Vegas, Canada Shootings
- An armed man and woman shouting about a "revolution" opened fire and killed two Las Vegas policemen who were eating lunch in a pizza parlor on Sunday, then fatally shot a civilian in a nearby Wal-Mart store before killing themselves, police said.
The two uniformed patrol officers, later identified as Alyn Beck, 41, and Igor Soldo, 31 - both family men - were ambushed without provocation shortly before 11:30 a.m. local time inside a CiCi's Pizza shop, authorities said.
Nightmare scenario - after killing the cops and stealing their weapons, they killed a bystander and proceeded to the back of Wal-Mart where the female killed her male companion and then suicided herself. Both Officers were married, Beck with 3 children, Soldo with a newborn.
Thoughts and prayers for our Las Vegas colleagues and their families.
And the murderer of 3 Canadian Mounties was apprehended this weekend:
Thoughts and prayers for our Las Vegas colleagues and their families.
And the murderer of 3 Canadian Mounties was apprehended this weekend:
- More than a day after Canadian police launched a massive manhunt for a shooter who killed three officers, authorities early Friday arrested the man believed to be responsible for the shootout in a residential neighborhood.
Justin Bourque, 24, was arrested at 12:10 a.m. local time in Moncton, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported on Twitter. The town of around 70,000 residents is in the province of New Brunswick, where homicides are rare.
Again, prayers for our north-of-the-border fallen.
Labels: officer down, out-of-state
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
78 Comments:
R.I.P. Brothers , prayers to your families
I hear stories like these and I think back to the last line in the movie Seven:
Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.
I just don't know, it seems like everyone has gone mad.
RIP Officers.
All thoughts and prayers to both the Vegas and Canadian officers and their families. Stay safe people. You just never know.
Oh my God!
There but by the grace of God go I.
I hate the idea of leaving my family behind over some job gone wrong; knowing that myself or a brother could be lost doing our job, but this is heart breaking. Ambushed by some assholes while just eating lunch.
I pray for the families of these officers and hope the offenders are burning for all time.
Condolences to the fallen officers' families'. We live in crazy times and they keep getting crazier.
When ever you are wearing the costume you are a potential target.
Prayers for our fallen comrades in both of these sad and sorry incidents...
We have no friends out here Officers...
Survival first and foremost...
Friends, family and fellow officers both active and retired.
Devil take the rest...
Absolutely tragic, insane, not acceptable and outright nauseating. God bless the souls of the deceased and may God give strength to the families of the victims. This crap must stop. Period. And God bless LE everywhere....
Michael Sweig
There is not a deep enough place in hell for these bastards!!
"...the female killed her male companion and then suicided herself."
Shortest "revolution" in history. For that, at least, we can be thankful.
Another senseless attack. Prayers go out for the victims.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the officers and their families.
I bet this would be declared an act of "Domestic Terrorism' if it was ANYONE besides Police Officers being ASSASSINATED for doing nothing but eating lunch!
My heart cries. The sorrow the children, families and friends are feeling is beyond our belief. RIP officers and Godbless your loves ones. May God look over them.
Back in 1977, long before I became and retired as a copper, my very liberal Sociology class professor said the more angry the population is with government, the more they take it out on law enforcement. He pointed out the turbulent 1960s and the number of coppers killed in Chicago. We lost a lot of guys in the late sixties.
We're all angry with our leaders today; it's not just the poor. The middle class (what's left of it) is angry. The upper class is angry (they ain't that "upper"). On the other hand, the "one percent" is happy.
Some will point out that the civilians aren't that angry because we haven't gone to a lot of murdered coppers funerals. That's true, but officer in lover shootings are way up. If it weren't for the vests, better firearms training, and weapons along with miracles performed in a modern trauma center, we'd lost more coppers.
It's a sick world we live in. Keeping the officers' families in our thoughts.
Straight outta the tv show "The Following"
Be careful out there
Watch out for copy cats!
