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August 4th, 2012, 01:59 AM #1Senior Member
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Guy shot near Drexel for "carrying" a gun
Who knows what they mean by "carrying." Heck, when I cut through their campus I "carry" a gun every single time. Anyone have more concrete info?
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/d...e-officer.html
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August 4th, 2012, 02:02 AM #2Senior Member
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Re: Guy shot near Drexel for "carrying" a gun
Perhaps if I'd googled I might have found this before posting that:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...lved-shooting/
CBS says it was a homeless man acting suspiciously, and when the Drexel police approached him, he allegedly made a grab for the cop's gun. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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August 4th, 2012, 02:08 AM #3
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August 4th, 2012, 02:15 AM #4Senior Member
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Re: Guy shot near Drexel for "carrying" a gun
No, "stupid, stupid, stupid" on the part of the dude who made the grab. "Carrying a gun" and "grabbing a cop's gun and turning it on him" aren't quite the same thing...but then it's the Inky, so it's not like you can expect stellar journalism and even partially accurate reporting.
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August 5th, 2012, 04:29 PM #5Junior Member
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Re: Guy shot near Drexel for "carrying" a gun
From what I read he attacked the officer and knocked him on the ground first.
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August 9th, 2012, 03:30 PM #6Active Member
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Re: Guy shot near Drexel for "carrying" a gun
FWIW, here's the letter that students got the next morning:
Friday Night Incident at 32nd and Arch Streets
Dear Students, Faculty and Professional Staff,
As you may have heard, a troubling incident took place on campus Friday evening, culminating in a shooting by a Drexel police officer. A man attempted to assault a Drexel employee at her car near 32nd and Arch Streets. The employee escaped to Drexel Police headquarters at 3219 Arch Street. The man attacked the responding officer and attempted to grab his gun, and was shot in the hand and foot during the struggle. The attacker was hospitalized, and the officer was also treated and released.
This was obviously a very frightening confrontation, and I know you join me in keeping both our officer and our Drexel colleague in our thoughts and prayers as they recover.I want to reiterate that campus and community safety is Drexel’s top priority. In recent years the University has taken many steps, in partnership with community organizations and the City, to make our campus and our neighborhood even safer. Among these was the creation of the outstanding and highly regarded Drexel Police Department, and I commend the officer involved in this incident for his bravery.
The area around our campus is well on its way to becoming one of America’s most vibrant and exciting urban university neighborhoods. We will continue to implement every possible measure to increase its safety and quality of life. I am confident that we have a safe campus and neighborhood, and that they will keep getting safer.
As always, in an emergency you can call 215-895-2222 for Drexel’s Department of Public Safety and Drexel Police, or 911 for Philadelphia Police. And you can call 215-895-2822 for any nonemergency public safety need. Our police and public safety personnel are among the very best in the nation, and their goal is your safety.
Sincerely,
John A. Fry
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August 9th, 2012, 09:45 PM #7Senior Member
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Re: Guy shot near Drexel for "carrying" a gun
ay82, thanks for the update. Whoever wrote the initial copy for philly.com needs to find a new job.
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August 13th, 2012, 07:13 AM #8Active Member
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Re: Guy shot near Drexel for "carrying" a gun
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