NV - Two LEOs & civilian killed in Las Vegas shootings, 8 June 2014

[zwiebel]

This article is saying they'd told people they were going to kill police in advance...

'The shooters were a married couple thought to be in their late 20s who were new to the Las Vegas Valley, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation. Police are looking into their links to the white supremacy movement and found swastika symbols during their initial investigation.

Residents of the Bruce Street apartment complex gathered outside the building to talk about the couple whose unit was being searched.

Neighbor Krista Koch described them as “militant.” They talked about planning to kill police officers, “going underground” and not coming out until the time was right to kill.

Brandon Monroe, 22, has lived in the complex for about two weeks. He said the man who lived in the apartment that was being searched often rambled about conspiracy theories. He often wore camouflage or dressed as Peter Pan as a Fremont Street Experience street performer. A woman lived with him, Monroe said, but he didn’t see her as often.'

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/l...poke-white-supremacity-and-desire-kill-police

 

[zwiebel]

I wonder if it's relevant that 3 days ago the LV police started a crackdown on aggressive street performers?

http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Police...to-street-performers-262026881.html?lc=Tablet

 

[Fairy1]

I wonder if it's relevant that 3 days ago the LV police started a crackdown on aggressive street performers?

http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Police...to-street-performers-262026881.html?lc=Tablet

I don't think so. These killers were quite a way from downtown. There are plenty of cops right near where they lived. They didn't need to go to the burbs if killing cops was their goal.

 

[Melanie]

I guess they are known as Jared and Amanda, but the last names are unknown.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ve-people-feared-dead-Las-Vegas-shooting.html

My heart goes out to all the victims. I keep reading of all these tragedies and say to myself "not one more...not.one.more"!

MOO

Mel

 

[RazTaz]

More about the police officers killed:

Beck had been with the department since 2001 and leaves behind a wife and three children. Soldo had been with the force since 2006 and is survived by a wife and baby, police said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-shooting-vegas-restaurant-walmart-24049592

 

[CARIIS]

dressed as Peter Pan to work as a Fremont Street Experience street performer.

They were weird people, Monroe said, adding that he thought the couple used methamphetamine.


police pursued them further into the store,


"This is a revolution" as they carried out the initial attack. Gillespie said in the statement this was unconfirmed.


The Review-Journal, citing an unnamed law enforcement official briefed on the incident, reported that the female suspect approached one policeman from behind and shot him in the head as he was refilling his soft drink, then shot the second several times as tried to draw his pistol.


Gillespie said Sunday’s killing of two Las Vegas police officers in the line of duty made it an “unprecedented day” for his department.
Metro had never before seen two of its officers killed in a single incident


flags at city facilities be lowered to half-staff.


A resident of the complex said he had spoken with a man who lived in the apartment being searched. He said the man appeared “militant,” and often talked about conspiracy theories.


Beck was a senior patrol officer who had taught Advanced Officer Skills Training and at the Metro academy
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A law enforcement official who has been briefed on the incident said an officer — unconfirmed reports indicate it was Soldo — was refilling a soft drink when the female shooter approached him from behind and shot him in the head, killing him instantly.


he woman then shot the other officer several times


One officer was reported dead at the scene, while the other died later in surgery


The shooters then stripped the officers of their weapons and ammunition and badges,

They then covered the officers with something that featured the Gadsden flag, a yellow banner with a coiled snake above the words, “Don’t tread on Me.”


The flag is named for Christopher Gadsden a Revolutionary War general who designed it. It has recently come back in vogue as an adopted symbol of the American tea party movement.


the male shooter, described as a tall white man, yelled “everyone get out” before shooting.


One unconfirmed report is that the two exchanged gunfire with a citizen who was carrying a concealed weapon, and that one of the shooters was injured.


officers entered the front and back doors of the store


female shooter then shot her accomplice at least once


like he was in his 20s, was wearing camouflage and had a duffle bag draped over his shoulder.


He said the shooter appeared calm when he pointed the gun at him and said, “Don’t run


were new to the Las Vegas Valley
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neighbors identified the man as Jared, while one called the woman Amanda.


