Police: Principal who killed NY trooper had 8 assault rifles

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 3:57 pm CDT, Friday, July 6, 2018

ERWIN, N.Y. (AP) — New York state police say a school principal who killed a state trooper owned 12 illegal firearms, including eight assault rifles.

Police say Trooper Nicholas Clark was shot and killed early Monday by Steven Kiley, who had barricaded himself in a house near the Pennsylvania border.

Police on Friday said the illegal firearms recovered also included three handguns and one rifle. They also recovered numerous high-capacity magazines.

Autopsy results show Clark was struck by buckshot from a 12-gauge shotgun and that Kiley died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Kiley also had a gunshot wound from law enforcement to his chest, which would have been fatal had he not killed himself.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Police-Principal-who-killed-NY-trooper-had-8-13054913.php

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Steven Kiley (Provided photo)


Principal who shot, killed trooper had 12 illegal guns, state police say
Updated 4:37 PM; Posted 2:58 PM

CORNING, N.Y. -- Twelve illegal firearms were recovered from the home of the man state police said shot and killed a New York State trooper on Monday near Corning, state police announced Friday.

Trooper Nicholas F. Clark, 29, was fatally shot responding to a call that a suicidal man was barricaded inside his home in the town of Erwin, state police said.

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During the investigation, state police recovered 12 illegal firearms owned by Kiley, including eight assault rifles, one rifle and three handguns. Two silencers and numerous high capacity magazines were also recovered, state police said.

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/southern-tier/2018/07/principal_who_shot_killed_trooper_had_12_illegal_guns_state_police_say.html




Trooper Nicholas F. Clark, 29

[dbackjon]

1. Very sad - Rest in Peace, Trooper

[BigmanPigman]

2. ONLY 12?

What is the number allowed before you are considered a dangerous killer and not a "collector" and pro 2nd Amend enthusiast? Is there a certain number that the NRA guns rights enthusiasts consider to be their official line drawn between a gun rights owner and an outright murderous person who should never have been allowed to have a gun to begin with?

GUNS KILL PEOPLE! PERIOD!

[hack89]

10. Actually killing people makes one an outright murderous person

Not the number of guns one owns.

[LanternWaste]

13. Damn shame you never had the opportunity to tell the principal that.

Despite his relatively large collection of unauthorized weapons, the important thing is we never hold the weapons relevant.

Consistency, thy name is Yosemite Sam.

[hack89]

14. The weapons are relevant. The number is not.

unless you are willing to show a direct correlation between the number of guns one owns and the likelihood of killing someone.

The biggest predictor of someone killing someone else is a history of violence. No doubt that violent people are attracted to weapons. That doesn't mean that all people that own guns are violent. Logic and crime stats bear that out.

[maxsolomon]

11. That number is Infinity.

amassing an Arsenal is just a HOBBY, like collecting stamps, Beanie Babies, or 78 rpm records.

Organize the Unorganized Militia.

[SunSeeker]

3. Guns in the home make suicidal thoughts much more fatal.

[jpak]

4. NRA freedumb

Did the principal have a "Blue Lives Matter" flag too?

[mikeysnot]

5. 29

...

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. Is that the sounds of maga crickets from the nra? nt

[cntrfthrs]

7. probably a f*kin' deplorable...

[Midnight Writer]

8. So, who's for arming the teachers?

[tonekat]

9. The guy is literally a Blockhead!

He's got a cube-shaped head, I wonder if that had anything to do with his craziness?

[maxsolomon]

12. No, he was just obese.

His hobby made his crime possible. No guns, no way to shoot a LEO, or himself.