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Vintage San Diego Police Standoff with Suspected Killer April 10 1965

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Channel: IRATE Productions · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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April 10 1965,
A MAN SUSPECTED OF SHOOTING A CLERK DURING A HOLD-UP IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ON THURSDAY, WAS ARRESTED BEFORE HE COULD LEAVE THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. CAMERAS WHIRRED AS POLICE FOUGHT A FOUR HOUR-LONG GUN BATTLE WITH THEIR QUARRY. FINALLY, THE MAN WAS CAPTURED AFTER A CONCUSSION GRENADE, BORROWED FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVY, WAS HURLED INTO THE BUILDING.
POLICE ALLEGE THE MAN ENTERED THE PAWN SHOP IN SAN DIEGO AND DEMANDED MONEY AND VALUABLES. WHEN HE HAD GOT THEM, HE IS SAID TO HAVE SHOT A 28-YEAR-OLD CLERK AT POINT-BLANK RANGE.

POLICE WERE QUICKLY ALERTED AND SEVENTY-FIVE OF THEM HAD SURROUNDED THE BUILDING BEFORE THE SUSPECT COULD TAKE HIS LEAVE.

FINALLY, THE POLICE SOUGHT THE AID OF THE NAVY, WHICH HAS A LARGE BASE AT SAN DIEGO. THE NAVY SUPPLIED A NUMBER OF CONCUSSION GRENADES. THESE ARE SMALL WEAPONS WHICH CAN BE USED TO STUN PEOPLE. ONE OF THE GRENADES WAS HURLED INTO THE BUILDING -- AND EXPLODED.
POLICE QUICKLY DESCENDED ON THE SHOP AND WOUNDED THE MAN WITH TWO SHOTGUN BLASTS. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL UNDER POLICE GUARD. HE IS IN A SERIOUS CONDITION.

ONE OTHER CASUALTY DURING THE AFFRAY WAS A FIFTY-TWO YEAR OLD NEWSPAPER REPORTER. HE WAS COVERING THE STORY BUT COLLAPSED AND DIED AT THE SCENE FROM A HEART ATTACK. #Copwatch #SanDiego #FilmThePolice

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