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Gun silencers are dangerous devices with one purpose and one purpose only – to muffle the sound of gunfire from unsuspecting victims, the sound of gunshots is what signals you to run, hide, take cover, call the police and help others save themselves; however, this is nearly impossible when a gun silencer is used. – Bob Menendez	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I am beyond sickened. I refuse to accept this emergency situation as normal, people have the right to travel between work and home, and around town, without the fear of being shot, and possibly killed, by reckless, indiscriminate gunfire. – Jim Kenney	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
This is our eighth officer shot in the line of duty, trying to do the job, that's all they're trying to do, and they're, they're suffering under gunfire. – Chief Hayden	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined the ceremony to honor Underwood and to deliver an American flag to his family. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an officer of the California Highway Patrol who presented the family with a California flag. In a separate video tribute, Wolf condemned the senseless cowardly violence that took Underwoods life. Officer Underwood gave his life protecting us and we owe him and his family and colleagues a debt of gratitude we will never be able to fully repay, said Wolf. George Phillips, childhood friend of slain Federal Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood, speaks during a memorial service for Underwood on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Pinole, Calif. Underwood was fatally shot as he was guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., amid protests on May 29. (Associated Press) Underwood died from gunshot wounds in a drive-by shooting the night of May 29 as a protest in downtown Oakland that began peacefully sank into chaos. Underwood and a colleague were working that night as contract security officers for the Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Protective Service. Federal authorities say the shooter used the protest as cover for the crime. Authorities say that Underwood was targeted because he wore a uniform. Last week, the FBI announced murder charges against Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Carrillo. Authorities say Carrillo used the same homemade AR-15-style rifle eight days later to kill a Santa Cruz deputy in a hail of gunfire that wounded four other officers. Carrillo faces separate state charges for the June 6 fatal shooting of Santa Cruz County sheriffs Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Authorities allege that Carrillo, 32, had ties to the far-right, anti-government boogaloo movement and had hatched a plan to target federal law enforcement officials during the Oakland protest. Colleagues described Underwood as hard-working, highly respected and conscientious. Friends and family talked of his hearty laugh, his personal style he was a sharp dresser and his giving heart. When he stopped playing baseball as an adult, he donated to local youth organizations, so he could help kids find joy in the sport he loved. Underwood was the kind of guy you went to for advice, his older sister said. Hed always say, Angie, believe in yourself. Work hard, and ask for what you want, which is exactly what our mom and dad would have said. – Angela Underwood Jacobs	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
When the police arrived, Anthony Prate was taken into custody and is currently being held in CookCounty Jail without bond. Daniels grisly death has put the spotlight back on the bizarre events leading up to the death of Anthony Prate first wife, Bridget Prate, who died in 2011. CHICAGO TODDLER UNHURT AS FATHER AND ANOTHER MAN DIE IN GUNFIRE EXCHANGE In that incident, Anthony Prate claimed Anthony Prate overheard Anthony Prate wife talking to another man and said they were plotting to kill Anthony Prate. Anthony Prate dialed 911 and demanded that both Anthony Prate wife of nearly 20 years and the man she was talking to be arrested. When authorities arrived, Bridget Prate told them it had all been a big misunderstanding and the officers left. Anthony Prate was charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 23 death of Anthony Prate girlfriend Malgorzata Daniel, a 48-year-old nurse who authorities said was stabbed 30 times in her home. ( Cook County Jail) Less than a week later, she was dead. Police found Bridgets crumpled body under the dashboard of a car that crashed while Prate was driving. Anthony Prate told the police that Anthony Prate wife had unbuckled Bridget Prate seat belt to look for Bridget Prate purse and a water bottle just seconds before Anthony Prate lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the center line, and hit an oncoming car and a tree before coming to a stop. When paramedics arrived, three bystanders had surrounded the car while Anthony Prate attempted to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Anthony Prate wife. Bridget Prate didnt have a pulse and Bridget Prate wasnt breathing. One of the bystanders said Anthony Prate, who had suffered only minor injuries, looked frantic and shocked. – Chicago Tribune	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I mainly texted my loved ones, and a couple of minutes after that I just heard rapid gunfire. – Zand Bakhtiari	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The noise was just unbelievable. One of the things that I remember afterwards more than anything else was the noise, if you go to the cinema and you hear a lot of noise and gunfire and so on, it doesn't really register. But if you are actually there the whole air is vibrating all the time. – Richard Llewellyn	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
At about 9.45 p.m., we went to take the elevator down, but hotel security stopped us saying there was a gang war on the ground floor. We were all quite anxious about what was going on but soon found out through the TV that it was a terror attack, a few people were calm, some had fainted or were in a state of shock under the tables. The bomb blast, the sound of gunfire and the fire engulfing the area was so shocking. All of us were in a different states of mind. I was extremely worried about my mother, my two daughters and my wife, they were all crying. – Managing Director of Pegasus Shipping	Found on CNN 5 years ago
All of a sudden, my brother goes to me,' You hear that gunfire ?' I go,' It sounds like fireworks.' He said,' No, that's gunfire.' Next thing you know, we turn around and everybody's running down the street. All hell broke loose. – Angelo Nicolo of Trenton	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Once on the scene, they made contact with the suspect and exchanged gunfire almost immediately. – Indiana State Police	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If you hear repeated loud banging, treat it as if it’s gunfire. – Peter Blair	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
We burned the police station and captured cars. Now, today, there are sporadic exchanges of gunfire between us and the police in the outskirts of the town but we still control the town. – Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
There was a short exchange of words, then gunfire happened. – Nick Mahoney	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Help. I need help. My son is in the house, and he’s crazy. He has a gun. He’s ready to shoot all the police, Serrano told the Los Angeles Times. She'd gone back inside her home before officers arrived, Serrano said, and a few minutes after they got there she heard gunfire, starting with a loud — I mean really loud — ‘bang!’. – Frances Serrano	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
We cornered one suspect and we tried to negotiate for several hours - negotiations broke down, we had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, we saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was. – Chief David Brown	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
No one’s not going to do their job, no one’s not going to a call of shots fired. We go towards the gunfire, we will continue to do that, it’s the above and beyond type of activity that officers were engaged in that we may not see at that same level ever again. – Dean Angelo	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
He was wearing all black. His face was not masked ... We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting, he turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ... We heard some more gunfire and then another explosion, and then it was over. – Paul Roos	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting, he turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ... We heard some more gunfire and then another explosion, and then it was over. – Paul Roos	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
They told him, ‘Put your weapon down! Put your weapon down!’ He didn’t, so they engaged in gunfire. They got him. They shot him dead. – Patience Carter	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We just kept hearing gunfire over and over and over again, and it just kept getting louder, closer, and I actually could start to smell what I guess was gunpowder. – Angel Santiago	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Three men armed with pistols killed (her)... We heard gunfire and we rushed to the scene, the gunmen had already escaped, she was rushed to hospital but she died on the way. They killed her near a college campus where she studied. We believe al Shabaab is behind her killing. – Nur Ali	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Loud bursts of gunfire erupted, there was heavy volume of fire. We ran to a church compound and the police surrounded us. – Norma Capuyan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The mosque was not attacked but it was an accident. We have not seen mosques being attacked. If it was deliberate, all could be killed easily. There was no gunfire. – Ahmed Nur	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The volume of gunfire was unbelievable, i kind of knew there was no way he could hold them all off. – Officer Mike	Found on CNN 8 years ago

