The war on cops is spiraling out of control as more cases of ambush-style attacks on our nation’s heroes are rapidly reported.
A police officer has been fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas in what authorities are calling the latest in a series of target attacks on law enforcement, and the suspect is still roaming free!
The San Antonio detective was writing out a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car late Sunday morning outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.
San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer as Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force.
This undated image released by the San Antonio Police Department shows Benjamin Marconi, 50. (San Antonio Police Department via AP)
Police said the search for a male suspect was still underway early Monday and that no arrest has been made. McManus said he doesn’t believe the suspect has any relationship to the original motorist who was pulled over, and that no motive has been identified.
And that wasn’t the only ambush on cops that night.
A St. Louis police sergeant was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot twice as he sat in traffic in a marked police vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
“This officer was driving down the road and was ambushed by an individual who pointed a gun at him from inside of his car and shot out the police officer’s window,” Police Chief Sam Dotson said during a news conference.
Dotson declined to name the 46-year-old officer, but said he is a married father of three who has been with the department for about 20 years.
“Fortunately, for the blessing of God, the officer’s going to survive,” Dotson said.
Police reported early Monday that the suspect, who was wanted for other violent crimes, was later killed in a shootout with police.
At least two other police officers were also shot in other cities Sunday night, but it wasn’t clear whether the incidents were targeted attacks.
An officer with the Gladstone, Missouri, police department near Kansas City was shot, while the suspect was shot and killed. A Sanibel, Florida, officer was shot in the shoulder during a traffic stop, and was treated for his injuries and released.
The attacks on police came less than five months after a gunman killed five officers in Dallas who were working a protest about the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. It was the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Ten days after the Dallas attack, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with two rifles and a pistol killed three officers near a gas station and convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And earlier this month, two Des Moines, Iowa-area police officers were fatally shot in separate ambush-style attacks while sitting in their patrol cars.
“It’s always difficult, especially in this this day and age, where police are being targeted across the country,” McManus said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the slaying of Marconi a “horrific act of violence.” Abbott said in a statement that “attacks against law enforcement officers will not be tolerated in Texas and must be met with swift justice.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Nothing more than “thugs and cowards” if and when found they should be executed on the spot to save the tax payers the cost of a trial and subsequent appeals.
Yes if the thug is caught it will take years to have justice carried out. It has been said that Thomas Jefferson said that swift justices is when a there is doubt about ones guilt it would only take three days, trial one day, the next day conviction and sentencing if it is the death penalty it will be carried out the third day. Time and money would be saved.
No, they should be strapped into very uncomfortable chairs under bright lights for 20 hours per day and forced to listen to endless looped recordings of “Reverend” Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Hussein Obama and Hitlery Klinton until clinical psychosis manifests. Shouldn’t take much longer than a few hours. Then they can be licensed to teach “Common Core” to the children of all elected Democrats, which should be required by law.
Once upon a time it was said, kill a cop and you die. Then stupidity got in the way. Shysters said, we can make a killing with that. Hollow headed judges said Daaa Yup you can. That ended that. Now, if the police do not kill them they are caged up for life and the tax payer pays.
Agreed. Sincere condolences to the family of the slain officer. May he R.I.P.
Where’s the outrage from the Ovomit administration?
Has Loretta Lynch(her) mounted any investigations (like she did in Ferguson, Baltimore, etc—-hell no, she is a chicken $h!@)
No lynch wants to investigate the rise in hate crimes against Muslims!!!
does this not show a rise in “hate crimes” against cops? should not DOJ investigate this hate crime? after all aren’t cops a minority?
She is worse than that. She is a racist coward, just like the rest of the ovimit administration.
Perhaps the general public should become more aware of their surroundings to catch these killers in the act — and stop them.
If ever I see someone threatening a police officer I will surely step in to help that officer and if the thug has a gun, then they will surely go down to never rise again!
This is all the fault of the Main Stream Media and it’s hate for America, impostor president Obama who years ago incited these killings and never speaks out against such killings, Al Sharpton’s and Jessie Jackson’s of this world who are every bit as guilty for these killings.
They will one day face the Judge of all and then be cast into the eternal pit of hell where they belong!
Who do we call in an emergency ; THE POLICE Everyone needs to do all they can to make sure that our Police are able to carry out their job in safety and in keeping us and our families safe. Where or to whom would you go to if we had NO PROTECTION against those who would want to commit these crimes.
This is really getting out of hand and we need to protect THE POLICE so they can do their job.
Keep our eyes open.
This situation is going to cause all Policemen to double up in squad cars. No more single cops in a car. The end result will be less patrolling of high crime areas that need the most protection. Of course if you double up the cops you have less cop cars patrolling. Then watch the people in the high crime areas complain about a lack of police protection. The Policemen will have to change tactics to protect themselves, and the ultimate victims will be these people in the high crime inner cities.
This matter of police killings is going to intensify if cop killers are not prosecuted and convicted by juries. The responsible will be the district attorneys and the judges that do no recuse themselves when the indicted cops waive their right to jury trial. Historically when the judicial systems do no justice the people make justice for themselves.The real problem is that there are good and bad cops but people’s justice does not discriminate, and even bad cops are Innocent for the crimes of others.
Time for America to have a LAW AND ORDER PRESIDENT!
The trouble with your comment, Awake, is that the President doesn’t have any control over city/county/State law enforcement or Courts. The only way that would be possible is if he becomes Dictator. We don’t want that.
