Gunman wanted on warrants killed two deputies at Maryland eatery

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:31pm EST

Gunman wanted on warrants killed two deputies at Maryland eatery

WASHINGTON | BY JOHN CLARKE

The Maryland gunman who killed two sheriff's deputies in a lunchtime shootout at a busy restaurant near Baltimore was trying to avoid arrest on two outstanding warrants, authorities said on Thursday.

The killings on Wednesday marked the first time the Harford County Sheriff's Office has lost a deputy to a shooting since 1889, Harford Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said at a press conference.

"It's absolutely devastating," Gahler said. "There are no words."

The gunman, identified as David Brian Evans, 67, was also killed in the incident.

The slain law enforcement officers were identified as Patrick Dailey, a 30-year veteran of the force and volunteer firefighter, and Mark Logsdon, a 16-year veteran. The men, whose ages were not released, were both were military veterans.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-shooting-idUSKCN0VK2DA

[malaise]

1. Well they haven't stopped wall to wall 24/7 primary coverage

so we know that David Evans was a white male and not an African-American or a Muslim.