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| Federal Agent's gun used in San Francisco pier slaying |
| 2015-07-08 |
| [AP] SAN FRANCISCO - The gun used in the seemingly random slaying of a woman on a San Francisco pier belonged to a federal agent, a law enforcement official briefed on the matter said Tuesday. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and spoke on condition of anonymity, said a police check of the weapon's serial number shows it belonged to a federal agent. The official declined to elaborate further. The San Francisco Police Department, which is investigating the case, declined to comment. The revelation was the latest dramatic twist in a tragic case that has become a new flashpoint in the country's debate over immigration policies. The suspected gunman, Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez, has been deported to his native Mexico five times and is suspected of living in the United States illegally when Kathryn Steinle, 32, was gunned down last week while on an evening stroll with her father along San Francisco's popular waterfront area. Federal officials transferred Sanchez to San Francisco's jail in March to face a 20-year-old marijuana charge after Sanchez completed his latest prison term for illegally entering the country. The San Francisco sheriff, citing the city's "sanctuary city" policy, released Sanchez in April after prosecutors dropped the drug charge, despite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement request to hold him for federal authorities so deportation proceedings could begin. Sanchez pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder. A very interesting twist, which might explain the notable absence of regime anti-gun rhetoric that usually accompanies such shootings. Sanchez currently in good health is he ? |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Good reason to not set foot there any more. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-07-08 21:58 |
| #13 Injuns? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-07-08 20:39 |
| #12 radio sez: BLM Agent's gun |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-07-08 19:15 |
| #11 Just like Fast & Furious. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-07-08 18:10 |
| #10 I wouldn't jam that tin-foil hat on too tightly. It's a Progressive-run city. With Progressive-initiated, touted, and enforced policies - like "immigration sanctuaries." The shooter was released, thanks to those policies. The shooting happened in a well-known and well-patronized tourist area. A significant percentage of the Progressive-run city's revenue is from tourism. And now we have a murder weapon that "belonged to a Federal agent," in a Progressive-run city. You need any other reasons for media and government silence? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-07-08 17:53 |
| #9 Always vigilant JohnQC, this has quite a few narrative no nos. illegal not-white name hispanic mexican held and released from custody dreamer acquires federal agent's firearm and shoots daddy's girl in the back three times in sanctuary city gun free San Francisco. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-07-08 16:40 |
| #8 Strangely, the media and government are silent on the details. I smell a setup to pitch gun control/confiscation. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-07-08 14:08 |
| #7 "Federal Agent" covers a multitude of areas. Park Rangers, Fishery Enforcement, Federal Building police, investigators for innumerable agencies... I'll go with "lost or stolen" until information proves otherwise. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-07-08 14:00 |
| #6 I think the rules regarding ownership of guns should apply to all. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-07-08 09:18 |
| #5 The left keeps telling me only feds should have guns and everyday I see reasons why they should be the only ones NOT to have guns. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-07-08 08:53 |
| #4 The Left's position of these things should only be in the possession of LE sort of takes another hit, besides Ferguson et al. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-07-08 08:42 |
| #3 Gun was likely stolen - happens to the best of us sometimes. I had been betting on it being a Fast and Furious gun. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-07-08 08:26 |
| #2 So obviously we should disarm all Federal agents. Posted by: Rambler in Virginia Or issue them weapons without serial numbers. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-07-08 04:45 |
| #1 So obviously we should disarm all Federal agents. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-07-08 04:23 |