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San Francisco cops fire 65 shots in 15 seconds at murder suspect in dramatic video

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March 01, 2018, 11:20 AM
JALLEN
San Francisco cops fire 65 shots in 15 seconds at murder suspect in dramatic video
Authorities in San Francisco released body camera videos on Tuesday of a dramatic shootout in which police officers fired their weapons at least 65 times in 15 seconds at a murder suspect.

The San Francisco Police Department said the shooting happened on Feb. 17 in the city's Mission Bay neighborhood when officers confronted 31-year-old homicide suspect Joel Armstrong inside an RV at a homeless encampment.

Armstrong allegedly shot two men the day before during a carjacking in the city's Panhandle neighborhood, killing one of them.

Body camera footage released by police shows how officers tracked Armstrong to the neighborhood then the moment when he shot at officers, who then returned fire.


"Nobody was struck by gunfire during this incident. The evidence in the case so far indicates Armstrong fired two rounds from a weapon, and that seven officers fired 65 rounds from their department-issued weapons," SFPD Commander Greg McEachern told KTVU.

Armstrong eventually turned himself into police, and has been charged with murder, carjacking, and eight counts of attempted murder.

The videos were released at a town hall meeting about the shooting, where residents expressed concerns about the number of homeless encampments in the area.

Authorities said they are working to move people into housing.

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March 01, 2018, 11:27 AM
220-9er
Keystone Cops edition.
How did they not shoot each other during that or get hurt falling all over each other on the sidewalk?
Maybe the SF police are only issued blanks.


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March 01, 2018, 11:28 AM
Sig2340
67 bullets flying willy nilly round an urban area and no one was hit.

That some mighty fine shooting fellas.





Nice is overrated

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Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
March 01, 2018, 11:28 AM
smschulz
quote:
Nobody was struck by gunfire during this incident



Nice shootin' there SF. Eek
March 01, 2018, 11:29 AM
Edmond
SFPD hasn't been shit since Harry Callahan stopped working the streets... Big Grin


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March 01, 2018, 11:30 AM
Scoutmaster
65 shots and they didn't hit the perp once? Maybe someone needs a little more time at the range. Given this was San Francisco, a sanctuary city, maybe the perp was an illegal and they didn't want to hurt him.




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March 01, 2018, 11:31 AM
tatortodd
Did they at least hit the RV?



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March 01, 2018, 11:35 AM
zoom6zoom
But hey... there's no reason you civilians would ever need more than a ten round mag.




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March 01, 2018, 11:36 AM
Sigmund
That made me think of "The Gauntlet" with Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke.
March 01, 2018, 11:48 AM
rusbro
Spray and pray.
March 01, 2018, 12:00 PM
heisrizn
quote:
Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
But hey... there's no reason you civilians would ever need more than a ten round mag.


Or seven.....


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March 01, 2018, 12:07 PM
BamaJeepster




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March 01, 2018, 12:11 PM
Pipe Smoker
^^^^^^^^
“Where is that boy?!”



Serious about crackers.
March 01, 2018, 12:16 PM
heisrizn
Anybody else hear the Benny Hill theme playing?


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March 01, 2018, 12:17 PM
kz1000
Trained by NYPD...


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March 01, 2018, 12:20 PM
newtoSig765
"The suspect was taken into custody two hours later."



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March 01, 2018, 12:39 PM
Some Shot
Did he at least have some powder burns?
March 01, 2018, 12:44 PM
Sig2340
quote:
Originally posted by rusbro:
Spray and pray.


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Nice is overrated

"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government."
Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
March 01, 2018, 12:57 PM
sgalczyn
“The Magnificent Seven” they’re not.


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March 01, 2018, 01:22 PM
magicmedic
FULL SEMI AUTO.....


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