• Two Florida police officers gunned down after traffic stop
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[quote]Two Tampa police officers were shot to death Tuesday during a traffic stop, police said. Officers Jeffrey Kocab and David Curtis, both 31, were shot in the head at 50th Street and 23rd Avenue, said Mayor Pam Iorio. As the city reeled from the second fatal police shooting in less than a year, a massive search was launched for two suspects. The male shooting suspect, a passenger in the car, was identified as Dontae Rashawn Morris, 24, an ex-convict with a lengthy arrest record and no known address. The driver was identified as Cortnee Nicole Brantly, 22, no known address. Police are seeking an arrest warrant for Morris on two charges of first-degree murder and felony possession of a firearm. Both should be considered armed and dangerous, said Police Chief Jane Castor. "If you shoot two police officers in cold blood you've got to be considered very dangerous,'' Castor said. "It's our goal to get them off of the streets... It would be in their best interest to call and turn themselves in.'' Police and deputies from the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office established a command center at 3225 N 50th St. "We are searching for these killers as one unit,'' Castor said. A flag flew at half-mast at the command station. Morris was described as black in his mid to late 20s, 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 150 to 170 pounds. He had a short afro and was last seen wearing brown shorts and a white T-shirt and a black vest. Police were looking for a 1994 red Toyota Camry they said was involved in the shooting. Morris was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Jacksonville, police said. He shot both officers as they attempted to arrest him, and fled on foot while Brantly drove away, police said. By 10 a.m., police had surrounded an apartment complex about a mile from the shooting scene and Hillsborough sheriff's deputies armed with semi-automatic rifles cordoned off Palm River Road at 50th Street. Castor declined to say what police were doing at that location but said it was among several leads they were pursing. The incident began about 2:15 a.m. when Curtis spotted a car at 50th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that did not have a visible tag. The car stopped over at 50th Street and E 23rd Avenue. Curtis asked for identification of both occupants and soon discovered that the passenger was wanted on an arrest warrant for a worthless check in Jacksonville. Kocab was called for backup, standard procedure when someone is found to be wanted, police said. Neighbors said they heard shots fired and the driver took off in the Camry. The shooting suspect ran away through an apartment complex at 3212 N 50th St., said Rose Dodson, 32, a resident there. Police were combing that area, too, looking for evidence. The shooting happened so quickly the officers did not have a chance to return fire or radio for help. They were shot at close range, Castor said. Both were wearing bullet-proof vests, but they did little good. Castor said she did not know the type of gun that was used. Kocab died at Tampa General Hospital and Curtis died several hours later, police said. Curtis' family kept his body on life support so his organs could be donated, police said. Kocab leaves behind a wife who is nine months pregnant, Iorio said during a news conference at Tampa General Hospital. Kocab joined the Police Department about 14 months ago from the Plant City Police Department. Curtis has a wife and four young children, Iorio said. A former Hillsborough County jail deputy, he became a Tampa police officer 2006. Kocab's wife was in Kissimmee, and Curtis' family was in Sumter County. Both families gathered at TGH in the hours after the shooting. Curtis has four children: Austin, 9; Sean, 6; Tyler, 5; and Hunter, 8 months. Continued...[/quote] [img]http://www2.tbo.com/exposure/ar/140/175/2010/06/29/56495_jeffrey-kocab.jpg[/img] [img]http://www2.tbo.com/exposure/ar/140/175/2010/06/29/56507_dave-curtis.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00128/08_tpCops063010_400_128602a.jpg[/img] [B]Source:[/B] [url]http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/article1105674.ece[/url] :smith:
Off topic, but I love how black mothers always give their children misspelled names on purpose (Cortnee).
[QUOTE=Doriol;22982995]Off topic, but I love how black mothers always give their children misspelled names on purpose (Cortnee).[/QUOTE] it's not a misspelling it's a variant of Courtney
[QUOTE=JDK721;22983040]it's not a misspelling it's a variant of Courtney[/QUOTE] And it's spelled incorrectly.
[QUOTE=Doriol;22983071]And it's spelled incorrectly.[/QUOTE] variant =/= misspelled
Posted twice in the other topic, but still, what a damn shame. [QUOTE]Curtis' family kept his body on life support so his organs could be donated, police said. [/QUOTE] That's really nice of them, especially after such a tragedy.
[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;22983120]Posted twice in the other topic, but still, what a damn shame.[/QUOTE] it deserves its own thread the female has been captured, but the male shooter hasn't yet. this happened about 25 miles from me :smith:
why :smith:
I was scared for a second. My brother is a police officer in orlando
[QUOTE=JDK721;22983096]variant =/= misspelled[/QUOTE] No, it's purposely misspelled to make it look like a variant in an attempt to be unique, but in the end it just looks fucking stupid and retarded.
why would you kill a cop thats like asking for the death penalty right there
[QUOTE=radioactive;22983397]No, it's purposely misspelled to make it look like a variant in an attempt to be unique, but in the end it just looks fucking stupid and retarded.[/QUOTE] [quote][B]The girl's name Cortnee \c(o)-rt-nee, cor-tnee\ is a variant of Courtney[/B] (Old French), and the meaning of Cortnee is "domain of Curtius".[/quote] [url]http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Cortnee[/url]
this isn't the first time cops have died
[QUOTE=MonkeyMan44;22983534]this isn't the first time cops have died[/QUOTE] where did anyone say that it is
[QUOTE=MonkeyMan44;22983534]this isn't the first time cops have died[/QUOTE] No but on the other hand we are seeing a rise in cop stories where they taze old people in their beds or shoot people for various unjust reasons. I'm not surprised that people are going to start doing this. That being said, yes it is sad but no sadder than when they unjustly take lives or use unnecessary force.
