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| Gate Crashers At Luke AFB, 1 Dead, 1 Hospital |
| 2010-02-23 |
| A shooting and fatal car crash on Luke Air Force Base in Litchfield, Ariz., have left one person dead and another injured, KSAZ Phoenix reported. At 11 p.m. Monday night two individuals ran a gate at the base with their car, said Capt. Gonzales, a spokesman at Luke Air Force Base. A security forces officer reportedly confronted two men inside the car, previously reported stolen, said Officer Karen Gerardo, the public information officer at the Glendale Police Department. When the officer got out of his car to try to make contact with the two men, the car drove directly at him. The officer shot at the car, which then crashed, said Gerardo. One of the occupants of the vehicle was killed. His cause of death has not been determined. The other person in the car was injured and transported to a hospital. Investigators do not suspect terrorism, said Gerardo. They don't believe the men were anything other than car thieves, said Gonzales. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #13 A few years ago, an id10t stole a truck and drove it south on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. As he passed Arundel Mills, he realized that the cops were getting closer and he decided to get off at a convenient exit. He ended up taking what he thought was the exit to Route 32. It wasn't. The guards at the NSA were ready for him. The dumbass still has a few years left on his sentence. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2010-02-23 21:56 |
| #12 GLENDALE, Ariz. -- One person is dead after he and another suspect led law-enforcement agents on a chase onto Luke Air Force Base, authorities said. •Raw Video: Woman's Stolen Car Used In Base Shooting A Maricopa County sheriff's deputy spotted a blue car that was reported stolen from a 99 cent store shortly before midnight, authorities said. The deputy followed the blue car. Shortly after, a call came in about a crash at Luke Air Force Base; a silver car had driven through one of the security gates, according to Air Force Captain Jerry Gonzalez. Security forces set up a road block on the base, but when the suspects didn't stop, security forces fired at the silver vehicle which then crashed into a guard rail, Gonzalez said. Investigators speculated that the occupants of the silver car thought the deputy following the blue car was actually following them. Gonzalez said he believes both suspects in the car were shot. One of them died, and the other was taken to a Valley hospital. Neither suspect was identified. The occupants of the blue car, identified only as a juvenile and 18-year-old Rosio Rosa Gonzalez, were taken into custody. Investigators believe the occupants of the blue and silver cars knew each other. Both cars were confirmed stolen. Link. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-23 17:30 |
| #11 Has anyone nominated him to the Darwin Awards? |
| Posted by: Everydat a Wildcat(KSU) 2010-02-23 17:14 |
| #10 More. Arizona Republic... The stolen vehicle broke through the gate about midnight and was about to cross a bridge that connects the two parts of the base when the shooting occurred, said Capt. Jerry Gonzalez, a spokesman for Luke. Base security had set up a barricade on the bridge and at least one of the guards opened fire when the vehicle drove toward the security personnel, authorities said. Authorities said the two men were headed to the operational side of the military base, including where aircraft training is carried out. "We take security very seriously here," Gonzalez said. "These guys made a mistake by stumbling into the base. Without knowing what their intentions were, our security forces personnel reacted to it and took care of it." The men were believed to be connected somehow to another stolen another vehicle that Maricopa County Sherriff's deputies had pulled over minutes earlier near Litchfield and Cactus Roads, said Glendale police Officer Karen Gerardo. An unknown number of passengers were in the first vehicle and they were arrested without incident by deputies, Gerardo said. The second vehicle with the two men was not pursued by law enforcement and continued on, at some point turning into Luke for reasons that were unclear, Gerardo said. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-23 15:40 |
| #9 The Perpmobile... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-23 15:34 |
| #8 I am confused as to if the car was coming on or off the base. It sounds like they were inside the base. In which case I would go with Besoeker and bet a couple of low life dependents. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-02-23 15:21 |
| #7 From the Air Force Times... GLENDALE, Arizona — Authorities say two men were shot by security officers after they drove a stolen car through a gate at an Air Force base during a police chase. Officials say one of the men died and the other was wounded. The crash occurred at the entrance to Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, outside Phoenix. The base trains pilots to fly F-16s. Base spokesman Capt. Jerry Gonzalez said the pair allegedly stole a car and drove through a security gate as they attempted to flee from authorities. Gonzalez said base security forces set up a roadblock. As the driver tried to run it, security officers, fearing for their safety, opened fire. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-23 11:05 |
| #6 I'll give you 5 to 1 odds, military dependents wearing low-hanging trousers. Just say'n. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-23 11:02 |
| #5 Investigators do not suspect terrorism, said Gerardo. They don't believe the men were anything other than car thieves, said Gonzales. When was the last time car thieves drove their car at the gates of a military base? |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-02-23 11:02 |
| #4 Looking forward to the release of names. If their names are something like "Pedro Gonzalez" and "Juan Motime", they were just very, very stupid. If their names are something like "Muhammed Abdul Jihad" and "Abdul Abulbul Amir", they are probably something more than just very, very stupid. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-02-23 10:56 |
| #3 One of the occupants of the vehicle was killed. His cause of death has not been determined. a. 9mm ball b. Stupidity c. Occupational hazard d. All of the above |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-23 10:44 |
| #2 If only the officer hadn't had a gun and died... /msm |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-02-23 10:41 |
| #1 Bet they'll not do that again........stupid is as stupid does |
| Posted by: armyguy 2010-02-23 10:40 |