These Liberal courts in Cook County don't convict criminals anymore and they are on the loose for revenge on society and its police!
Two Key Pts. that most of the Media is ignoring:(Source Las Vegas Review Journal) 1. Sunday all available officers were asked to come in to work and Two Person Patrols were put into affect. An admission that the One Officer Patrol is apparently too dangerous to continue at this time. 2. A citizen with a Concealed Carry Permit engaged the offenders and may have wounded one of them. The loss of these officers is something everyone of us must consider. The suicidal bitch came up behind one of the officers who was refilling his soft drink and shot him in the head. Then they opened up on the other officer as he drew his weapon. He may have gotten some shots off, but the first officer did not have a chance. Be Careful These Are Dangerous Times.
My sympathy to all the officers and their families !
May the Eternal Light shine upon them!!
Sad but true, over my lifetime in the USA,
we have done so many things to tell God that
we don't need Him....
Evil exists, and only with God's intervention
will we be safe!!!
God Bless America !!!!
God bless these two officers and their families. How many times do we come across mental illness out there? It is frustrating that we see the same nitwits every day we are out there on the job. We shag them away or take to the hospital but they always come right back. Who knows when the next encounter could be your last? Let's keep the next few billion here in our country and really address mental illness.
Damned savages!!!!
At least, through the deaths of the shooters, we are saved a trial where we would have to listen to them spew their bullshit and have some asshole defense lawyer attempt to make a case blaming society
OT
Whaaaa?
CHICAGO POLICE CAPTURE AND CONVICT ROBBER USING FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/07/Chicago-Police-Capture-and-Convict-Robber-Using-Facial-Recognition-Software
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/08/2-police-officers-shot-in-las-vegas/
The suspects then grabbed the officers' weapons and ammunition and stormed out of the pizzeria, Assistant Sheriff Kevin McMahill told KVVU Fox 5. The Review-Journal reported that the pair covered the officers with a cloth that featured the Gadsden flag, which features a coiled snake with the words "Don't Tread on Me." Both officers were pronounced dead at University Medical Center.
Thats why its important to ALWAYS be on the lookout for that one wacko who has an agenda. VRI gets long at times and have seen all too many times where both partners are chilling. NOT good to put your guard down. NEVER!
When I heard of this tragedy on the news yesterday, my heart broke. To all you police officers out there, please keep safe. Shame on the mayor for not adding more police
to it's force. The pension for these officers lay in his lap, he inherited Daley's mess, now do the right thing by your police officers.
Cut the double dipping, gold braid bill, and the nonsense spending like the Obama school and library, Obama has enough private contributors who would want to be part of his legacy. Also, Maggie Daley can wait for a park. Let her family pay for it from the money that his nephew was given from the police pension fund for his real estate venture.
I have a child on the force, not here but elsewhere. I pray that you all come home safely to your loved ones.
Sit facing the door...
One copper walked in on a robbery in the Walgreens at Foster/Central/NW Hwy not too long ago...family was outside in his car...
Stay safe...
My deepest sympathies to their families. Rest in Peace, dear Officers.
Any yet, Rham and Burke keep the Aviation Police unarmed. A good many of these are retired CPD officers.
Something wrong with this city??
Two assholes from Indiana. Dressing up like clowns. They threatened to shoot up the DMV there last year. The poor ccw carrier tried to intervene but the broad shot him from behind.
These two also were at the Bundy ranch involved in the BLM confrontation. How many wack jobs do you think were there?
Last year a hostess at the Excalibur casino was shot and killed in the middle of the casino at 8pm. Primetime. Shooter? Came in from Illinois.
Supposedly they both died in a suicide pact. But hopefully Metro got in and delivered some of their own justice before these roaches died.
God bless these officers and their families.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/shooters-sunday-carnage-identified-indiana-couple
News flash more shot , murdered near 7900 s. Central Park . It was once a crime free neighborhood . Cancer has spread , southwest side is losing the battle against gangs and drugs .