They talked about planning to kill police officers, “going underground” and not coming out until the time was right to kill.


. He often wore camouflage or A woman lived with him, Monroe said, but he didn’t see her as often.


The man told Monroe he had been kicked off Cliven Bundy’s ranch 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas while people from throughout the U.S. gathered there in protest of a Bureau of Land Management roundup of Bundy’s cattle.” Jessica Anderson, 27, said. She lived next door.

After talking with witnesses, officers took them to one of several buses waiting in the parking lot.


grandmother who was shopping in Wal-Mart with her two teenage granddaughters said they crouched in a makeup aisle when they heard shots. She prayed out loud, but the girls asked her to keep quiet so the shooters wouldn’t find them.


I did everything I could to keep everyone inside,” she said, adding it looked like a war zone and making a machine-gun gesture with her hands................


http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/l...-spoke-white-supremacy-and-desire-kill-police


http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...g-20140608_1_suicide-pact-armed-man-gillespie

 

[chlban]

The customer who was shot and killed in walmart mite of had a CCW carrying a concealed weapon and died in a shootout with the suspects. Makes me wonder if the media is trying to bury this. http://heavy.com/news/2014/06/las-vegas-walmart-police-shooting-suspects-cicis/

What would they be hiding? The story has been all over the news.

 

[PaperDoll]

My husband and I moved to Vegas a couple years ago from Southern CA, and this shooting is so sad I pray for the families of these officers and for the woman who was shot at the entrance of Walmart ;(

 

[Gardenlady]

Couple handed out white supremacy materials, bragged about hanging out at Cliven Bundy's for standoff, talked constantly about anti-government views, covered officers with "Don't Tread on Me" tea party flag:

http://m.lvsun.com/news/2014/jun/09/neighbors-couple-suspected-las-vegas-killing-spree/



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[STANDREID]

Couple handed out white supremacy materials, bragged about hanging out at Cliven Bundy's for standoff, talked constantly about anti-government views, covered officers with "Don't Tread on Me" tea party flag:

http://m.lvsun.com/news/2014/jun/09/neighbors-couple-suspected-las-vegas-killing-spree/



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Well if they were in the Tea Party then they probably liked to bellyache about Obamacare then stay home on election day when they could have voted for people who would have actually gotten rid of it.

 

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Couple handed out white supremacy materials, bragged about hanging out at Cliven Bundy's for standoff, talked constantly about anti-government views, covered officers with "Don't Tread on Me" tea party flag:

http://m.lvsun.com/news/2014/jun/09/neighbors-couple-suspected-las-vegas-killing-spree/

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Scary. I just keep thinking that this could have been a lot worse. I guess that is the only consolation. It's ironic that I just saw a very old Law and Order last night with a similar theme ... how can you yell and scream about Freedom and then take it away from someone else.

 

[JLSChook]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ve-people-feared-dead-Las-Vegas-shooting.html

'They were going to kill as many officers as they can and then do away with themselves,' neighbor Krista Koch told ABC. 'They said they didn't believe in the government, the cops, the feds - anything - and they just wanted to get rid of as many as they can.'

I'm not blaming the neighbor for their horrific acts, but I really and truly wish she would have called in an anonymous tip or something.

 

[RazTaz]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ve-people-feared-dead-Las-Vegas-shooting.html



I'm not blaming the neighbor for their horrific acts, but I really and truly wish she would have called in an anonymous tip or something.

Well, if the below is true, IMO the neighbor has some fault for not calling police to let them know they were leaving with a SHOPPING CART of weapons. SMH

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-cops-three-others-killed-las-vegas-shooting-spree-n125766

The couple who shot to death two Las Vegas police officers, a third person and then themselves delivered an ominous message as they left their home before the ambush with a shopping cart of weapons, a neighbor said.

"We gotta do what we gotta do," the husband told Kelly Fielder, adding that he and his wife were leaving for an "underground world."

