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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,005 posts)
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 03:55 PM Sep 2025

Kirk shooting witness: "very elderly gentleman with white hair" "screaming about his rights"

“We heard a big loud shot, I saw a bunch of blood come out of Charlie, I saw his body kind of kick back and go limp, and everybody dropped to the ground,” Hickens said.

After a few moments, people started running out of the outdoor pavilion area, knocking over barricades. Hickens said he slowed down once he realized there were no more shots being fired and he felt safe.

"I kind of turned around and all of a sudden I saw officers walking with this very elderly gentleman with white hair," Hickens said. "They had him arrested, they had him on his knees and he was screaming about his rights and all that stuff. They cuffed him and put him away."
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Kirk shooting witness: "very elderly gentleman with white hair" "screaming about his rights" (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 OP
This guy ? JI7 Sep 2025 #1
"he was screaming about his rights and all that stuff" Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #2
Well, the witness wasn't in any position to interrogate the suspect so that's what we got. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #4
Ah Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #5
Will be interesting to see which "rights" he felt were being taken. Silent Type Sep 2025 #3
I'm guessing his "rights" were ones he felt the police were violating in this context? herding cats Sep 2025 #6
So all we know if that this guy was witnessed being arrested Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #7
According to other posts, the old guy is not the suspect. Sogo Sep 2025 #8
Reports I read says shooter at large, arrested a guy recording the stage area. KewlKat Sep 2025 #9

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
4. Well, the witness wasn't in any position to interrogate the suspect so that's what we got. . . . nt
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 04:00 PM
Sep 2025

herding cats

(20,056 posts)
6. I'm guessing his "rights" were ones he felt the police were violating in this context?
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 04:04 PM
Sep 2025

It's an extremely common thing for someone being arrested to carry on about their rights to the arresting officers. But, who knows.

Prairie Gates

(8,479 posts)
7. So all we know if that this guy was witnessed being arrested
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 04:06 PM
Sep 2025

Not that he was being arrested as the suspected gunman?

Yeah, current information is not very good.

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