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Man Suspected of Stalking Ex Shot Dead After Overpowering Officer, Stealing Gun and Shooting 3 Cops

Dec. 28, 2012 8:38pm Jason Howerton

(AP) — A man who had been arrested for allegedly stalking an ex-girlfriend overpowered an officer inside a police station, grabbed her gun and shot her and two other officers before being killed by police early Friday, authorities said.

All three wounded officers were expected to recover.

Eddie Jones III, 39, of Willingboro, overpowered Officer Ruth Burns inside the station in Gloucester Township, a Philadelphia suburb, police said. He fired at her and two officers who had been in a nearby room and came rushing to aid their colleague. The two officers fired on Jones, killing him.

“This morning, the reality of a cruel world fell upon our doorstep,” said Mayor David Mayer. “We thank God our officers are expected to fully recover.”

Sgt. James Garber was shot multiple times and underwent emergency surgery for a gunshot wound to the abdomen; his life was saved by a bulletproof vest. He also suffered a graze wound to the head.

Sgt. Kevin Thine suffered a laceration to his abdomen and a graze wound to the chin. Burns was shot in the foot.

Jones, a civilian employee of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, had been arrested for stalking the home of a former girlfriend after a caller told police they saw a suspicious man lurking at about 1 a.m.

He was brought back to police headquarters and when his handcuffs were removed for a brief period during processing, he lunged at Burns, knocking her down and taking her weapon, police Chief Harry Earle said.

The suspect “unleashed a barrage of gunfire” at the officers, Earle said. Jones was struck multiple times by return fire and was pronounced dead at the scene, the chief said.

The shooting will be reviewed by the state attorney general, as is customary with all shootings involving police officers. But Camden County Prosecutor Warren Faulk said initial evidence shows that the officers responded to gunfire that was initiated by the suspect, and returned fire to save their lives and those of other officers in the building.

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Chancellor
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:17am
Dammn good thing there wasn’t any Gun control in that police station…….Or we would have 9 dead cops.

Let a woman cop escort a large male stalker by herself……You know some of us in the world use that badge as a target.

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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 8:23am
  Somebody didn’t follow protocol.
  Why would there be an uncuffed prisoner with an officer that was in possession of their weapon
  
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- guz75
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 8:43am
  @Chancellor
  ‘Dammn good thing there wasn’t any Gun control in that police station…….Or we would have 9 dead cops.’
  
  Seriously? and where exactly would this guy have got the gun from????
  
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- m224224
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:07am
  Chancellor, first of all, what do you mean by “some of us use that badge as a target”? Are you claiming that you target cops? Now you have the possible attention of the police for that comment. Second of all, regarding your first comment of gun control in the police station: if there was gun control the cop wouldn’t have had one either, and the shooting wouldn’t have happened in this case. I am not advocating gun control or disarming the police, I am just showing that this poster is potentially not thinking properly.
  
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- Wyerd_001
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 10:11am
  GUZ75, did you read the story? He would have got the the gun from this police officer!
  
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- guz75
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:01pm
  @WYERD_001
  Oh my God it’s like dealing with children. here’s the comment again ‘Dammn good thing there wasn’t any Gun control in that police station…….Or we would have 9 dead cops.’
  
  If all the cops are dead, then presumably – in this alternate universe – the cops don’t have guns either, so the question still stands ‘…….where exactly would this guy have got the gun from????’
  
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- COFemale
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:36pm
  guz75 before you jump down the throats of people responding to your statement. Remember you know what you meant, but your statement did not equate to what you meant. We are not mind readers and could not possibly know what you meant.
  
  So you think cops should not have guns in the police station, thus the guy would never have been able to acquire the gun from the officer he knocked down and shoot the three officers. True. However, if our police should not be armed then you must at all cost eliminate guns from criminals first. Until that happens, police must remain armed. I also agree she should not have been left alone with a stalker. They are unstable people to begin with. Any man who thinks he “owns” a female is not in his right minds and should be assumed dangerous. He should have been handcuffed to a desk or other sturdy object and fingerprints taken on the other hand, then reverse the process.
  
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- COFemale
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:41pm
  Apparently, yougottabekidding you watch to much TV. They don’t wear suits and have their gun strapped under there coats like detectives on TV shows.
  
  Arresting officers usually are gun carrying officers and most have their guns strapped to their belts with the gun strap securing it in the holster. Remember, she was pushed down, thus the holster was not protected plus he was a corrections officer who knows how to use a gun.
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 3:48pm
  COFemale
  
  Wow I’m so glad you correct and explain every thing to me. I did not realize LEO carries his weapon on his belt. Who even said anything about carry position?
  You apparently have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Common sense rules
  If the prisoner was being moved he should have been cuffed behind or shackled.
  The officer should NOT have been in possession of her firearm with an unsecured prisoner.
  He should have been on her weak side so the weapon would be available with strong hand, and the weapon in most cases would have been covered by her body if she went to the ground making it less likely to get in his possession.
  But thank you for your insight!
  
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- guz75
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 5:21pm
  @COFEMALE
  Didn’t say anything about my opinion on whether cops should be armed or not, I was clearly responding to the nonsensical original comment. It’s a sad indicator of IQ levels if I need to spell it out!?!
  
