Democratic District Attorney was just ambushed and shot in the face

[James48]

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Source: Washington Press

A former Alabama state trooper has shot the district attorney for Alabama’s 17th Judicial Circuit, Greg Griggers, directly in the face today in an ambush attack, according to AL.com.

The local news site reports that the former trooper, Steven Smith, Jr., was killed by law enforcement responding to the crime scene after he shot the DA.

District Attorney Michael Jackson said that the dead assailant, Smith, has been investigated in the past in conjunction with a 1996 shotgun attack on the home of Sumter County Circuit Judge Eddie Hardaway, the first black judge to preside over Sumter, Marengo, and Greene counties in the state. Greg Griggers, the victim of today’s shooting, was the district attorney for those same counties and a registered Democrat in deep red Alabama.


Read more: https://washingtonpress.com/2018/11/15/a-democratic-attorney-general-was-just-ambushed-and-shot-in-the-face_2/

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No idea on the motive. Reports say the attack occurred as the D.A. Was sitting in his car.

More also at:
https://www.al.com/news/2018/11/former-state-trooper-killed-after-shooting-alabama-da-in-face.html

[OnDoutside]

1. Shocking.

[mr_lebowski]

2. But ... yeah ... We ... are the 'angry mob' ... of course. Is Griggers also AA by chance? (nt)

[barbtries]

3. Griggers is white.

but he is a Democrat. in Alabama

[orleans]

4. photo at link

and no, he doesn't appear to be.

just one of those pesky dems

[Judi Lynn]

5. There is the matter of the following paragraph from the first link:

Jackson also said that the dead assailant, Smith, has been investigated in the past in conjunction with a 1996 shotgun attack on the home of Sumter County Circuit Judge Eddie Hardaway, the first black judge to preside over Sumter, Marengo, and Greene counties in the state. Greg Griggers, the victim of today’s shooting, was the district attorney for those same counties and a registered Democrat in deep red Alabama.

[RhodeIslandOne]

6. Sounds like a psycho cop n/m

[Judi Lynn]

7. He was a psycho racist cop who also hates Democrats for supporting equal rights. n/t

[Scarsdale]

8. Deep red Alabama.

Why ANYONE who works for a living would vote gop is beyond me. The gop is for wealthy people. I hope the judge pulls through. Sad to be shot because of your politics and beliefs.

[Volaris]

9. But since he was just excercising his Second Amendment Rights,

Against a government official that HE believed should be 'overthrown', all off this is fine.




If the children can't play nice with their toys, then those toys should be taken away.

[2naSalit]

10. Seems he's done this before

and the victim was black according to the article.

[BigOleDummy]

11. They are killing...

…. us. Literally KILLING us. The GangOfPutins and fox are have whipped the nutjobs into a frenzy.

[7962]

12. Tis was published last night:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142203463

[DonViejo]

13. Locking...

Duplicate of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142203463