Gun silencers are dangerous devices with one purpose and one purpose only – to muffle the sound of gunfire from unsuspecting victims, the sound of gunshots is what signals you to run, hide, take cover, call the police and help others save themselves; however, this is nearly impossible when a gun silencer is used.

– Bob Menendez

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I am beyond sickened. I refuse to accept this emergency situation as normal, people have the right to travel between work and home, and around town, without the fear of being shot, and possibly killed, by reckless, indiscriminate gunfire.

– Jim Kenney

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

This is our eighth officer shot in the line of duty, trying to do the job, that's all they're trying to do, and they're, they're suffering under gunfire.

– Chief Hayden

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined the ceremony to honor Underwood and to deliver an American flag to his family. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an officer of the California Highway Patrol who presented the family with a California flag. In a separate video tribute, Wolf condemned the senseless cowardly violence that took Underwoods life. Officer Underwood gave his life protecting us and we owe him and his family and colleagues a debt of gratitude we will never be able to fully repay, said Wolf. George Phillips, childhood friend of slain Federal Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood, speaks during a memorial service for Underwood on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Pinole, Calif. Underwood was fatally shot as he was guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., amid protests on May 29. (Associated Press) Underwood died from gunshot wounds in a drive-by shooting the night of May 29 as a protest in downtown Oakland that began peacefully sank into chaos. Underwood and a colleague were working that night as contract security officers for the Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Protective Service. Federal authorities say the shooter used the protest as cover for the crime. Authorities say that Underwood was targeted because he wore a uniform. Last week, the FBI announced murder charges against Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Carrillo. Authorities say Carrillo used the same homemade AR-15-style rifle eight days later to kill a Santa Cruz deputy in a hail of gunfire that wounded four other officers. Carrillo faces separate state charges for the June 6 fatal shooting of Santa Cruz County sheriffs Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Authorities allege that Carrillo, 32, had ties to the far-right, anti-government boogaloo movement and had hatched a plan to target federal law enforcement officials during the Oakland protest. Colleagues described Underwood as hard-working, highly respected and conscientious. Friends and family talked of his hearty laugh, his personal style he was a sharp dresser and his giving heart. When he stopped playing baseball as an adult, he donated to local youth organizations, so he could help kids find joy in the sport he loved. Underwood was the kind of guy you went to for advice, his older sister said. Hed always say, Angie, believe in yourself. Work hard, and ask for what you want, which is exactly what our mom and dad would have said.

