting took place as people were leaving Chicago’s 43rd Annual Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade, which people from all over the country and Puerto Rico travel to the city to attend.
The victims had a large Puerto Rican flag waving from their car when they were approached by a mob of black men and pulled from the vehicle and shot.
Ponce, PR – Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) Sergeant Erasmo Garcia-Torres was killed in the line of duty on June 10 after being shot in the head while conducting a traffic stop on his lunch break.
Sgt. Garcia-Torres, 50, was on his lunch break when he spotted a driver committing a traffic violation, according to Primera Hora.
The sergeant briefly made contact with the suspect, but the man then tried to flee the scene, police said.
Sgt. Garcia Torres followed the suspect as he made his way to intersection of Calle Venus and Calle Villa.
But when they reached the intersection, the man he was following suddenly spun around and opened fire on him, hitting him in the head, Primera Hora reported.
Sgt. Garcia-Torres was rushed to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds, Primera Hora reported.
The gunman, later identified as Bryan Ramos Rivera, has been arrested and charged with the sergeant’s murder.
When you start treating these “protesters” for what they truly are- Paid Marxist Domestic Terrorists who do not legally protest but illegally gather and destroy city blocks and attack innocents.
ENOUGH! These are not “Protests” no matter how many times your paid talking heads repeat the lie on TV. These are terrorists- treat them accordingly!
Minneapolis, MN – The Minnesota National Guard activated 100 members of the 257th Military Police Company on Wednesday on the orders of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be deployed if Minneapolis law enforcement needs assistance.
Walz took the action on June 16 after two weeks of protests following the officer-involved fatal shooting of Winston “Boogie” Smith led to the death of a protester who was run down while blocking a roadway, KMSP reported.
Protests erupted after Smith was fatally shot by members of a U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) task force on June 3 who were trying to arrest him on a warrant for gun charges.
The task force, which was largely made up of local law enforcement but did not include any Minneapolis police officers, said the suspect was sitting in a parked car when officers tried to take him into custody, KSTP reported.
USMS said the fugitive ignored officers’ commands and drew a handgun, according to Reuters.
“During the incident, the subject, who was in a parked car, failed to comply and produced a handgun resulting in task force members firing upon the subject,” the official USMS statement read.
Smith was fatally shot and pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, KSTP reported.
State investigators have said there is no bodycam, dashcam, or security camera video from the incident.
Court documents showed that Smith was a career criminal with 20 convictions for minor offenses, three drug-related convictions, and an aggravated robbery conviction for beating his former girlfriend’s face to a pulp, FOX News reported.
Despite his checkered past, activists have gathered every day for the two weeks since Smith died to protest his death.
On Sunday night, a female protester was killed when a man believed to be under the influence drove his SUV through a group of protesters blocking the intersection at West Lake Street and Girard Avenue South near where Smith was shot.
Witnesses said the driver of the SUV was going at a high rate of speed and appeared to accelerate before he slammed into the protesters, Minnesota Public Radio reported.
On Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey asked the governor for help, FOX News reported.
Frey sent a letter to Walz on June 16 that asked that “the state make Minnesota National Guard assets available to assist in ensuring calm and order throughout the city, without immediately being deployed,” according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
It was at least the fifth time that the Minneapolis mayor has asked the governor to send in the National Guard since George Floyd died on May 25, 2020.
Hours after receiving the letter, Walz told reporters he “gave the Minnesota National Guard a warning order to start preparing to assist local law enforcement should they need help,” the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
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The city said that Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo has requested National Guardsmen be partnered with teams of law enforcement officers if they are deployed to the city again, FOX News reported.
Chief Arradondo requested that members of the National Guard be assigned to property protection details and traffic control, rather than getting involved in crowd control and taking on protesters.
They defended their home- that was their crime! We are losing folks. Get in the battle, open your wallets and support those trying to stop the destruction of our nation. Vote Vote Vote no matter how bad the system is. Let your voice be heard!
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HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. — A police officer died early Thursday morning and a suspect is dead in a shooting incident, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
In a tweet, the GBI said a Holly Springs officer had died, as well as a male suspect.
“The incident started as a traffic stop. At this point, we are still working to gather details and will provide updates as we learn more,” the GBI said.
The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office said the area of Hickory Rd. from New Light Rd. to Little Rd. is closed for the investigation.
“That stretch of Hickory Road will likely remain closed throughout the morning. Please avoid that area if possible,” the sheriff’s office said.
Sorry, when you block streets without a permit and police supervision, you are not protesting, you are a terrorist. You place others, and yourselves in danger from people who fear stopping or drunks like this guy. Play stupid games you will only win stupid prizes.
They did not tell this officer anything about the operation. They let him stop this heavily armed and dangerous criminal alone, without backup. All to protect the identity of a CI. I hope she wins.
Santa Fe, NM – The widow of a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer who was executed on the side of the road after stopping a drug dealer in February has sued the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (DPS) over her husband’s murder.
Gabriella Jarrott, who filed her lawsuit in Santa Fe County 1st Judicial District Court on June 11, said DPS acted negligently by sending her husband, NMSP Officer Darian Jarrott, into a high-risk situation with no background information or backup officers on Feb. 4, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
Bodycam footage captured the moment when the suspect, 39-year-old Omar Felix Cueva, fatally shot 28-year-old Officer Jarrott in the head on the side of Interstate 10.
