Indiana State Trooper Killed

Otter · 07-08-2007, 05:45 AM

Thursday afternoon, I was driving east on US 24 in Wabash Indiana. I came on the scene of the shooting just minutes after it happened. An off duty Indiana State Trooper stopped to assist what he thought was a disabled motorist, as he aproached the Pontiac Aztec, the driver, a 21 year old from Michigan, shot him with a shotgun, then reloaded and shot himself.

just_a_car · 07-08-2007, 06:01 AM

Stupid world.

Dallas · 07-08-2007, 07:14 AM

So senseless, I just don't know what to say. Did the trooper leave a family behind?

burd1959 · 07-08-2007, 07:21 AM

yes and the shooters dad said the man stole his car and had no reason to shoot the trooper senseless waste of a life

Otter · 07-08-2007, 07:43 AM

The trooper had a wife, 7 year old daughter, and 4 year old twin boys.
He managed to draw his sidearm. When I saw him he was laying on his back, arms out, I didn't know he was a trooper or that it was a shooting when I drove by.

Rave · 07-08-2007, 08:46 AM

DAM! Totally whacko!

mosineer · 07-08-2007, 08:50 AM

Dam sad! At least the worthless bastid saved one for himself. Saved us the cost of putting him up until we fried him.

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troy2000 · 07-08-2007, 09:30 AM

Always hard, to hear about something like this.

.22guy · 07-08-2007, 10:14 AM

I guess that's what you get for trying to help someone these days.... very sad story.

Pred · 07-08-2007, 10:21 AM

Very sad. And people wonder why I have so many guns, don't trust anyone, and could care less about most of the people I meet.

ArkansasHunter · 07-08-2007, 10:43 AM

My only child is a cop...when you read something like this it causes me to tear up and ask God again please, don't let something like this happen to my little boy.

Rufus Rhastus J · 07-08-2007, 10:56 AM

More fuel for the nti-gun fire. Sad for the officer's family. No good deed goes unpunished?

TexasT · 07-08-2007, 11:41 AM

I hate it when ppl attack cops for doing their jobs. Nobody wants to get a ticket or go to jail for drunk driving or w/e. But if you don't break the law you have nothing to worry about.

It's sad that the ppl who are fueling this anti-gun legislation are the ones who probably did not get their guns the legal way.

Pumpkinheaver · 07-08-2007, 12:32 PM

My prayers to this poor mans family.

Zephri · 07-08-2007, 12:44 PM

The Wabash Plain Dealer Online
what a senseless waste of life. for such a petty crime.

Otter · 07-08-2007, 05:59 PM

I still stop to offer assistence to people on the road, especially women, this is a good example of why you approach everyone as if they are armed and wanted.

CrazyIvan · 07-09-2007, 09:24 AM

Pretty messed up. I feel bad for the guys kids.

Uncle Red · 07-12-2007, 12:42 AM

This is what our local TV station reported:

Trooper's funeral draws hundreds of officers
Trooper remembered for dedication to public, family
Area Police Officers Remember Fellow Detective

Ten New Troopers Join Lafayette Post

The Lafayette State Police Post is welcoming ten new troopers. The troopers are part of the largest recruit class in the history of the department. 121 new troopers graduated from the State Police Academy on Friday, just one day after Master Trooper Detective David Rich was shot and killed while on duty.

-UR

ezearln · 07-12-2007, 09:11 AM

Well stopping to help got one feller down in San Antonio shot in the gut early this morning, according to the news he was checking to see if a small group of women were all right being in some form of altercation with a man, the guy stepped up the perp pulled a gun shot him and drove off. It gets dangerous being a good samaritan these days!

07-08-2007, 05:45 AM	#1
Otter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 937 Trader Rating: (0)	Indiana State Trooper Killed Thursday afternoon, I was driving east on US 24 in Wabash Indiana. I came on the scene of the shooting just minutes after it happened. An off duty Indiana State Trooper stopped to assist what he thought was a disabled motorist, as he aproached the Pontiac Aztec, the driver, a 21 year old from Michigan, shot him with a shotgun, then reloaded and shot himself.

