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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUh, suspect Dallas police just showed is clearly seen in video as shooting is happening...
He is NOT shooting. Just wandering around with other people as the shots begin to fire.
https://twitter.com/dallasnewsphoto/status/751235966505881600
Not saying it means he isn't a real suspect, as we know there's the potential of two shooters, but if they're both snipers...he would've had to get to a tall building fast.
HipChick
(25,615 posts)chowder66
(12,514 posts)oswaldactedalone
(3,605 posts)getting less and less likely. Open carry is still stupid.
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)Brother of this person has said the gun was given to police. Looks like the fog of war mistakes.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)herding cats
(20,056 posts)Big mistake.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)Wearing shorts? He wants to kill a bunch of cops but it's summer, so he wants to be comfy?
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)ecstatic
(35,135 posts)blogslut
(39,219 posts)LisaL
(47,510 posts)Sounds like this might not be the right guy.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)They have not the slightest fucking clue who did this, and the people who did are long gone.
This "person of interest" is very clearly not involved, looking as befuddled as everyone else and a good distance from the shooting.
They put his picture up because he was pictured with a rifle, period.
My thoughts:
These shooters were well-trained, with experience in urban combat. They hit ten targets at range quickly, then evaded in combat conditions. They are organized and disciplined. Or they are extremely lucky. I doubt it. Meanwhile, the DPD is running around showing pictures of people walking down the street. It's a big shit sandwich.
LisaL
(47,510 posts)That's no good.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Former military, or I'm a monkey's uncle.
tblue37
(68,449 posts)actslikeacarrot
(464 posts)...he had one magazine on him that I could see. Even if he had some tucked in under his shirt, they would telegraph by how thick they are, especially if they are double stacked.
GaYellowDawg
(5,112 posts)Clearly he wasn't involved in the shooting. And clearly the police on the scene didn't think so either, because they completely ignored him.
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