[QUOTE=Ori Child;22984277] That being said, yes it is sad but no sadder than when they unjustly take lives or use unnecessary force.[/QUOTE] You're really trying to justify the killing?
[QUOTE=Ori Child;22984277]No but on the other hand we are seeing a rise in cop stories where they taze old people in their beds or shoot people for various unjust reasons.[/QUOTE] it's not a rise people are just happening to post the incidents on FP [QUOTE=Ori Child;22984277]I'm not surprised that people are going to start doing this.[/QUOTE] lol are you implying there's a correlation? that's just stupid. this guy had a warrant out, and when they tried to cuff him he spun around and shot both of them in the head. he's a career criminal
[QUOTE=Ori Child;22984277]No but on the other hand we are seeing a rise in cop stories where they taze old people in their beds or shoot people for various unjust reasons. I'm not surprised that people are going to start doing this. That being said, yes it is sad but no sadder than when they unjustly take lives or use unnecessary force.[/QUOTE] All cops are bloodthirsty maniacs who only join because they want to ignore the speed limit and beat dark skinned people and deserve to be shot, right?
No, I was just trying to make a point. Just because they are police officers doesn't make the shooting any worse than it would have been if it were the other way around. and I know these are most likely completely different people from other cases of shootings. As i said yes it is sad, but in my eyes no different to what other police have done in the past, difference is they can cover it up to a certain degree [editline]08:23PM[/editline] [QUOTE=mastermaul;22984381]All cops are bloodthirsty maniacs who only join because they want to ignore the speed limit and beat dark skinned people and deserve to be shot, right?[/QUOTE] I think i might snip because i'm being misunderstood =/ This sort of thing never happens in the UK, and the image i've gotten from media doesn't particularly show americas police in the best light. Tv commentators especially are very bias (because it's their job) an example being, 'the officer bravely moves in to pit... blahblah' but if a criminal does it back its suddenly an aggressive ram. And i have no idea where you got the dark skinned part from [editline]08:26PM[/editline] [QUOTE=JDK721;22984370] are you implying there's a correlation? that's just stupid. this guy had a warrant out, and when they tried to cuff him he spun around and shot both of them in the head. he's a career criminal[/QUOTE] No, i was trying to say maybe it makes people a little more edgy... i would be if police had guns. I'm not saying that excuses the shooting them though.
[QUOTE=Doriol;22983071]And it's spelled incorrectly.[/QUOTE] you can't misspell a given name you fool [editline]01:29PM[/editline] you know what I mean - Bawb as a given name is no different than Bob
[QUOTE=JDK721;22983584]where did anyone say that it is[/QUOTE] why make a thread about it
[QUOTE=MonkeyMan44;22984754]why make a thread about it[/QUOTE] because it's news and this is the news section
[QUOTE=Ori Child;22984459] Tv commentators especially are very bias (because it's their job) an example being, 'the officer bravely moves in to pit... blahblah' but if a criminal does it back its suddenly an aggressive ram. [/QUOTE] Maybe because criminals are uhh...bad? Do you need a criminal to hold a gun to your head and steal your car and all your money out of your wallet to realize that criminals are bad and not cool people like they are in your video games? Cops are the ones who stop criminals from harming innocent people like you. Just because you read every once in a while about one dumb cop doing his job inappropriately it doesn't mean every police officer in the USA is out to harm the community. There's too many stupid anarchist kids on this forum whose only life experience probably comes from playing video games and think it all applies to the real world. I think it's time to take a break from this forum.
yes, because obviously i am a kid and all i do is play games because i formed an opinion that i have poorly expressed on an internet forum :downs: and no where did i say that every officer is like the dumb ones.
I don't see a reason why an officer doing his job should ever be killed for it.
God dammit. Even after death one of them continues to serve in the form of donating his organs. GOD DAMMIT.
My friend's dad got killed in a similar way. He was a cop on late-night duty, and he was on the highway, I think. It was going fine, but then he saw a lady in the middle of the road, and she looked hurt. He stopped his car and checked on her, but then she yelled out, "Now!" or something, and a guy jumped out with a gun and shot him to death. Twice in the back, once in the side. The worst thing is he was wearing a bullet proof vest, but the bullet managed to go under it. The guy and lady then stole his police car, and drove to a random family's house. They knocked a grandma over when she answered the door, and then tied the whole family to the wall, including a young boy. After that, they went to an old man's house and held him hostage, where the police finally managed to catch them. They are currently serving life in jail, but the lady actually tried to get off scot-free, and tried to blame the whole thing on the guy. She is thankfully rotting in prison too, though. My friend was only nine at the time, and his brother was seven. :smith:
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;22985185]I don't see a reason why an officer doing his job should ever be killed for it.[/QUOTE] I don't see why anyone doing any job should be killed. [editline]04:22PM[/editline] For doing it mind you.
Tampabay is a rough area, I use to live there, and only certain parts of it were nice.
[QUOTE=Ori Child;22984277]No but on the other hand we are seeing a rise in cop stories where they taze old people in their beds or shoot people for various unjust reasons. I'm not surprised that people are going to start doing this. That being said, yes it is sad but no sadder than when they unjustly take lives or use unnecessary force.[/QUOTE] Why are you here?
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