My deepest sympathies and prayers for both the RCMP and Vegas Police Officers and their families. Once again proving it's almost impossible to stop suicidal nut bags.
Our brothers in blue and Canada's finest in red are in our thoughts and prayers. You just never know when things can get bad. That includes lunch. And lets not forget the station. Remain vigilant and be aware of your surroundings at all time. Back each other up and put the pettyness aside.
May God comfort the families of our fallen brothers during their time of extreme need. Rest in peace.
The citizen that was shot was an armed ccw holder. He tried to do the right thing, but unfortunately he also perished. That was an extreme act of bravery.
Please watch each other whether you like them or not. We are all we got and our families. God bless. RIP.
Prayers go out to our brothers in Vegas and in Canada we have to stick together active and retired terrible that we can't trust anyone but active and ret. LE.
RIP officers.
I believed this same type of shooting of officers happened in Seattle?
I believe the officers were sitting in a coffee house on break and a nut job walked in and murdered one or two officers?
That uniform makes you a target at any time and any place.
Never sit with your back to the door, and always always be on your guard.
There is always some sick savage that wants to repeat this type of murder.
Unfortunately the sick and twisted world we live in makes something as routine as lunch time risky.
It's a very fucked up world and all the nuts and extremists make it even more so.... especially for the police.
Meanwhile back at home Rahm is working tirelessly to reduce our pensions. Never forget that.
Psalm 90:12, Life is short and then you die.
Rest in Peace our brothers in blue, your work here is done.
May God welcome you into His open and loving arms.
be careful out there we are all targets. VA trooper intentionally run over, LAPD rammed by a vehicle, Mounties, Las Vegas, it is a war
There are some very sick bastards out there.
The LEFT:
Liberals, Progressives,The Obama's, The Bill Ayers', The Sharpton's, the Mary Mitchell's, MSNBC, The New Black Panther Party, The Mumia's, the Bill Deblasio's, the Michael Moore's, Bill Maher's etc. believe the police are racist by nature and are there to keep blacks in this country down and carry out he will of the rich.
The RIGHT:
the Alex Jones', The Timothy McVeigh's,the assholes in Vegas yesterday, the Mancow's, the Randy Weavers, the Branch Dividians, etc.
believe the police are a strong arm of the government there to "take their guns", and carry out the will of a corrupt government.
Both sides have a completely unrealistic view of the role of the police in society.
It sounds like the bystander that was killed was a CCW holder who attempted to intervene. He should have shot first and asked questions later.
Bronx here with a correction: that's officer involved shootings, not officer in lover shootings. Spell check sucks at times.
OT Didn't see the local news covering the wilding on State St near Madison yesterday. Reported group of 40-50, must've taken the bus instead of the red line. Few purses reported snatched, some smashed windows, one reported assault and ZERO news coverage. Wonder if that had something to do with the demographics of the perps?
o.t. but you should see whats happening in Los Angelas, LAPD SWAT in standoff with armed gunman baricaded in a home. lIVE feed from nbc local station for the last 9 hours, and then theres the shooting of 3 people ( all murdered ) here and a standoff with our SWAT team. WTF is going on the last 24 hours all over this country. OMG !
Old Retired Guy Here Again........
First Off, My Sincere Sympathies To The Family and Friends Of These Officers. Truth Is, Its Very Difficult, if not, Impossible To Defend Yourself in a situation as this. Yes,Most of The Public Views The Police As Direct Representatives of The Government. Not only the City, or State, but of the Federal Government. Truth is You Are. The Sad Irony, Is Many Times, The Police are Larger Victims of Those Government Agencies Then The General Public.
The image that sticks in my mind from the Bundy Ranch standoff, was the asshole in the prone position up on the bridge putting Local and Federal law enforcement officers in the cross hairs of his rifle. Never a Hellfire missile around when you need one.
