GSW HEAD, Neck, Chest

[Ronald Gross]

Ken, 

Sounds like pure dumb luck shooting on the part of the perp.  My
concern is about whether or not the officer failed to find a concealed
weapon - or worse, whether the perp somehow managed to get the officer's
service weapon and assassinate the officer with his own weapon.

My thoughts and prayers go out the officer and his family.

Ron

>>> <KMATTOX at aol.com> 9/22/2006 9:05 AM >>>
A decorated well respected Houston Police officer was killed in the
line of  
duty last evening, just before dusk.   He was shot multiple times in 
the 
head, neck, and chest.   Our prayers and condolences go out to the 
immediate 
family and the extended family of police officers and officials and 
friends in 
Houston.
 
Now the case and my question?
 
According to the TV and newspaper, this was a routine traffic stop,
with  one 
police officer making the stop.   The pickup truck driver was  removed
from 
his truck and handcuffed and placed in the back seat of the patrol 
car.   
While the police officer was filling out paper work in the  front seat,
at least 4 
or more shots were fired from the victim in the back  seat, striking
fatal 
injuries to the officer, who was DOA to the  BTGH.   
 
The female companion of the shooter ran from the scene, but apparently
was  
later apprehended, but that is not part of my question.   A news 
helicopter 
flying over head filmed the arrival of other police cars, the removal 
of the 
shooter from the origional police car, where it is seen that he has on 

handcuffs.   A gun was found in the back seat of the origional police 
car, no details 
are available as to what kind of gun, or whether or not all  bullets
were 
missing from the gun or whether or not there were empty cartridges  in
the back 
seat of the car.   This man has been charged with murder  this AM.  
 
NOW, the question.   How can a man with handcuffs on, behind his  back,
get 
out a hidden gun, and fire it, accurately, striking a police officer 
in the 
head, creating fatal wounds?
 
Have others on this list known of such actions, and just how can one
twist  
around and fire a gun this way??
 
k
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