Shootout at a motel on East Hillsborough this morning. Not just any shootout though...
TAMPA - A suspect and the woman he held hostage were both killed following a gun battle by police early Friday at a Tampa motel, police said.
First of all, let's rewrite that lede to fix the misplaced modifier.
TAMPA - A suspect and the woman he held hostage were both killed by police following a gun battle early Friday at a Tampa motel, police said.
Actually, they were probably killed in the gun battle, but we'll leave the lede alone for a while.
Officers arrived, peered inside the room and saw Brewer with the shotgun, a woman and a dog.
Gosh, I hope the dog survives.
Officers heard a shot inside, which turned out to be Brewer shooting the dog.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Multiple officers fired at Brewer, killing him and wounding the woman, McElroy said. She was taken to a hospital and died later Friday morning, police said. The dog survived but was in serious condition.
THANK GOD. Er, wait. They killed the woman?
The captive woman was caught in the cross fire, and later died at Tampa General Hospital. Police apparently did not intend to hit her.
APPARENTLY? You mean there's debate over whether or not they intended to shoot her?
That whole "shoot the hostage" thing? THAT WAS JUST A MOVIE. And they never advocated KILLING the hostage!
McElroy said the officers were forced to return fire to defend themselves, regardless of the hostage situation.
Last time I checked, bullets don't protect you from shotgun blasts very well. Taking cover behind things works WAY better.
She said the officers were "just sick" that an innocent person was also hurt.
Uh, no. "Just sick" is how you feel about Chad Pennington being out for the season. "Just sick" is how you feel when you accidentally eat the last piece of pizza when someone hasn't had a slice yet. "Just sick" is not how you feel when you SHOOT AND KILL THE HOSTAGE.
TAMPA - A suspect and the woman he held hostage were both killed following a gun battle by police early Friday at a Tampa motel, police said.
First of all, let's rewrite that lede to fix the misplaced modifier.
TAMPA - A suspect and the woman he held hostage were both killed by police following a gun battle early Friday at a Tampa motel, police said.
Actually, they were probably killed in the gun battle, but we'll leave the lede alone for a while.
Officers arrived, peered inside the room and saw Brewer with the shotgun, a woman and a dog.
Gosh, I hope the dog survives.
Officers heard a shot inside, which turned out to be Brewer shooting the dog.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Multiple officers fired at Brewer, killing him and wounding the woman, McElroy said. She was taken to a hospital and died later Friday morning, police said. The dog survived but was in serious condition.
THANK GOD. Er, wait. They killed the woman?
The captive woman was caught in the cross fire, and later died at Tampa General Hospital. Police apparently did not intend to hit her.
APPARENTLY? You mean there's debate over whether or not they intended to shoot her?
That whole "shoot the hostage" thing? THAT WAS JUST A MOVIE. And they never advocated KILLING the hostage!
McElroy said the officers were forced to return fire to defend themselves, regardless of the hostage situation.
Last time I checked, bullets don't protect you from shotgun blasts very well. Taking cover behind things works WAY better.
She said the officers were "just sick" that an innocent person was also hurt.
Uh, no. "Just sick" is how you feel about Chad Pennington being out for the season. "Just sick" is how you feel when you accidentally eat the last piece of pizza when someone hasn't had a slice yet. "Just sick" is not how you feel when you SHOOT AND KILL THE HOSTAGE.
Current Mood: 
angry
angry
