(Reuters) – Two police officers exchanged fire with a hidden gunman early on Thursday morning in South San Francisco, California, then arrested a man on charges of attempted murder, police said.
Two South San Francisco officers responding to reports of gunshots at 3 a.m. PST were fired upon by a hidden gunman, the South San Francisco Police Department said in a statement.
Police said the suspect, Ivan Gomez, 23, of South San Francisco, was charged with attempted murder of two police officers. The weapon has not been found, they said.
The officers returned fire and neither was hurt, police said. The statement said the gunman fled on foot and officers found the suspect unharmed after a search.
The statement gave no motive for the alleged shooting incident. Law enforcement officers around the United States have been on edge since the Dec. 20 shooting of two New York police officers by a gunman who said he was seeking to avenge the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by David Gregorio)
“Yes, we dragged him out of his cell, got his fingerprints on the gun, put him in the neighborhood, and let the show begin.” “We must continue with these “fake” shootings to justify our ultimate aim, taking your guns away”, if they really wanted to reveal their true intentions.
“Police said the suspect, Ivan Gomez, 23, of South San Francisco, was charged with attempted murder of two police officers. The weapon has not been found, they said.”
SERIOUSLY???
How the HELL do you charge someone with attempted murder, WITHOUT THE WEAPON???
Snitches.
“Law enforcement officers around the United States have been on edge since the Dec. 20 shooting of two New York police officers by a gunman who said he was seeking to avenge the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers.”
Seriously, is this statement really necessary? It has no bearing to the story whatsoever other than as an excuse to remind everyone of their recent bullshit police propaganda.
So a guy shoots two officers and no weapon has been found and he is being charged with attempted murder, but when two cops kill an unarmed man with weapons in hand, it’s called justified. I see how it is.