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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 06:32 AM Sep 2014

3 dead in Corpus Christi trailer park shooting

Source: Associated Press

3 dead in Corpus Christi trailer park shooting
| September 15, 2014 | Updated: September 15, 2014 9:22pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A 63-year-old man was arrested after three people were killed and a child injured in a shooting at a trailer park in South Texas, according to police.

Sammuel Everett Toomey is charged with capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held at the Nueces County jail on $3.1 million bond.

Toomey made a brief court appearance Monday and was assigned a court-appointed attorney. He had heavy bruising and abrasions to his face. Corpus Christi police said Toomey was injured when he struggled with officers during his arrest.

Police said when officers arrived at the trailer park Sunday evening, they found three victims outside different residences.
A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Corpus Christi police said the boy had been upgraded from critical to good condition after having surgery. Authorities said the boy was expected to survive.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/3-dead-in-Corpus-Christi-trailer-park-shooting-5755985.php



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joshdawg

(2,638 posts)
1. "injured when he struggled with officers during his arrest."
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 08:04 AM
Sep 2014

Looks like they beat the s**t out of him. He's 63. How much of a fight could he have put up?
Not trying in the least to defend what he did, so save your flaming. He'll get what he probably deserves.

Feral Child

(2,086 posts)
2. Not that bad, actually.
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 08:31 AM
Sep 2014

Broken nose indicated by dual black eyes. Abrasion on the forehead. These really aren't very severe injuries if he fought. A face-plant whilst being taken down would account for these injuries.

63 isn't that old. I'm 65 and am still strong enough to piss off the PoPo if I started a fight with them.

I am appalled at the culture of violence that has become the norm in this country. My neighbors are all southern fundamentalist Christians. I'm a Yankee atheist Democrat liberal. My neighbors hate me and have hassled me the 20 years I've lived here, including many spurious complaints to the Sheriff Department (no charges were ever filed, the complaints were of the nature of "blasphemy", I swear.)


I ignore them. Hurts/annoys them more than acknowledging their fuck-headiness. I've never entertained any fantasies about shooting them. I just don't get it. This guys neighbors are dead, they feel no more pain and he'll probably spend the rest of his life ruining what's left of his liver with prison-buck.

Not a very satisfactory revenge, in my opinion.





 

OldRedneck

(1,397 posts)
8. Hey!!! Take it easy on us old guys . . . 63 is a spring chicken!!!
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 09:58 AM
Sep 2014

You say: "He's 63. How much of a fight could he have put up? "

Well, young fella, I'll be 70 in December. I run 5-8 miles a day, 3 days a week; run 12 miles each Sunday. I pump iron 3 days a week at a local gym. I'm 6'1", weight 185 -- that's 15 pounds heavier than when I graduated from college in 1967. I bench press 285, single-arm curl 85, and can do sit-ups all day long.

And if you think that's amazing, you shoulda seen me in my prime, back when I was 21, 10 feet tall, and bulletproof!!!

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
13. I don't exercise except for walking my dog.
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 01:51 PM
Sep 2014

But I am 75, in fairly good health and hope to be here for another 10 years at least.

joshdawg

(2,638 posts)
15. Thanks for the "young fella" comment.
Wed Sep 17, 2014, 05:47 AM
Sep 2014

I'll be 70 in March. Yeah, I used to be 10ft tall and bulletproof also.

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)
16. Killed 3 people and shot a child several times...
Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:33 AM
Sep 2014

And is still alive in Texas? That practically a miracle in Texas. Bastard is lucky the cops showed any restraint.

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