– Angela Underwood Jacobs

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

When the police arrived, Anthony Prate was taken into custody and is currently being held in CookCounty Jail without bond. Daniels grisly death has put the spotlight back on the bizarre events leading up to the death of Anthony Prate first wife, Bridget Prate, who died in 2011. CHICAGO TODDLER UNHURT AS FATHER AND ANOTHER MAN DIE IN GUNFIRE EXCHANGE In that incident, Anthony Prate claimed Anthony Prate overheard Anthony Prate wife talking to another man and said they were plotting to kill Anthony Prate. Anthony Prate dialed 911 and demanded that both Anthony Prate wife of nearly 20 years and the man she was talking to be arrested. When authorities arrived, Bridget Prate told them it had all been a big misunderstanding and the officers left. Anthony Prate was charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 23 death of Anthony Prate girlfriend Malgorzata Daniel, a 48-year-old nurse who authorities said was stabbed 30 times in her home. ( Cook County Jail) Less than a week later, she was dead. Police found Bridgets crumpled body under the dashboard of a car that crashed while Prate was driving. Anthony Prate told the police that Anthony Prate wife had unbuckled Bridget Prate seat belt to look for Bridget Prate purse and a water bottle just seconds before Anthony Prate lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the center line, and hit an oncoming car and a tree before coming to a stop. When paramedics arrived, three bystanders had surrounded the car while Anthony Prate attempted to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Anthony Prate wife. Bridget Prate didnt have a pulse and Bridget Prate wasnt breathing. One of the bystanders said Anthony Prate, who had suffered only minor injuries, looked frantic and shocked.

– Chicago Tribune

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

I mainly texted my loved ones, and a couple of minutes after that I just heard rapid gunfire.

– Zand Bakhtiari

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The noise was just unbelievable. One of the things that I remember afterwards more than anything else was the noise, if you go to the cinema and you hear a lot of noise and gunfire and so on, it doesn't really register. But if you are actually there the whole air is vibrating all the time.

– Richard Llewellyn

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

At about 9.45 p.m., we went to take the elevator down, but hotel security stopped us saying there was a gang war on the ground floor. We were all quite anxious about what was going on but soon found out through the TV that it was a terror attack, a few people were calm, some had fainted or were in a state of shock under the tables. The bomb blast, the sound of gunfire and the fire engulfing the area was so shocking. All of us were in a different states of mind. I was extremely worried about my mother, my two daughters and my wife, they were all crying.

– Managing Director of Pegasus Shipping

Found on CNN
5 years ago

All of a sudden, my brother goes to me,' You hear that gunfire ?' I go,' It sounds like fireworks.' He said,' No, that's gunfire.' Next thing you know, we turn around and everybody's running down the street. All hell broke loose.

– Angelo Nicolo of Trenton

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Once on the scene, they made contact with the suspect and exchanged gunfire almost immediately.

– Indiana State Police

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

If you hear repeated loud banging, treat it as if it’s gunfire.

– Peter Blair

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We burned the police station and captured cars. Now, today, there are sporadic exchanges of gunfire between us and the police in the outskirts of the town but we still control the town.

– Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

There was a short exchange of words, then gunfire happened.

– Nick Mahoney

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Help. I need help. My son is in the house, and he’s crazy. He has a gun. He’s ready to shoot all the police, Serrano told the Los Angeles Times. She'd gone back inside her home before officers arrived, Serrano said, and a few minutes after they got there she heard gunfire, starting with a loud — I mean really loud — ‘bang!’.

– Frances Serrano

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We cornered one suspect and we tried to negotiate for several hours - negotiations broke down, we had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, we saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was.

– Chief David Brown

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

No one’s not going to do their job, no one’s not going to a call of shots fired. We go towards the gunfire, we will continue to do that, it’s the above and beyond type of activity that officers were engaged in that we may not see at that same level ever again.

– Dean Angelo

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

He was wearing all black. His face was not masked ... We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting, he turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ... We heard some more gunfire and then another explosion, and then it was over.

– Paul Roos

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting, he turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ... We heard some more gunfire and then another explosion, and then it was over.

– Paul Roos

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

They told him, ‘Put your weapon down! Put your weapon down!’ He didn’t, so they engaged in gunfire. They got him. They shot him dead.

– Patience Carter

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We just kept hearing gunfire over and over and over again, and it just kept getting louder, closer, and I actually could start to smell what I guess was gunpowder.

– Angel Santiago

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Three men armed with pistols killed (her)... We heard gunfire and we rushed to the scene, the gunmen had already escaped, she was rushed to hospital but she died on the way. They killed her near a college campus where she studied. We believe al Shabaab is behind her killing.

– Nur Ali

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Loud bursts of gunfire erupted, there was heavy volume of fire. We ran to a church compound and the police surrounded us.

– Norma Capuyan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The mosque was not attacked but it was an accident. We have not seen mosques being attacked. If it was deliberate, all could be killed easily. There was no gunfire.

– Ahmed Nur

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The volume of gunfire was unbelievable, i kind of knew there was no way he could hold them all off.

– Officer Mike

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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