I totally agree!
We, the People, have to stand up and get involved. If you cannot stop a crime, call 911 and be a witness…do not turn your back. If you know something, say something. Condoning crime is to be a part of the crime. Support your police officers and do not allow our county to become a third world nightmare.
I have heard people say they are afraid of retaliation if they get involved with snitching on a wrong doer. Pretty soon the ones who are afraid to snitch on wrong doers will eventually be the victims themselves. and it will be too late.. to even call for police protection……..
Lets not forget that isis put orders out to all muslums that it was time to act and to start targeting our police officers we cant trust the press and obamas thugs to tell us the truth behind these attacks
Prayers to ALL these police officers and their families! God Bless Them!
You have to ask, where is the current president re these ambushed- style murders of police??
I blame this current president for this huge divide of our country- shame on him for his legacy will be one of promoting hatred and division among all in America. So glad Americans did not keep silent and spoke out to pick President-elect Trump! He and we will make America great again! Obama cannot get out of office soon enough for ALL of us!!
God Bless America and let’s restore her glory!!
May his family find peace. God bless our men and women in Blue.
Killing police officers is very unfortunately becoming our country’s newest pastime & sport. The thugs that kill police in our country need to be shot right there on the spot if they kill anyone, whether it be police officer, fire fighter, elderly person, veteran, active duty military in uniform on Liberty. Our city police departments need a Rodrigo Duterte to be in charge of our cities as mayors, the Rodrigo Duterte’s will not tolerate criminals, mirderers, thugs at all. Round up every single thug that wants to kill for fun & enjoyment, send them all to Iran, North Korea where they won’t have it so easy.
I sure hope Trump is going to undo Obama’s legacy for Cops.
My heart cries out for the murdered police officers and their families…..I hope that the citizens will start keeping their eyes open in order to stop these senseless crimes against our police officers…..I think that the police officers need to wear protective garments and not be alone while they are on duty…..Maybe that will deter the criminals that are doing these vicious crimes against our officers…..I pray that Mr Trump will pass some kind of legislation to protect them more in the future……….
All the more reason to uphold our 2nd Amendment rights….If our Police aren’t even safe, what makes you think YOU are? R.I.P., Officer…
Ovomit had his RACE card ! Hitlary had here WOMAN card! We The People Have The TRUMP card!
Obama started this lawlessness criminal activity he should be imprisoned and tried for 2nd degree murder and inciting riots.
Without the main stream media fanning the flames of violence, these incidents would not take place on this level. I hope the families of these slain officers begin to go after the media and any and all organization that call for violence over peaceful protest and sue them in a court of law, Sorros only has so much money hit him in his bank account and deport him to Russia.
COP KILLERS SHOULD BE EXECUTED WITHOUT A TRIAL. DONE. GONE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND COPS, UNTIL THIS IS MANDATED, SHOULD REFUSE TO HELP THOSE IN QUESTIONABLE AREAS AND THEN SEE HOW MUCH THEY WANT TO KILL COPS. DAMN MORONS. UNINFORMED LOSERS. PATHETIC PARASITES.
BLUE LIVES MATTER! WHITE LIVES MATTER! BLACK LIVES MATTER! LIFE MATTERS, FOLKS!
My condolences to all the families. I just may upset some, by my next statement, so, I might as well give my apology now. Obama’s, blatant disrespect towards all police officers, is just unacceptable, by his second term, It became an attack on authority, and encouraging the American people to strike out, He focused his main hatred toward the young poorer black man. During Hillary’s campaign she, went out of her way to insult the police force, Never once has there been an out pour of love by her to anyone, Until this election, I can not wait for President-Elect and Vice President-Elect get into office the change will be so much healthier to all in blue risking their lives every,time they leave their house.
When the police find the suspect and they will who ever picks him up better shoot him on the spot period. This is out of control and the public should back their local police and turn in if they know the wear about of anyone who would do a crime like that. This will only cause more unnecessary shooting im sure…. and yet there are bleeding hearts who will blame the cops. it should be mandatory to have two offices in each vehicle at all times. One to question the person being stopped and one who has his gun drawn and ready for anything that could happen… It is a shame it would have to come to this ..also there are a few who would have it this way.. It is just too bad there was not a licensed or unlicensed fire arm holder who could have stepped in and helped take out the shooter…Now is the time the public has to step up and help.. before anymore flowers and balloons are set up for the sympathy of another dead officer….
Thanks to Hussein Obama he has put Target’s on the back of the police the Worst president in AMERIC’S history also the biggest Liar on the planet.c2reggie
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If you kill any local, state or federal officer, you should get the fast track to the needle. Actually the family of the slain officer should be able to use the assailant for target practice.
This is what you get when you permit radical elements into our country. They are espousing anarchy and their version of social change. Because of what the leftists have been encouraged to instigate, we are seeing the results of the lawlessness, racial divisiness propagated by these community organizers. You know them, Obama the prime example of the community organizer, who never has had a working job in his entire life except to incite people to disagree with each other, ( Organizers of the past.) Lenin, Stalin, Hitler.) I think we all know how well their plans worked out. We are letting the demon out of the bottle by tolerating the behavior of these self promoting, self important educated idiots who think changing the best form of government ever created to an old, useless, repeatedly defunct form of government that is a proven failure… Brilliant!