During a routine traffic stop yesterday evening in DeKalb County, Georgia, a rookie police officer was murdered in the line of duty.
DeKalb County police Chief James Conroy said yesterday evening that, “The police K-9, the K-9 officer and the cover team were able to track behind one of the businesses here on Candler Road. They found the suspect hiding behind one of the businesses. The suspect had a handgun, shot the police K-9,” Conroy said. “Several officers returned fire. The suspect received several gunshot wounds.”
Initially, they were both in critical condition and taken to a nearby hospital, but both succumbed to their injuries and died later that night.
WSB-TV Atlanta had the following to say,
A witness who was eating inside a nearby restaurant told Channel 2’s Tom Regan he heard at least six gunshots.
“When we heard the six gunshots, we don’t know … So we kind of ducked inside the restaurant. And then we decided to close the back door, and then I saw all the police officers start coming, and all the ambulances were coming and then we saw some firetrucks, and at that time, we realized something happened, because a lot of police officers were running this way,” witness Immy Ahmed told Regan.
The K-9 was also taken to a nearby veterinarian and is in critical condition at this time.
Police chief James Conroy ended his heartbreaking briefing on the incident by acknowledging and praising his officers, “I am very proud of the men and women of the police department,”
The DeKalb police officer shot earlier today has died. We are forever grateful for his service and sacrifice. Our prayers are with those who mourn. https://t.co/5kCPsxDici
— Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) December 14, 2018
Blue lives matter just as much as any other life. Life is precious and a gift. Too often, people decide they should be the determiner of when someone’s life ends. Now we have multiple families who are suffering loss and grieving. Just short of Christmas, there are people who will be celebrating without their son, or their brother, perhaps a child without their father now. It’s a very tragic thing indeed.
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This is a truly sad day a police officer has been murdered in the line ofduty a K-9 is listed in critical Condition and the suspect is dead evil continues to devour our nation because of the Secular Progressives false diety the state. Evil will always find away to kill, steal and lie to the people. The anti gun crowd will make this tragedy about the evil Gun, rather then about the evil choice one man made that is effecting two families and a Police Department right before Christmas. We must pray forboth familiesand forthe police Department thati is now in mourning. The Secular Progressive Humanist have ratcheted up the hate to the point where we forget those that are its victims.
It seems like the public has no feelings for police. Too many cops are being killed for doing their duty.
The judges aren’t strict enough on these criminals yet, Too many are only serving 15 years for taking someones life. That has to stop. Either the judges are thrown off the bench or the cops are going to have Open Season on Criminals with guns. Too much pussy footing around with them. If they pull a firearm, then you shoot to Kill.
Well, this just gives the corrupt liberals more amo to use against our Second Amendment, however, I’m still pro-gun ownership. I’m sorry for the death of the K9 officer but as long as we have evil people there will be guns. If we can’t purchase guns from a retail store we will find guns in the Black Market or make our own. The only people that will get rich will be those organizations that are greedy, lazy, and evil. We have the right to own guns so that we can protect our family, friends and ourselves.