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Omaha Steve

(99,653 posts)
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:37 PM May 2016

President Obama presents Omaha police officer with Medal of Valor for ending deadly 2013 shooting sp

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joseph Morton

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama presented Omaha Police Officer Coral Walker with the Medal of Valor on Monday for bravery that ended a deadly shooting spree.

Two people were killed and two others were critically wounded in the June 15, 2013, shootings.

A couple of witnesses flagged down Walker and pointed out the gunman, Jorge Abraham Zarazua-Rubio, 25.

Walker ordered Zarazua-Rubio to drop his gun, but instead he opened fire on Walker, with two of his shots striking Walker’s cruiser. Walker returned fire, shooting more than 10 times and killing the man, who was in the country illegally.

FULL story at link.


THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Valor to Omaha Police Officer Coral Walker during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, May 16, 2016. Walker was honored for the bravery in showed in a 2013 shooting spree. Two people were killed and two others were critically wounded in the June 15, 2013, shootings.

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President Obama presents Omaha police officer with Medal of Valor for ending deadly 2013 shooting sp (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2016 OP
But, but, but... fullautohotdog May 2016 #1
And he's bringing in illegals to kill us all IronLionZion May 2016 #2

fullautohotdog

(90 posts)
1. But, but, but...
Mon May 16, 2016, 02:18 PM
May 2016

Obama hates cops. And white people...

I'd rather they not have to shoot anyone, but there is a time and a place for a police officer to shoot someone. This was one of them.

IronLionZion

(45,447 posts)
2. And he's bringing in illegals to kill us all
Mon May 16, 2016, 03:57 PM
May 2016


Shooting someone who is shooting at people is appropriate.

Shooting someone because they "look like a criminal", is only appropriate in the dreams of some Trump supporters and other white supremacists at Free Republic. Freepers still think Obama is coming to get their guns and then give amnesty to rapists and murderers and terrorists.

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