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Gang member who killed a cop in CA had been released early from custody!
2017-02-21
[Right Scoop] This is really unbelievable. According to the LA Times, the gang member who shot and killed one police officer and injured another this morning in California was release early and let back out on the streets:

Three Whittier Police Department officers were responding to the scene of a traffic collision about 8 a.m. when a 26-year-old, recently paroled man driving a stolen car opened fire with a semiautomatic pistol, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. John Corina.

Detectives said the alleged gunman, who is expected to survive, is also a suspect in homicide that occurred in East Los Angeles. They believe he stole a vehicle Sunday morning after killing a man, then drove into Whittier, where he encountered the police.

The slain officer was identified as Keith Boyer, a 27-year veteran of the department.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Recidivism strikes again. The dude couldn't cope with being outside the system. Wonder if the first victim was payback.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-02-21 16:14  

#3  Who is involved in paroling someone? Is it a single judge or a board of folks? Whoever it is, are they ever held accountable for really bad decisions?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-02-21 14:28  

#2  In all the articles I've seen on this story, all don't name the gunman. We know he was recently paroled, a gangbanger, multiple tatoos including facial, but no name?
Posted by: dk70 the scantily clad   2017-02-21 13:35  

#1  Sounds like more time is needed on the practice range. I recall a Texas law enforcement officer dropping a suspect at a good distance while holding his horse's reins.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-02-21 08:06  

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