A tragic incident in Fargo ND that should deeply concern....

[lawandorder]

......every community in this country. Looked for previous thread and did not find one.

Fargo PD was working a traffic accident when gun fire broke out and one Officer was killed, two were wounded and a fourth engaged a shooter who was armed with an AK. The Officer's bravery and tactics took out the threat, permanently, no court or lifetime incarceration costs.

News reports are lacking in some details but one says the FBI visited this individual 2 times prior to this.

The Officer who stopped this enemy attack should be recognized as a national Hero.

This shooter apparently was headed to a local festival. The death toll could have been enormous.

He was an asylum seeker from Syria........ Um huh.

Officials discuss body camera video evidence in Fargo shooting ambush - CBS Minnesota

 

[Baxter6551]

The Fargo Officer who was killed, Jake Wallin, was a Veteran of the Minn. National Guard and had only been a Police Officer for 3 months. He was doing his field training at the time of the incident. From the reports I read he was able to fire a round before he was shot. His FTO was the Officer who ended the incident with very tactically sound maneuvering.

 

[oink]

Another version from PoliceMag.com:

Video of ND Officer's Firefight with Man Who Shot 3 Other Officers Released | Police Magazine

 

[rwsmith]

Can't say I liked it....

...but thanks for bringing this report to our attention. A lot of things are happening that shouldn't.

 

[LoadedRound]

"that should deeply concern...."

Deeply

 

[Grayfox]

Its believed the shooter was actually on his way to a local street festival with intent to do much worse. He just happened upon these officers working an accident and decided to engage a target of opportunity. There's no telling how many lives that brave officer saved.

 

[OLDSTER]

IMO, another example of the tragic trend in the country. I've lived in Bismarck, ND my entire like ( all 76 years ). Until about 6 or 7 years ago Bismarck was a great small town ( 65000 ) and a desirable place to live. It is now a ****-hole for all the reasons we see trending nationally. It's only going to get worse.

 

[AZgman]

Some things to keep in mind. It took a lot of shots before the assailant was neutralized. This was a well trained officer but he was outgunned since it was a long shot for a handgun versus the assailant's rifle.

Do LEOs have to treat every call as a military operation with officers covering the six?

Truly tragic for those involved.

 

[M29since14]

I really don’t know what to say about this except that I feel so sorry for Officer Wallin and his family, and the other wounded officers. (Hearty congratulations to the officer who was able to stop the madman.) Our society has certainly been derailed and the most troubling thing is that not only is there no clear answer to that problem, but it doesn’t appear that anyone is even seriously working on it. In the meantime, RIP Officer Wallin…

 

[cmj8591]

This is nothing new. Police officers have been getting ambushed since there were police officers. The difference now is that everything is on video and there is a morbid fascination that is driving the media, all media, to show these incidents over and over. With a civilian police service, there is always a risk for an ambush like this. Training helps mitigate the risk but it will never remove it. You can always second guess their actions but it's nothing more than Monday morning quarterbacking. These guys did the best they could and their lives have been forever changed. That is the responsibility and risk that we assume when we take the job. Unfortunately, this will not be the last time but hopefully, other's in the service will learn from it.

 

[lawandorder]

Of course ambush slayings of Officers are not new.....

...the late 60s, early 70s saw a dramatic rise in those with homegrown radicals.

What is fairly new about it is a foreign radical attacking Officers and with the concerning increase in like minded individuals I feel we will see more of these events.

There have been others similar to this one also.

Stay safe.

 

[bearman49709]

IMO, another example of the tragic trend in the country. I've lived in Bismarck, ND my entire like ( all 76 years ). Until about 6 or 7 years ago Bismarck was a great small town ( 65000 ) and a desirable place to live. It is now a ****-hole for all the reasons we see trending nationally. It's only going to get worse.

Small town my foot. If my COUNTY ever reached 20,000 I'd be long gone.

 

[LVSteve]

Small town my foot. If my COUNTY ever reached 20,000 I'd be long gone.

I wasn't buying 65,000 as a small town either. That's a large town or small city.

Your "20,000 in the county is a problem" comment baffled me for a second. Then I remembered that back East you can throw a football across some counties if you have a good arm. It's a little different here in NV where you ride a highway for two hours and still be in the same county.

 

[Muley Gil]

I wasn't buying 65,000 as a small town either. That's a large town or small city.

Your "20,000 in the county is a problem" comment baffled me for a second. Then I remembered that back East you can throw a football across some counties if you have a good arm. It's a little different here in NV where you ride a highway for two hours and still be in the same county.

Looks like he is in the Midwest, not back east.

 

[CH4]

Small town my foot. If my COUNTY ever reached 20,000 I'd be long gone.

It's all relative. Just depends on the size of the place you use as a comparative reference. Coming from a town of 5,000, 65,000 is huge. Our entire county only had 40,000.

My thoughts are with the officer, his family and fellow coppers. I am glad to be retired.

 

[LVSteve]

Looks like he is in the Midwest, not back east.

Anywhere East of the Rockies is "back East" to me.

 

[bearman49709]

I wasn't buying 65,000 as a small town either. That's a large town or small city.

Your "20,000 in the county is a problem" comment baffled me for a second. Then I remembered that back East you can throw a football across some counties if you have a good arm. It's a little different here in NV where you ride a highway for two hours and still be in the same county.

Used to live in the Mojave Desert, been thru NV many times.
Used to stop at Whisky Pete's on my way sometimes.
So all of England is London right?

 

[LVSteve]

Used to live in the Mojave Desert, been thru NV many times.
Used to stop at Whisky Pete's on my way sometimes.
So all of England is London right?

When you are a Cockney, yes, that's correct. Seriously, England is a very varied place. You can drive less than ten miles and hear the accent change. Then there is Scotland and Wales. They are entirely different.