..................................
Anonymous said...
Two assholes from Indiana. Dressing up like clowns. They threatened to shoot up the DMV there last year. The poor ccw carrier tried to intervene but the broad shot him from behind.
These two also were at the Bundy ranch involved in the BLM confrontation. How many wack jobs do you think were there?
Did you ever notice that when "progressives" are in charge, it seems like these things happen more frequently.
These two seemed to have a "Sovereign Citizen" bent to their lunatic ravings (posted on social media). Be vigilant always. There are a lot of these Sovereign Citizens out there (DOJ estimates between 300,000 and half a million) who look at us as the representatives of the illegal government. They would like to kill us all.
Anonymous said...
The citizen that was shot was an armed ccw holder. He tried to do the right thing, but unfortunately he also perished. That was an extreme act of bravery.
6/09/2014 01:00:00 PM
There is a time to talk and a time to shoot, CCW doesn't always equate with knowing what to do tactically in an active shooting situation. The paper says he confronted the man but did not realize the female was also a shooter and she killed him. He needed to start shooting right away and to begin moving. If shot are being fired it's bombs away.
I just heard from a friend that chicago cop killer named dean chavez is coaching kids baseball down in the 4th district Hegwish area.
When we dine in, we sit facing the entrance.
We also eat one handed...
The free hand is in our lap with a .45 in it...
Yes... Citizens ARE stupid enough to approach and voice a complaint to unholstered Policemen minding THEIR business while trying to choke down some food...
"I don't appreciate you guys having your guns out. What are your names and badge #'s!"
No brandishing or blatant display...
Just sitting at an out of the way table.
Of course, Mistuh Taxpayah received a cheap and cheerful education on staying out of Police business and scurried off with his tail between his legs.
People feel real free and easy nowadays wading into a crowd of coppers to jack jaw about the return on their tax dollars.
Once upon a time, Policemen were considered too damned dangerous to approach... Especially with that silly "Well, I pay you guys salary!"
Chicago Policemen are compelled to eat entirely too much guff.
We miss those days.
God Bless Them All, in Canada Los Vegas or anywhere
The funerals in Canada would be a sight to behold as a sea of red serge and brown Stetson hats.
"Mainteins le Droit"
In consideration of these attacks upon Law Enforcement Officers across America,it would be wise & prudent to put another triple or quad pouch on your duty belt...Better to have it and not need it,then to need it and not have it...Be safe out there and back each other up..
o.t. but you should see whats happening in Los Angelas, LAPD SWAT in standoff with armed gunman baricaded in a home. lIVE feed from nbc local station for the last 9 hours, and then theres the shooting of 3 people ( all murdered ) here and a standoff with our SWAT team. WTF is going on the last 24 hours all over this country. OMG !
6/09/2014 05:13:00 PM
What is wrong is that we have become too forgiving of bad behavior, even on our job. Make people accountable. Never forget. Never forgive. I don't care how bad your childhood was, how mean your parents were. How few chances your had. Fit in with society or pay a steep price.
Anonymous said...
Two assholes from Indiana. Dressing up like clowns. They threatened to shoot up the DMV there last year. The poor ccw carrier tried to intervene but the broad shot him from behind.
These two also were at the Bundy ranch involved in the BLM confrontation. How many wack jobs do you think were there?
6/09/2014 06:48:00 PM
All of them were wack jobs.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Any yet, Rham and Burke keep the Aviation Police unarmed. A good many of these are retired CPD officers.
Something wrong with this city??
6/09/2014 11:22:00 AM
Daley kept them disarmed. Rahm just continued the practice. Icky guns, you know.
They have to go to our range and carry their guns and leather and qualify yearly. They just cannot carry. If they determine that an armed presence is needed, as usual, they must call for CPD.