The wife then embraced the neighbor and said, "I am so sorry."

 

[txsvicki]

Once again, I'll bet the internet played a part in these two <mod snip> being able to whip themselves into a frenzy over imagined wrongs, conspiracies, and white supremacy nonsense. I wonder if any of the apartment residents tried to turn them in and if police were aware of the two.

 

[JLSChook]

Well, if the below is true, IMO the neighbor has some fault for not calling police to let them know they were leaving with a SHOPPING CART of weapons. SMH

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-cops-three-others-killed-las-vegas-shooting-spree-n125766

The couple who shot to death two Las Vegas police officers, a third person and then themselves delivered an ominous message as they left their home before the ambush with a shopping cart of weapons, a neighbor said.

"We gotta do what we gotta do," the husband told Kelly Fielder, adding that he and his wife were leaving for an "underground world."

The wife then embraced the neighbor and said, "I am so sorry."

Oh my!! I didn't see that. :furious:

 

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http://www.indystar.com/story/news/...op-shooting-suspects-tied-lafayette/10229145/

Some info on the couple and his prior arrests...

The couple married Sept. 22, 2012, and lived in the 1200 block of Weaver Street in Lafayette. A Facebook photo posted by Amanda on Jan. 4, indicated they were leaving Lafayette.
Jerad had prior arrests, according to Tippecanoe County Jail records, dating back to 2007.

• On June 16, 2007, Jerad was booked into the Jail on preliminary charges of criminal recklessness, pointing a firearm, intimidation, possession marijuana and possession paraphernalia.
• On Oct. 10, 2007, his bond was revoked and he was returned to jail.
• On March 15, 2009, he was charged with a felony battery charge.
• On Nov. 26, 2010, police arrested him on allegations of dealing marijuana, possession marijuana, possession of a controlled substance
• On Feb. 7, 2011, he was booked into the jail accused of strangulation battery, and on March 1, 2013, he was arrested on a warrant in Dearborn County. He was twice accused of violating his in-house arrest in 2013, according to jail records.

 

[Gardenlady]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ve-people-feared-dead-Las-Vegas-shooting.html



I'm not blaming the neighbor for their horrific acts, but I really and truly wish she would have called in an anonymous tip or something.

I wonder if it's one of those circumstances where what someone is saying is SO outlandish and weird that it doesn't even seem like something anyone would possibly do, so we tend to just think "oh they're just blathering", etc.

But yeah, if only.


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[Gardenlady]

Well, if the below is true, IMO the neighbor has some fault for not calling police to let them know they were leaving with a SHOPPING CART of weapons. SMH



http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-cops-three-others-killed-las-vegas-shooting-spree-n125766



The couple who shot to death two Las Vegas police officers, a third person and then themselves delivered an ominous message as they left their home before the ambush with a shopping cart of weapons, a neighbor said.



"We gotta do what we gotta do," the husband told Kelly Fielder, adding that he and his wife were leaving for an "underground world."



The wife then embraced the neighbor and said, "I am so sorry."

UGH. :banghead:


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[Gardenlady]

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/...op-shooting-suspects-tied-lafayette/10229145/

Some info on the couple and his prior arrests...

Is "controlled substance" something other than mj, I'm guessing? Harder drugs like coke or meth or something?


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[time]

A lot of info and pics here....

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/...-right-wing-conspiracy-nuts-with-a-deathwish/

Neighbors said Jerad Miller claimed he had gone to the Bundy ranch but was asked to leave, and he made similar claims on YouTube. “I was out there but they told me and my wife to leave because I am a felon,” Miller commented April 19. “They don’t seem to understand that they are all felons now for intimidating law enforcement with deadly weapons. So don’t tell you that they need people. We sold everything we had to buy supplies and quit our jobs to be there 24/7. How dare you ask for help and shun us dedicated patriots!”

Amanda Miller set stricter privacy settings than her husband on her own Facebook page, although publicly available photos show the couple dressed as the Joker and Harley Quinn and visiting various sites along the Las Vegas Strip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Jp3Lo-kxk