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08-19-2009, 01:45 AM
Deputies watched while gunman killed two on bridge
By Karl Fischer
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Posted: 08/18/2009 05:47:21 PM PDT
Updated: 08/18/2009 09:28:43 PM PDT
Two Marin County sheriff's deputies watched from 50 feet away while a man killed two people with a shotgun on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge last week.
The deputies, detectives returning from an unrelated investigation in San Pablo, stopped traffic and radioed for help, Richmond police said Tuesday.
But they made no move to stop the killer's rampage or to follow him or take his license plate number.
Their reactions that night left local law enforcement circles buzzing in the days following the Aug. 11 deaths of Deborah Ross, 51, and Ersie Everette, 58.
"I'm not in a position to know whether their actions might or might not have influenced the outcome. It's fair to say we're still putting the pieces together," said Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus. He acknowledged that he has heard from many residents and police officers, retired and active, on the subject.
The Marin County sheriff's deputies, whom police would not identify, saw the shooter as they approached the toll plaza, one in front of the other in unmarked cars. They wore street clothes but were armed and on the clock, returning from a follow-up investigation in San Pablo.
One saw the muzzle flash in the south parking lot, where police say Nathan Burris, 46, shot Everette. Moments later, Burris jogged out into traffic toward the toll booth.
The attack lasted less than half a minute. One of the deputies alerted her dispatch center in Marin County during the
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shooting, and the other used her car to block traffic so other drivers would not blunder into the gunman's sights, Richmond police said. They then checked on workers in the toll booths and the adjoining Caltrans building.
Meanwhile, the suspect, later identified as Burris, drove away.
A statewide manhunt ensued. California Highway Patrol officers in Placer County arrested Burris several hours later.
"That is Richmond PD's case, so you would need to speak to them about it," said Marin County sheriff's Sgt. Debra Barry, the department's spokeswoman.
Ross, a toll-taker at the bridge, borrowed Everette's pickup that day to get to work. Everette, a bus driver, stopped about 6 p.m. to pick it up. Ross was Burris' ex-girlfriend.
Prosecutors say Burris had slashed a tire on Everette's pickup, then watched through binoculars for him to arrive. While Everette waited for roadside service, Burris shot him, according to authorities.
"I'm guilty. I did it," Burris told a Contra Costa Superior Court judge during his arraignment last week. "All I need is the penalty phase. Kill me."
Burris, held in jail in Martinez, has declined interview requests, a Contra Costa sheriff's spokesman said. Last week he told police more than once that he would have shot officers, or anyone else, in his way. Witnesses reported him brandishing his weapon at any car that came near him on the bridge.
Soon after the arrest, Monday-morning quarterbacking began in and around Richmond. Some question the decisions of those out-of-town officers who did not directly intervene when lives were at stake.
Others bear no grudge — anyone would think twice about accosting an agitated man with a shotgun — but do wonder why the deputies did not follow when the gunman fled or do more to ensure the suspect's capture.
Others just feel sorry for their fellow officers, judged harshly by strangers and, possibly, by their own co-workers.
"I think it goes with the territory," Magnus said. "Most police officers understand that they will undergo a rigorous critique from the public. I think police officers also do a fair amount of critiquing of each other, for better or worse."
Cliffnotes:
-A week or two ago, some crazy guy armed with a shotgun blew his ex-gf's bf and her away in a toll booth (one of them worked as a toll collector)
-manhunt ensued and guy was caught
-new reports suggest that 2 deputies were at the scene less than 50ft away from the crime and just watched and called for help as it took place (even though they were armed, trained, and on the clock)
-the two deputies were female, which means /end for the victims
Call me a sexest pig if you must, but i just read this story and it just pissed me off.
if the deputies were male i would think they were cowards and didn't even attempt to do their job. but when i read they were "her" and "her" i was thinking, wtf. useless bitches in uniforms but lacking balls (literally and figuratively)
maybe i just feel this way because i've experience a similar situation. when i was younger i worked retail and identified some shoplifters to a female security guard. guys saw her and just ran, while she did shit for like half a minute and finally phoned for help and described the suspects they were long gone. i asked why didn't you chase after those guys and she replied "you need to be there if we catch them." so i was like wtf, so i followed chase while she just stood there. of course those punks got away.
for some reason, female authority figures always seem to be *snip* too. there's this cop in my city i saw once and she was like some 5' skinny ass *snip*. i was like, wtf, are criminals and felons suppose to take her seriously? i could pull a chris brown on that *snip* cop and she couldn't do shit back to me. what's she going to do? phone for help? she would be dead already.
all of them are useless bitches collecting a paycheck. just because you look like a man, doesn't mean that you are a man. shit!
there should be a minimum requirement to be a security guard, police officer, body guard, bouncer, etc. if you are a female and that should be: you need to have a sack of balls between your legs or at least look and fight like gina carano.
PS. Sorry if i offended anyone who knows/has relations with a female authority figure of the law. i'm just ranting because i'm pissed there were cops at this crime and they didn't do shit.