Great, huh? In Europe the police all carry automatic weapons. They have had attacks at airports and have had to mop up after bloodbaths. But the liberal anti-gun nuts cannot conceive of an armed attack at an airport terminal happening here. That is because they put up the gun decals with the red circle and line through the gun. That transcends language differences and will keep them out lest they be in violation of Illinois Statute. They can be fined or possibly get a few minutes in jail!
I wonder if these wackos are/were on any psycotropic drugs?
The media always leaves out those details.
Correction, the "bystander" that the lamestream media keeps reporting was actually an armed citizen who was looking for a clear shot to engage the male shooter. The female half blindsided him and shot him in the side before he got a shot off.
He was one of the armed citizens that tried to do the right thing and got killed for his trouble. Of course the media is going to downplay this as much as possible since it doesn't fit with their agenda that all guns in non law enforcement hands are bad.
It's a sad day out here in Vegas....
If they wanted to make a statement they should have gone after politicans, not working officers trying to get ahead for their families.
Once upon a time, Policemen were considered too damned dangerous to approach... Especially with that silly "Well, I pay you guys salary!"
Chicago Policemen are compelled to eat entirely too much guff.
We miss those days.
Then get them back
>>> Anonymous said...
When we dine in, we sit facing the entrance.
We also eat one handed...
The free hand is in our lap with a .45 in it... <<<
I never ate at any restaurant where I felt I had to have my gun drawn. Always in "Condition Yellow", scanning the place before I entered and everything inside.
If you had to eat with your gun on your drawn and on your lap would be too dangerous for more what might walk in the door on two legs.
God Speed to the officers, be careful out there! the other day worked VRI in 007 with a young copper,he played all day on his personal computer,and his message on his cell phone, I asked him "why don't you pay attention to what is out side" His reply "Why this is my part time gig" wow really was incredible, so that's the last time I will ever work with "Mr Suburbanite" copper, he lived and grew up in Wilmette parents are wealthy but he said he wanted to be "Chicago police" he knows who he is not giving his name but kid you really need to go live back with mom and dad before you get yourself or your partner hurt or worse!
Condolences to the families of the fallen officers. There are nuts EVERYWHERE. You already know this, and the civilian population is slowly coming to realize it too.
Just know that you DO have friends out here. We're not "on-duty", we don't respond to calls, and you can't recognize us by our clothes, but if we're around, know that we'll have your back if it's possible. Just make sure you're not in a place with a "no guns" sign, because we WON'T be there.
...and the media keeps the redundant immortalizing of these lunatics while sending a message to those with half a screw loose.
That's what sells papers, they say?
That's why I don't subscribe...
"These Liberal courts in Cook County don't convict criminals anymore and they are on the loose for revenge on society and its police!
6/09/2014 07:48:00 AM"
Try again, The Government parasites are @ the Bundy Ranch planning their 2nd wave of attacks, ON YOU.
Blogger BronxBullschitzHere said...
Back in 1977, long before I became and retired as a copper, my very liberal Sociology class professor said the more angry the population is with government, the more they take it out on law enforcement. He pointed out the turbulent 1960s and the number of coppers killed in Chicago. We lost a lot of guys in the late sixties.
We're all angry with our leaders today; it's not just the poor. The middle class (what's left of it) is angry. The upper class is angry (they ain't that "upper"). On the other hand, the "one percent" is happy.
Some will point out that the civilians aren't that angry because we haven't gone to a lot of murdered coppers funerals. That's true, but officer in lover shootings are way up. If it weren't for the vests, better firearms training, and weapons along with miracles performed in a modern trauma center, we'd lost more coppers.
6/09/2014 05:01:00 AM
The only difference is the politicians weren't praising those who pulled guns on police officers, as in the case of Senator Heller of Nevada and county commissioner Fiore; whose district encompasses the Bundy camp.
Anonymous said...
Did you ever notice that when "progressives" are in charge, it seems like these things happen more frequently.