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- pitboss711
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 6:23pm
  We obviously need to take those bad guns away from the POE-leece now.
  
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- KangarooJack
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:08pm
  GUZ-one day. I hope it never comes for you, but ONE DAY, YOU just MIGHT be glad that an officer had protection for YOU. Just a thought.
  
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kenboo1
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 11:26pm
Australia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyS3CEIbpJo

Ice T : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GwIbyp4xBU

Damn – the rapper is smarter than the Australians…

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- bigdaddyt46
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 2:11am
  and Ted Nugent is smarter the all of them combined,
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzJbpA8_wl4
  
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700P
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 11:17pm
Senator Feinstein immediately rushed to the nearest TV news camera to declare she would submit legislation on the first day of Congress to limit police officers to 6-shot revolvers, specifically percussion (or possibly even flintlock revolvers as the gender-neutral “founders” intended) to prevent this from EVER happening again.

The parallel here is much like the mental health system is largely to blame for the tragedy in CT, liberal efforts to make the police social workers instead of cops is also to blame here.

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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:40am
  Armed teachers in every police station!
  
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- 700P
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:22am
  I say let the kids all carry bows..most of them have seen The Hunger Games (which I’m told is free from any Darwinian Moral Relevantism) a would probably prefer a shot at defending themselves instead of cowering like Bob Costas
  
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- Redhawke
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:44am
  Armed teachers may be better skilled.
  
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- dublinthewagons
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 4:55pm
  The reason liberal polititians want gun control. Because they deserve to be shot to death.
  I’m fo hanging in public myself. Get to listen to the worms yell and scream for mercy.
  
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clinker
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:17pm
Ban cops from having guns!

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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:41am
  makes sense… because you know your argument for the past few weeks has totally been shot to S*** with this story! I mean what place is better armed than a police station? and still does’t help!
  
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- 700P
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:34am
  Dude listen to yourself. You think once America is disarmed no one will think to take a gun away from a cop? You can choose to be a victim but I don’t. Your alternative is to try and get some kissy-face time in with Bob Costas before the psychotropically addled lunatic figures out which row of movie theater seats you two are hiding behind.
  
  Troll Be Gone
  
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- RSHLUVER
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:48pm
  Ditto. I was going to say that too. :)
  
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brigott
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:17pm
I understood that everyone would be safe from gun violence if the only people who had guns were police officers.

Huh. Who woulda thunk?

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OperationNorthwoods
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:14pm
Weapons in the hands of cops are much too dangerous. The police should be disarmed while on the job.

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Diane TX
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:14pm
This guy is brilliant isn’t he? He starts shooting in a place that is filled with Officers with guns.

Unofficial cause of death: Extreme stupidity!

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- SaturdaysWarrior76
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 6:03am
  or “suicide by cop” which is something many people do. They want the police to kill them so they don’t have to kill themselves.
  
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- SaturdaysWarrior76
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 6:04am
  suicide by cop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_by_cop
  
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- jungle J
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:32am
  you don’t get it do you…the mentally ill have us surrounded…it is not about brilliant…look around you half the people you see daily are unstable to some degree or another….
  
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Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:04pm
Are you sure Eddie Jones III shot the officers? After what those “Hero” cops did at the Empire State Building…….

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Chris.underhill
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:03pm
apparently you all missed the head line..
Suspected of Stalking Ex , so now we shoot people for being under the suspicion of doing a crime..
Interesting that they say he all of a sudden pulled a gun out and started firing.. i wonder how did he get a gun in after being arrested and hand cuffed and searched before being brought to the police station.. weird.. i guess we will never know…

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- brigott
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:20pm
  I sincerely hope that the story posted above was changed AFTER you posted your comment. Either that or you didn’t read the article past the headline. Or you are an imbecile. Or all of the above.
  
  No, police don’t shoot someone for allegedly stalking an ex-girlfriend.
  
  But they certainly are right to shoot a criminal like this who steals one of their guns and starts shooting them.
  
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- Dismayed Veteran
  Posted on December 31, 2012 at 1:28pm
  Chirs
  
  Read the story. Often times the headline doesn’t fully tell the story.
  
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oldduffer
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:41pm
Once again affirmative action rears its’ ugly head. Schools, law enforcement etc. Federal and state on down SEIU, Police, Fire, Fed. unions. Having their glory days at our expense.

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hannah
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:41pm
I bet that happened because of the media saying, shooters never go to police stations to kill because the police have guns. Well there you go folks, the nuts roam among us and it seems the media reports just stirs them up faster. I’m not saying not to report stuff, I saying the nuts take everything said one step over the line.

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- chips1
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:52pm
  He didn’t go to the police station. He was taken there. The last place he wanted to go to was an armed police station. Don’t spin so fast.
  
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mrunner
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:37pm
Bah bye bad guy.

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Cuthalu
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:34pm
So, now police stations should be next in line in being “Gun Free Zones” also? Make it happen.

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- chips1
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:43pm
  That’s exactly what happens in Afghanastan when Leon Pinetta shows up. If this was a school, all of them would have been killed. Home school your kids until they have protection.
  
