If you haven't heard about it yet, a 20 year veteran officer of Piscataway, New Jersey apparently barricaded himself in his home, and fired shots. This lead to a 10 hour standoff with police from the town. Neighbors thought they were firecrackers, until they saw police outside with rifles drawn.
One resident says she isn't surprised by this, and says it isn't the first time a Piscataway officer did something radical like this. The officers name was Detective Sgt. David L. Powell. Unfortunately he did die at the scene, it is unknown whether he shot himself, or was shot by responding officers. Nobody knows what caused him to do this, but he was facing a lot of problems, including a divorce.
source: http://www.officer.com/
This is really a sad story. In a way I hope he took his own life instead of having to be shot by his fellow officers. What a horrible thing for them to live with. Stress can do crazy things to people.
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for the guy, and I agree, i do hope it was him that took his own life and not a fellow officer
ReplyDeleteI feel the public does not realize what officers sacrifice when they take this job. Family life is deprived. Your body is put through the wash by working rotating shifts. Officers are criticized for there performance of their job. No wonder divorce rate for police officers is 50% higher than the general public. There few outlets for an officer to turn to to seek help. This is just a tragic incident.
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