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| Sheriff says New Orleans airport attacker was armed with explosives, had mental illness issues | ||
| 2015-03-22 | ||
| [STARTRIBUNE] Authorities say the machete-wielding man who was shot at New Orleans' international airport after trying to attack passengers and security agents was carrying explosives at the time. Sheriff Newell Normand said suspect Richard White, who was shot three times by a security agent late Friday after approaching a security checkpoint spraying insecticide and brandishing a machete, was also carrying a bag loaded with six Molotov cocktails -- six Mason jars with cloth wicks soaked in gasoline. There was also a barbeque lighter and a letter opener in the bag, Normand said at a presser at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Residue from smoke bombs was also found near White's body. Normand says White is hospitalized with gunshot wounds and is currently The sheriff suggested that the suspect has had "mental health" issues. His family has been cooperating with the investigation. The suspect, 63, is a Jehovah's Witness and has refused "certain types of medical care," Normand said. Don't touch me man! The bleeding will stop on it's own. "Fortunately, he didn't seriously injure anybody," Normand said.
[ABSee] A man who allegedly attacked TSA agents with a machete and a can of wasp spray at the New Orleans international airport before he was shot by a sheriff's lieutenant died today, officials said. Richard White, 62, had been taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. He was listed in critical condition and unconscious Saturday, and died later Saturday afternoon, the Sheriff's Office said.
A TSA officer who was fleeing was shot in her upper arm. A traveler sustained a graze wound to his arm. Witnesses reported 3-4 shots - Lt. Slyve did a pretty good job - 3 in the perp & one in a TSA agent. | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 I dont know TW...everyone that does things like this has 'issues'. I just think there's more to the story. Could be he was ill. Maybe this was suicide by cop? All possibilites, Brer Rabbit. Let us compose ourselves to patience until the facts are revealed. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-03-22 23:53 |
| #11 I'm trying to figure what a Lt. in the Sheriff's Office was doing pulling airport concourse duty. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-03-22 16:20 |
| #10 I dont know TW...everyone that does things like this has 'issues'. I just think there's more to the story. Could be he was ill. Maybe this was suicide by cop? Lt Slyve did some professional shooting. The NYPD might consider hiring her as a trainer. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-03-22 14:43 |
| #9 All this racism has me reacting in a strange way - when I saw the perp he was not a typical white guy, so I felt relief at that moment (no having to go thru the usual press jumping to conclusion about White Tea Party etc). OldSpook repeat after me "Today I'm a Jew." |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-03-22 14:20 |
| #8 All this racism has me reacting in a strange way - when I saw the perp he was not a typical white guy, so I felt relief at that moment (no having to go thru the usual press jumping to conclusion about White Tea Party etc). That is very f'd up what the press has done in conditioning us that way. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-03-22 14:18 |
| #7 It still irks that the puzzle is not yet complete. Begging the question. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-03-22 13:06 |
| #6 And there's me for a moment thinking "mental illness" was RB replacement code for Muslim. RB replacement code always has a light grey underline if it was generated by Fred's clever translator, or has a strike through if it was done manually, Omoter Gray9391. When we're sure it's a jihadi, we aren't subtle about it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-03-22 12:06 |
| #5 ...not to be confused with MSM speak for 'we can't tie this to the Tea Party, damn'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-22 11:20 |
| #4 And there's me for a moment thinking "mental illness" was RB replacement code for Muslim. |
| Posted by: Omoter Gray9391 2015-03-22 10:24 |
| #3 I've gone through that checkpoint about 100 times, and the atmosphere is almost always relaxed and casual. To me it's really amazing that Lt Sylve got her act together quickly enough to put three shots on target. It must have been like going from zero to sixty in .2 seconds. But the cops in Jefferson Parish are generally pretty solid. |
| Posted by: Matt 2015-03-22 09:35 |
| #2 What was the motive? Since the sheriff suggested he had "mental health issues", I suspect either unmedicated severe paranoid schizophrenia or unmedicated severe bipolar disorder, Brer Rabbit. Or sociopathy, which doesn't have any treatment. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-03-22 09:22 |
| #1 It's reported White died. I'm curious about him being a devout JW. What he did it totally contrary to their teachings. What was the motive? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-03-22 07:10 |