By Karl Fischer
[email protected]
Posted: 08/18/2009 05:47:21 PM PDT
Updated: 08/18/2009 09:28:43 PM PDT
Two Marin County sheriff's deputies watched from 50 feet away while a man killed two people with a shotgun on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge last week.
The deputies, detectives returning from an unrelated investigation in San Pablo, stopped traffic and radioed for help, Richmond police said Tuesday.
But they made no move to stop the killer's rampage or to follow him or take his license plate number.
Their reactions that night left local law enforcement circles buzzing in the days following the Aug. 11 deaths of Deborah Ross, 51, and Ersie Everette, 58.
"I'm not in a position to know whether their actions might or might not have influenced the outcome. It's fair to say we're still putting the pieces together," said Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus. He acknowledged that he has heard from many residents and police officers, retired and active, on the subject.
The Marin County sheriff's deputies, whom police would not identify, saw the shooter as they approached the toll plaza, one in front of the other in unmarked cars. They wore street clothes but were armed and on the clock, returning from a follow-up investigation in San Pablo.
One saw the muzzle flash in the south parking lot, where police say Nathan Burris, 46, shot Everette. Moments later, Burris jogged out into traffic toward the toll booth.
The attack lasted less than half a minute. One of the deputies alerted her dispatch center in Marin County during the
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shooting, and the other used her car to block traffic so other drivers would not blunder into the gunman's sights, Richmond police said. They then checked on workers in the toll booths and the adjoining Caltrans building.
Meanwhile, the suspect, later identified as Burris, drove away.
A statewide manhunt ensued. California Highway Patrol officers in Placer County arrested Burris several hours later.
"That is Richmond PD's case, so you would need to speak to them about it," said Marin County sheriff's Sgt. Debra Barry, the department's spokeswoman.
Ross, a toll-taker at the bridge, borrowed Everette's pickup that day to get to work. Everette, a bus driver, stopped about 6 p.m. to pick it up. Ross was Burris' ex-girlfriend.
Prosecutors say Burris had slashed a tire on Everette's pickup, then watched through binoculars for him to arrive. While Everette waited for roadside service, Burris shot him, according to authorities.
"I'm guilty. I did it," Burris told a Contra Costa Superior Court judge during his arraignment last week. "All I need is the penalty phase. Kill me."
Burris, held in jail in Martinez, has declined interview requests, a Contra Costa sheriff's spokesman said. Last week he told police more than once that he would have shot officers, or anyone else, in his way. Witnesses reported him brandishing his weapon at any car that came near him on the bridge.
Soon after the arrest, Monday-morning quarterbacking began in and around Richmond. Some question the decisions of those out-of-town officers who did not directly intervene when lives were at stake.
Others bear no grudge — anyone would think twice about accosting an agitated man with a shotgun — but do wonder why the deputies did not follow when the gunman fled or do more to ensure the suspect's capture.
Others just feel sorry for their fellow officers, judged harshly by strangers and, possibly, by their own co-workers.
"I think it goes with the territory," Magnus said. "Most police officers understand that they will undergo a rigorous critique from the public. I think police officers also do a fair amount of critiquing of each other, for better or worse."
Cliffnotes:
-A week or two ago, some crazy guy armed with a shotgun blew his ex-gf's bf and her away in a toll booth (one of them worked as a toll collector)
-manhunt ensued and guy was caught
-new reports suggest that 2 deputies were at the scene less than 50ft away from the crime and just watched and called for help as it took place (even though they were armed, trained, and on the clock)
-the two deputies were female, which means /end for the victims
Call me a sexest pig if you must, but i just read this story and it just pissed me off.
if the deputies were male i would think they were cowards and didn't even attempt to do their job. but when i read they were "her" and "her" i was thinking, wtf. useless bitches in uniforms but lacking balls (literally and figuratively)
maybe i just feel this way because i've experience a similar situation. when i was younger i worked retail and identified some shoplifters to a female security guard. guys saw her and just ran, while she did shit for like half a minute and finally phoned for help and described the suspects they were long gone. i asked why didn't you chase after those guys and she replied "you need to be there if we catch them." so i was like wtf, so i followed chase while she just stood there. of course those punks got away.
for some reason, female authority figures always seem to be *snip* too. there's this cop in my city i saw once and she was like some 5' skinny ass *snip*. i was like, wtf, are criminals and felons suppose to take her seriously? i could pull a chris brown on that *snip* cop and she couldn't do shit back to me. what's she going to do? phone for help? she would be dead already.
all of them are useless bitches collecting a paycheck. just because you look like a man, doesn't mean that you are a man. shit!
there should be a minimum requirement to be a security guard, police officer, body guard, bouncer, etc. if you are a female and that should be: you need to have a sack of balls between your legs or at least look and fight like gina carano.
PS. Sorry if i offended anyone who knows/has relations with a female authority figure of the law. i'm just ranting because i'm pissed there were cops at this crime and they didn't do shit.