07-08-2007, 06:01 AM	#2
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,402 Trader Rating: (0)	Stupid world. __________________

07-08-2007, 07:43 AM	#5
Otter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 937 Trader Rating: (0)	The trooper had a wife, 7 year old daughter, and 4 year old twin boys. He managed to draw his sidearm. When I saw him he was laying on his back, arms out, I didn't know he was a trooper or that it was a shooting when I drove by. __________________ Life is too important to be taken seriously.

07-08-2007, 08:46 AM	#6
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,735 Trader Rating: (0)	DAM! Totally whacko! __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

07-08-2007, 09:30 AM	#8
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 8,909 Trader Rating: (0)	Always hard, to hear about something like this. __________________ If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. -Anatole France

07-08-2007, 07:14 AM	#3
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,591 Trader Rating: (0)	So senseless, I just don't know what to say. Did the trooper leave a family behind?

07-08-2007, 07:21 AM	#4
burd1959 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burton michigan Posts: 606 Trader Rating: (0)	yes and the shooters dad said the man stole his car and had no reason to shoot the trooper senseless waste of a life

07-08-2007, 08:50 AM	#7
mosineer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 1,252 Trader Rating: (0)	Dam sad! At least the worthless bastid saved one for himself. Saved us the cost of putting him up until we fried him. ****************************************************** All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing

07-08-2007, 10:14 AM	#9
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,059 Trader Rating: (0)	I guess that's what you get for trying to help someone these days.... very sad story.

07-08-2007, 10:21 AM	#10
Pred Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,873 Trader Rating: (0)	Very sad. And people wonder why I have so many guns, don't trust anyone, and could care less about most of the people I meet.

07-08-2007, 10:43 AM	#11
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,466 Trader Rating: (0)	My only child is a cop...when you read something like this it causes me to tear up and ask God again please, don't let something like this happen to my little boy.

07-08-2007, 10:56 AM	#12
Rufus Rhastus J Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West, Central Florida, Third World America Posts: 6,339 Trader Rating: (0)	More fuel for the nti-gun fire. Sad for the officer's family. No good deed goes unpunished? __________________ "They cannot be trusted.....The Romulans (our politicos) are without honor." Worf

07-08-2007, 11:41 AM	#13
TexasT I'll Beat You Up! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Everywhere you want to be. Posts: 3,792 Trader Rating: (0)	I hate it when ppl attack cops for doing their jobs. Nobody wants to get a ticket or go to jail for drunk driving or w/e. But if you don't break the law you have nothing to worry about. It's sad that the ppl who are fueling this anti-gun legislation are the ones who probably did not get their guns the legal way. __________________ I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze. Love is a riddle.

07-08-2007, 12:32 PM	#14
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,297 Trader Rating: (0)	My prayers to this poor mans family. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

07-08-2007, 12:44 PM	#15
Zephri Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens." Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (1)	The Wabash Plain Dealer Online what a senseless waste of life. for such a petty crime. __________________ "All rifles need a sharp pointy object on the end!" http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l195/zephri/

07-08-2007, 05:59 PM	#16
Otter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 937 Trader Rating: (0)	I still stop to offer assistence to people on the road, especially women, this is a good example of why you approach everyone as if they are armed and wanted. __________________ Life is too important to be taken seriously.

07-09-2007, 09:24 AM	#17
CrazyIvan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 2,299 Trader Rating: (0)	Pretty messed up. I feel bad for the guys kids. __________________ "Minimum wage, minimum effort." "Never underestimate the power of stupidity." ~Me

07-12-2007, 12:42 AM	#18
Uncle Red Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 547 Trader Rating: (0)	This is what our local TV station reported: Trooper's funeral draws hundreds of officers Trooper remembered for dedication to public, family Area Police Officers Remember Fellow Detective Ten New Troopers Join Lafayette Post The Lafayette State Police Post is welcoming ten new troopers. The troopers are part of the largest recruit class in the history of the department. 121 new troopers graduated from the State Police Academy on Friday, just one day after Master Trooper Detective David Rich was shot and killed while on duty. -UR __________________ "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"--Amendment II, Bill of Rights "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."--Thomas Paine "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." - Jesus, Luke 22:36

07-12-2007, 09:11 AM	#19
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,178 Trader Rating: (0)	Well stopping to help got one feller down in San Antonio shot in the gut early this morning, according to the news he was checking to see if a small group of women were all right being in some form of altercation with a man, the guy stepped up the perp pulled a gun shot him and drove off. It gets dangerous being a good samaritan these days! __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"