According to NMSP documents, Cueva had been the subject of a federal drug sting involving an undercover agent and a confidential informant shortly before his contact with Officer Jarrott, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) intended to have Cueva taken into custody during a traffic stop so he wouldn’t be tipped off about the setup, according to the paper.
According to the lawsuit, Officer Jarrott’s sergeant and two other NMSP officers were aware of the operation, but Officer Jarrott hadn’t been clued in regarding “how dangerous Cueva was known to be.”
“The reason he was killed was because Homeland Security Investigations valued the identity of a confidential informant more than the life of a state police officer,” Gabriella’s attorney, Sam Bregman, told the Albuquerque Journal. “This all could have been avoided.”
Officer Jarrott was “slaughtered in an ambush that never had to happen,” Bregman said, adding that he will also be filing a lawsuit against HSI.
The lawsuit also alleged that Officer Jarrott didn’t receive the full amount of training afforded to most other NMSP officers because he had previously enforced commercial vehicle violations for DPS and wasn’t required to go through the full law enforcement academy, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
“Jarrott had no substantial training in special tactics or the kind of high-risk operation that was being carried out with respect to Cueva,” the lawsuit alleged, adding that the department was aware of Officer Jarrott’s prior experience and knew he “did not have the proper training or experience to apprehend Cueva,” according to the paper.
Gabriella filed the lawsuit on her children’s behalf as the personal representative of her husband’s estate, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
She was pregnant with Officer Jarrott’s fourth child at the time of his murder, KTSM reported.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, to include the “costs of this action and any other relief the Court deems just and proper,” according to the filing.
The fatal attack occurred on Interstate 10 eastbound near mile marker 101 at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 4, the NMSP said in a press release.
“Homeland Security agents asked Officer Jarrott to pull over a car, when they knew the occupant of the vehicle was a known violent felon with semi-automatic weapons and large amount of drugs inside the vehicle,” Bregman alleged in a tort notice in April. “They did so without telling Officer Jarrott of any of this.”
Police said Cueva had a “violent criminal history,” as well as charges involving methamphetamine and cocaine, FOX News reported.
Bodycam and dashcam footage showed Officer Jarrott as he approached the passenger side of Cueva’s white Chevrolet pickup after pulling him over.
During the cordial conversation, Officer Jarrott explained he had stopped Cueva for a window tint violation, the video showed.
After chatting about his registration and insurance for a moment, the officer asked the driver to come back to his patrol vehicle with him so he could run his information.
“Hey real quick – you have a firearm on you?” Officer Jarrott asked Cueva as the suspect opened the driver’s side door. “You mind if I take it off you for my safety?”
Cueva seemed to agree and exited his pickup with a rifle in his hands, the video showed.
He then immediately turned and opened fire on Officer Jarrott over the bed of the pickup truck.
“Oh s—t!” the officer said, raising his hands to his head.
Cueva fired approximately 10 rounds at Officer Jarrott, hitting him repeatedly.
When the officer fell to the ground, the shooter fired one more round into the back of his head at point-blank range, FOX News reported.
Cueva then jumped back into his pickup and sped off, leaving Officer Jarrott in the ditch on the side of the interstate, the video showed.
A moment later, an HSI agent pulled up and found the murdered officer, the NMSP said in the press release.
After other NMSP officers spotted Cueva’s vehicle near mile marker 116, the suspect pulled over and opened fire on them, according to the press release.
The officers returned fire just before the suspect led them on a pursuit down Interstate 10.
As the chase closed in on mile marker 135 near Las Cruces, NMSP successfully used tire-deflating devices on Cueva’s vehicle.
The gunman continued his attempted escape as law enforcement officers from the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), the U.S. Border Patrol, (USBP), and the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) joined the pursuit, police said.
When the fleeing pickup approached mile marker 140, Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) Officer Adrian De La Garza stopped the driver using a pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver.
Officer De La Garza’s bodycam captured the PIT maneuver and the immediate gun battle that followed.
Cueva came barreling out of the truck while shooting at the swarm of law enforcement officers in the vicinity, hitting Officer De La Garza in the arm, KFOX reported.
Bystander cell phone footage showed the gunman as he ran up to the front of Officer De La Garza’s patrol car with a gun pointed at the vehicle.
The officer fell backwards onto the pavement beside his patrol car and yelled out in pain before immediately scrambling to his feet and continuing to return fire, the bodycam video showed.
He then ran up on the suspect and fired multiple more rounds before reloading.
Cueva, who was wearing a ballistic vest, died from his wounds at the scene.
Officer De La Garza backed away from the fallen suspect as additional officers moved in.
“I’ve been shot,” he told a fellow officer a moment later.
Police rushed to him and helped him secure his duty weapon while they frantically rendered emergency aid, the video showed.
Officer De La Garza was airlifted to a trauma hospital.
He has since been released and is continuing to recover from his gunshot wound, KFOX reported.
Sorry, when you block streets without a permit and police supervision, you are not protesting, you are a terrorist. You place others, and yourselves in danger from people who fear stopping or drunks like this guy. Play stupid games you will only win stupid prizes.
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