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Man shot, killed after opening fire at NY court
Associated Press 2 hrs 16 mins ago
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) A man killed in a gunfight with security officers at a courthouse on Wednesday was convicted a week ago of menacing the mayor's daughter and was angry at the mayor, according to authorities and court documents.
Timothy Mulqueen, of Middletown, opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun in the lobby of his hometown courthouse at about 9 a.m. Officers returned fired as people in the building dove under desks and scrambled for the rear door, authorities said.
"He had more rounds for the shotgun and had he made it past the officers, who knows what mayhem might have ensued," said David Bookstaver, spokesman for the state office in charge of New York's local court system. "It appears at this point that the officers may have saved countless lives."
The 43-year-old Mulqueen died at a hospital. One of the officers suffered a graze wound to the arm, and two others were treated for shock.
http://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-killed-opening-fire-ny-court-180702697.html
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) A man killed in a gunfight with security officers at a courthouse on Wednesday was convicted a week ago of menacing the mayor's daughter and was angry at the mayor, according to authorities and court documents.
Timothy Mulqueen, of Middletown, opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun in the lobby of his hometown courthouse at about 9 a.m. Officers returned fired as people in the building dove under desks and scrambled for the rear door, authorities said.
"He had more rounds for the shotgun and had he made it past the officers, who knows what mayhem might have ensued," said David Bookstaver, spokesman for the state office in charge of New York's local court system. "It appears at this point that the officers may have saved countless lives."
The 43-year-old Mulqueen died at a hospital. One of the officers suffered a graze wound to the arm, and two others were treated for shock.
http://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-killed-opening-fire-ny-court-180702697.html
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Man shot, killed after opening fire at NY court (Original Post)
ellisonz
Feb 2012
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SayIt
(16 posts)1. "had more rounds..."
Scary.
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)2. This poster is no longer with us. n/t
Redstate Bluegirl
(213 posts)3. Not the best place to start shooting
Tragedy though either way you look.
Atypical Liberal
(5,412 posts)4. Just goes to show...
It usually takes a person with a gun to stop a person with a gun.
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)5. If only everyone there had been armed...
they wouldn't have need to depend on the cops showing up.
Guns for everyone! That will stop the nutcase shitbags
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)8. Even as sarcasm that makes no sense.
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)10. Usually doesn't when guns for everyone advocates use it...
More guns for everyone!
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)11. You do realize that the only folks at DU
that say "guns for everyone" are the anti-gunners, right?
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)9. Just a whole slew of ambulances. Oh boy!
obamanut2012
(26,137 posts)6. Thank goodness he didn't hurt anyone else