6/09/2014 07:38:00 PM
What in the hell are you talking about?! Those two POS are from Indiana, a state who legislature passed a bill and was signed by the governor saying it's okay to shoot a police officer if a citizen believes he is in danger due to "unlawful" police activity. Indiana!! Republican legislature signed by former republican governor Mitch Daniels!!
This is why I always seated myself against a wall whenever I ate while on the job. Some call that being paranoid but it is great tactical positioning as you'll always see what's coming. Society is on a downward spiral and it's gonna take a long time before it starts back up the other way, especially with all of the liberal pukes pushing their agenda of "it's not your fault". Stay safe brothers and sisters.
Retired ISP
Pray for our assinated brothers and their families
FYI...
Our Brotherhood for the Fallen will again be sending a contingent to Vegas to represent OUR department.
This not-for-profit is yet another example of a group that relies totally on our support to continue their worthwhile efforts on our behalf.
Be generous when you can and always keep our fallen brethren in your hearts, thoughts and prayers.
Prayers to the fallen Officers and their families and also for all Officers. Thank you Stay Safe
Anonymous said...
"I never ate at any restaurant where I felt I had to have my gun drawn. Always in "Condition Yellow", scanning the place before I entered and everything inside.
If you had to eat with your gun on your drawn and on your lap would be too dangerous for more what might walk in the door on two legs."
6/10/2014 01:12:00 PM
Think REALLY hard...
Police hunt BEE-AY-DEE motherfuckers...
Sometimes... BEE-AY-DEE motherfuckers HUNT BACK!
It's good to scan a place before entering...
Jokers are wild and that's your hand you gotta play when Joker walks in on you while you're eating...
Dat m/fer with his eyes spinning in his head like a slot machine.
>Lemon-Lemon-Lemon<
-DING!-
Whither Thus & What Now?
A tactical plan seldom if ever survives initial
comtact without revision of some sorts...
Always have an eye toward saving yourself/making yourself a hard target...
The first step is not giving a fuck about what Mistuh & Mz. Salary Payah get their noses out of joint about. They never had to fight for their lives... Policemen have and are experts at it.
It's your hide... How much do you value it?
It is always good to be prepared but I don't care how ready you are if you are the person the killer picks to be 1st and they are not afraid to die there is not much you can do. It's just bad luck.
Anonymous said...
Once upon a time, Policemen were considered too damned dangerous to approach... Especially with that silly "Well, I pay you guys salary!"
Chicago Policemen are compelled to eat entirely too much guff.
We miss those days.
6/09/2014 11:44:00 PM
Then get them back
6/10/2014 12:43:00 PM
Oh fer cryin' out loud!
Are you THAT brick-headed, blind and obtuse?
Anonymous said...
Two assholes from Indiana. Dressing up like clowns. They threatened to shoot up the DMV there last year. The poor ccw carrier tried to intervene but the broad shot him from behind.
These two also were at the Bundy ranch involved in the BLM confrontation. How many wack jobs do you think were there?
6/09/2014 06:48:00 PM
All of them were wack jobs.
6/10/2014 06:58:00 AM
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Wrong kids. The two deviants were on the outer perimeter of the Bundy Ranch, never entered property... which the constitutional militia inside called the fruit and nut bunch of dissenters anarchists who showed up protesting on outskirts. Anyway, the couple were remembered as the man mentioned he had a prior felony, but wanted to help. The gal was toting a shotgun. It was understood then the liability they posed to the cause and they were turned away.
>>>Anonymous said...
"I never ate at any restaurant where I felt I had to have my gun drawn. Always in "Condition Yellow", scanning the place before I entered and everything inside.
If you had to eat with your gun on your drawn and on your lap would be too dangerous for more what might walk in the door on two legs."
6/10/2014 01:12:00 PM<<<
What was meant by that was that I was always aware of my surroundings and ready to react. That's "Condition Yellow.
"...too dangerous for what may walk in the door on two legs."
May be badly worded but such a restaurant might serve up salmonella or ptomaine.
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