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Tri-ox
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:31pm
Obviously, it’s time to BAN ex-boyfreinds. Paging Dianne Feinstein …. please come to the RED commie-phone …

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- Tri-ox
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:51pm
  ‘ex-boyfriends’
  
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Realman30
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:30pm
Female officers should interact only with female subjects PC, and the fact she couldn’t physically handle a male, almost cost her and her colleagues their life.

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- chips1
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:49pm
  Don’t stand too close to me. Your about to get clobbered. That wasn’t PC.
  
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- TheBurningTruth
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:56pm
  The truth is rarely PC.
  
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beverlee
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:24pm
Quick question. Is all of New Jersey merely a suburb of either New York City or Philadelphia? This took place in New Jersey. I guess the thought in the media today is REpeat not REsearch.

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- SICKOFITTELLTHETRUTH
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:25pm
  THANK YOU, Beverlee. Gloucester Twp is a South Jersey Community, NOT a Suburb of Philadelphia.The Officer was a rookie that should have placed her weapon into a lockbox before going into processing. There were other officers around them. everything happened quickly. The suspect had to be a little disturbed, to be a staker. thank GOD the Officers will all recover.A yes I Live About four or five miles from the station.
  
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AmericanStrega
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:09pm
Is it because of the CT shooting we’re now being inundated with gun related crimes. Is the media (including FoxNews and The Blaze, plus the a.b.c.’s) in cohoots with the federal government to push the second amendment out and disarm the law abiding American Citizen? Is this a concerted effort? I don’t usually fall for the tin-foil hat conspiracy theories, but things lately have really made me think maybe there is some truth to conspiracy by the government and the media to disarm and discredit the American gun owner. If it is true, we are in for one heck of a long haul of ugliness.

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- Keatonc33
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:45am
  what.. there are stories like this every day! they were reported on EVERYDAY! just no one payed attention until Sandy Hook… stop the conspiracy theories and go to the archives.
  
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bikerdogred1
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:05pm
They want to take guns away and have the police protect us,they can’t protect themselves never mind us,what doesn’t Sen.Freakstein,understand why people don’t want give their guns up.

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Hawk69
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:02pm
How many could he have killed in a gun free zone?

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Bodacious_Boedi
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:01pm
No….not guns…..ANYTHING but guns you crazy bastards!!

If I had a healthy conspiratorial element in my head, I’d say this is being orchestrated.

I have the same problem with women cops I do with women combat troops.

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- Shamrock241
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:25pm
  Agreed serveral people could have been kiied today because this woman was over powered and lost control of her weapon. Obviously not all men are of the same strength so while it could have happen to another male officer, the chances are much higher with a female officer, not worth the risk for all involved.
  
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- neverending
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:38pm
  Agree 100% – have the same problem!
  
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Uechi
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:57pm
Time for some training policia. Another reason why women cops are questionable, In any event, either she was lax or badly trained just plain incompetent.

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progressiveslayer
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:55pm
A woman cop is disarmed? This is an outrageous story,I call for an immediate ban of female cops. Since government has all the answers they should be able to guarantee that no cop is ever disarmed.What is going on here folks?

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- chips1
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:03pm
  You make #4 that said that. You guys are in BIG trouble. I spent 36 years doing enforcement and avoided female partners. The stats were twisted in order to make females the next best thing to sliced bread. It cost a homeless man his life with 6 rounds from 5 feet away. Coverup? You betcha!!!
  
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502_eagle
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:49pm
Stole the gun from the cops. Wonder what Feinstein thinks about that.

Least we don’t have to worry about him being a repeat offfender.

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- TSUNAMI_22
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:00pm
  Wouldn’t it be a crying shame if someone stole Feinstein’s concealed carry weapon while congress was in session and…….oops………I better shut my mouth.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:12pm
  Is that you Newt?
  
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Metallicat
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:43pm
Proof that even the police cant protect themselves or us from criminals intent on violence.

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- SandboxSoldier
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:53pm
  I read elsewhere that a(n) officer was killed, this story says different. I’ve read on other sites, that two Officers died…
  
  Regardless, once again it shows that law abiding citizens with gun rights dont do things the media says we do.
  
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- qpwillie
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:00pm
  @SandboxSoldier
  This video was from their local news. It’s probably accurate. I don’t know what other sources you saw but the leftists would be apt to report deaths that didn’t happen in order to stir people up about banning guns.
  
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:42pm
That’s it….ban cops from carrying guns. I’m convinced

/sarc

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- falcora
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:47pm
  Unfortunately that argument will undoubtedly be made in seriousness by someone on the left.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:15pm
  Wrong Falcora. That argument will be made by me, someone on the Right. If the police chiefs of several States are going to use, as an excuse to disarm us, the fact that firearms can fall into criminal hands, they need look no further than the Camden police station to see that they, too, are subject to the same.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:19pm
  TSUNAMI_22
  How did you get that name? I thought you were from France!!!
  
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- TSUNAMI_22
  Posted on December 29, 2012 at 2:46am
  France? Oui oui poo poo.
  
  Hell to the no.
  
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