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| Palm Springs gunman ‘wanted to shoot police' |
| 2016-10-10 |
| [SouthAfricaToday] In the minutes before two Palm Springs officers were fatally shot and a third wounded, the suspected gunman’s father told a neighbor his son was armed, “acting crazy” and wanted to shoot police. John Felix, 26, was apprehended early Sunday after a lengthy standoff and will be charged this week with murder. Police said Felix finally emerged wearing soft body armor and carrying ammunition but no weapon after police shot a chemical agent into the home where he had holed up. Investigators were trying to piece together what led up to a 911 call about a family disturbance that preceded the cold-blooded killings. A neighbor, Frances Serrano, told The Associated Press that the suspect’s panicked father, Santos Felix, earlier said his son, an admitted gang member, had a gun. “My son is inside and we’re scared, he’s acting crazy,” Serrano said the older Felix told her. When it was suggested they call the police he said, “Yeah, he already knows they are coming, and he is going to shoot them.” Serrano said she went back inside her house and within minutes police cars arrived and gunfire erupted. Police said John Felix suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on the officers who had responded to a disturbance call Saturday afternoon at the home he shared with his parents in a quiet neighborhood of single-story ranch homes in this desert resort city. Police arrested John Felix after shooting him with non-lethal rounds when he exited through the back door. SWAT officers using bullhorns and other methods had tried through the night to establish contact with him, but got no response. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. District Attorney Michael Hestrin said John Felix would be charged Tuesday with first degree murder and several other felony counts. Prosecutors would decide within two weeks whether he could face the death penalty, Hestrin said. It wasn’t known Sunday if John Felix has an attorney. Court records show John Felix is a gang member who was previously sentenced to four years in prison in a failed murder plot in 2009. Documents cited by the Desert Sun newspaper reveal he was charged with attempted murder but pleaded down to assault with a firearm and admitted his gang connection. Documents also show John Felix was the subject of a forceful arrest three years ago at the same house where Saturday’s shootings occurred. Reyes indicated police had previous dealings with the suspect, but he declined to answer questions about whether responding officers were prepared to deal with someone with a violent criminal past. The chief would not characterize the content of the 911 call or say who made it. |
| Posted by:SAT2014 |
| #3 It's Palm Springs. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-10-10 12:20 |
| #2 Police arrested John Felix after shooting him with non-lethal rounds when he exited through the back door. Institutional hesitation...leads to institutional insanity in police leadership... Shooting him with non-lethal rounds... |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-10-10 09:42 |
| #1 John Hernandez Felix, father Santos Felix. John Felix |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-10 07:31 |