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BumRushDaShow

(166,514 posts) Sat Jan 24, 2026, 02:40 PM 23 hrs ago

Source: WTOP Washington D.C./AP

January 24, 2026, 2:28 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer who fatally shot Minneapolis man during protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.

Read more: https://wtop.com/national/2026/01/officer-who-fatally-shot-minneapolis-man-during-protest-is-an-8-year-border-patrol-veteran-federal-officials-say/

AP blasted out their headline on their wire. So no article yet. They have it in their "Live Updates".

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And murderer. Klarkashton 23 hrs ago #1

And Jonathon Ross was a firearms instructor BeyondGeography 23 hrs ago #2

exactly LymphocyteLover 18 hrs ago #29

and STUPID, too! HighFired49 17 hrs ago #31

Note: that means he joined up during Dotard 1.0 RockRaven 23 hrs ago #3

Doubt it WSHazel 23 hrs ago #5

What do you mean by most senior person? flamingdem 23 hrs ago #6

Everything is a lie with them WSHazel 23 hrs ago #8

l see. But they do know his name flamingdem 23 hrs ago #9

Telling video underpants 23 hrs ago #7

Who fucking cares? littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #10

Does that mean they know only one of them opened fire? muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #11

Bellingcat, expert video analysers, say 2 guns were fired repeatedly muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #12

That first shot makes me wonder crimycarny 23 hrs ago #14

They may have 'accidentally' discharged... Wuddles440 22 hrs ago #16

It wasn't the victim's gun catchnrelease 22 hrs ago #21

The shooters need to be in state police custody RedArkGuy 20 hrs ago #24

I read that he was pistol whipping the victim orangecrush 22 hrs ago #17

Geezus crimycarny 22 hrs ago #20

Border is 305 miles Randomthought 22 hrs ago #15

I wish street justice oberle 22 hrs ago #18

Nope. He is just a murderer. travelingthrulife 22 hrs ago #19

What -- so that makes him qualified to shoot and kill a person? KPN 22 hrs ago #22

I'm going to be real curious about these autopsy results Bayard 21 hrs ago #23

Bovino made this claim hours ago. Klarkashton 18 hrs ago #26

Then, he should have known better UpInArms 18 hrs ago #27

So the reich is having bp do their heinousness Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #28

I don't give a fuck what he was lonely bird 16 hrs ago #32

They are killing for kicks iemanja 15 hrs ago #33

there is no "good" part of ice quakerboy 15 hrs ago #34

Husbands, wives, lawyers, presidents... purr-rat beauty 13 hrs ago #35