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Title: State Trooper Shot
Post by: MarcWinkman on April 26, 2017, 07:45:54 PM
In case anyone missed it, some miserable thug shot a State Trooper in a Wawa parking lot earlier this afternoon. Hopefully the Trooper pulls through and the standoff that the suspect is having with DSP in Middletown resolves soon without any additional officers being injured.

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/26/police-responding-report-shooting-bear-wawa/100932574/
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: NormH3 on April 26, 2017, 09:21:29 PM
It's been reported that the trooper has passed.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: oldgraygeek on April 26, 2017, 09:57:04 PM
We were scheduled to hold our civic association meeting at Troop 2 tonight, and I'm on the board, so I had to go down there and offer to postpone (they gratefully accepted).

While I was there, they were lowering the flags to half-mast.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: SturmRugerSR9 on April 26, 2017, 10:06:22 PM
Name not released pending next of kin notification.

RIP
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: MarcWinkman on April 27, 2017, 02:35:06 PM
Officers on site at the standoff shot the remaining suspect and he was pronounced dead on site about an hour ago.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: RetCapt1994 on April 27, 2017, 02:57:57 PM
GOOD NEWS. IMHO this is the way this should have ended. My thoughts and prayers to Cpl.Ballard's family,the DSP and all Law Enforcement.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: MarcWinkman on April 27, 2017, 03:01:52 PM
GOOD NEWS. IMHO this is the way this should have ended. My thoughts and prayers to Cpl.Ballard's family,the DSP and all Law Enforcement.

I agree.  The problem is it should have ended this way yesterday afternoon. 
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: NormH3 on April 27, 2017, 04:51:53 PM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18156830_1270929726295861_5935497523987083653_n.jpg?oh=72fb12093be44fc5d003e36f9119835e&oe=597E8BDF)
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: topper on April 28, 2017, 02:00:55 AM
I'm not posting this to be gruesome, but this is an example of what our minds can go through in decision making.

This is just a CCW witness discussing what he saw and his reactions at the Wawa store. No pictures of the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpy85ir4wcY&app=desktop
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: SturmRugerSR9 on April 28, 2017, 02:01:10 AM
No person or group can say he wasn't given every chance to give up and walk out and stand trial.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: tonygoldston on April 28, 2017, 02:47:49 AM
I just posted over on DELOC about this.

Thinking about the what if.

Thoughts on the response?

Tony
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: Trapper on April 28, 2017, 02:59:52 AM
I just posted over on DELOC about this.

Thinking about the what if.

Thoughts on the response?

Tony


Multiple shots center mass.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: 8thFA on April 29, 2017, 12:28:52 AM
Can you summarize?  The video is gone.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: topper on April 29, 2017, 05:54:21 PM
I'm not posting this to be gruesome, but this is an example of what our minds can go through in decision making.

This is just a CCW witness discussing what he saw and his reactions at the Wawa store. No pictures of the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpy85ir4wcY&app=desktop


I apologize to everyone. This video was shared with me and we both thought it to be truthful, but appears to have been a hoax and has been deleted.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: CorBon on April 29, 2017, 06:03:33 PM
I'm not posting this to be gruesome, but this is an example of what our minds can go through in decision making.

This is just a CCW witness discussing what he saw and his reactions at the Wawa store. No pictures of the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpy85ir4wcY&app=desktop


I apologize to everyone. This video was shared with me and we both thought it to be truthful, but appears to have been a hoax and has been deleted.

It's amazing that so many people have so much time on their hands that they can just sit around and make stuff up.  I'm not even sure what they get out of their chronic lying. 
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: Adrenolin on April 29, 2017, 06:22:56 PM
So sad for the Trooper and his family, friends and fellow workers.

I was talking to a friend of mine who happens to be a Chicago police office as is his wife. He couldn't believe this hadnt ended by 5PM the day of the shooting. Called it absurd that they didn't go in and end it instead of allowing it to progress throughout the entire night.

Gotta agree with him. Peacefulness ended the second he fired that first shot. So they wanted to negotiate.. That's fibe as well.. Until the first shot while trying to talk to him. At that point it should have ended.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: 29thInfantry on April 30, 2017, 04:20:16 AM
Stopped by troop 2 today and paid my respects.  They have his SUV parked by the front door.  Was nice to see so many people also stopping to pay their respects to this fallen officer. 
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: coolwrld on April 30, 2017, 02:31:45 PM
I'm not posting this to be gruesome, but this is an example of what our minds can go through in decision making.

This is just a CCW witness discussing what he saw and his reactions at the Wawa store. No pictures of the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpy85ir4wcY&app=desktop


I apologize to everyone. This video was shared with me and we both thought it to be truthful, but appears to have been a hoax and has been deleted.

Not sure if it is true or a hoax but when I watched the video the first time I kept track of the YouTube channel that made the video and just checked his channel and he has posted an update as to why he removed the video -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV0N14S03Kw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV0N14S03Kw)

Take it for what its worth because as I mentioned I have not direct knowledge whether it is legitimate or a hoax.  In the video he indicates he took the video down out of respect for Trooper Ballard's family because he felt while he was trying to tell his story he realized that some of the details conveyed were pretty graphic.  Again no idea whether it is legitimate or not.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: coolwrld on April 30, 2017, 02:35:08 PM
As a follow-up if it is in fact a hoax it is truly sad that not only did he post the first video but he actually posted a second one trying to claim why it was removed.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: zajaczek83 on May 01, 2017, 09:09:20 PM
Just the other day, i have donated couple $ at WAWA just fro the family to the Trooper.
God bless him and his family. He'll be in my prayers.
If You haven't donated yet, donate please. Thank you
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: Lumspond on May 02, 2017, 08:00:26 PM
Our new Polish friend mentioned he donated at Wawa. They were matching donations up to $50K. Saw on the news a couple nights ago they upped it to $100K. I need to get there as well....
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: topper on May 02, 2017, 09:35:08 PM
So sad for the Trooper and his family, friends and fellow workers.

I was talking to a friend of mine who happens to be a Chicago police office as is his wife. He couldn't believe this hadnt ended by 5PM the day of the shooting. Called it absurd that they didn't go in and end it instead of allowing it to progress throughout the entire night.

Gotta agree with him. Peacefulness ended the second he fired that first shot. So they wanted to negotiate.. That's fibe as well.. Until the first shot while trying to talk to him. At that point it should have ended.

This maybe true, but considering no police officers were hurt or killed, I won't complain! I think this guy wanted the police to come in after him so he could kill more.
Title: Re: State Trooper Shot
Post by: MarcWinkman on May 04, 2017, 05:37:55 PM
So sad for the Trooper and his family, friends and fellow workers.

I was talking to a friend of mine who happens to be a Chicago police office as is his wife. He couldn't believe this hadnt ended by 5PM the day of the shooting. Called it absurd that they didn't go in and end it instead of allowing it to progress throughout the entire night.

Gotta agree with him. Peacefulness ended the second he fired that first shot. So they wanted to negotiate.. That's fibe as well.. Until the first shot while trying to talk to him. At that point it should have ended.

This maybe true, but considering no police officers were hurt or killed, I won't complain! I think this guy wanted the police to come in after him so he could kill more.

I think that is a good possibility, but still I would have thought that they would have moved faster to end the situation as soon as the first shots were fired.