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Police Shoot Domestic Abuse Suspect During San Diego Screening of ‘Les Miserables’

Jan. 12, 2013 9:55pm Erica Ritz

Police investigate a shooting at the Reading Cinemas in San Diego on Saturday evening, Jan. 12, 2013. Police shot and critically wounded a man suspected of chasing his girlfriend with a handgun after they found him hiding inside the movie theater. (Photo: AP)

(TheBlaze/AP) — Police shot and critically wounded a man suspected of chasing his girlfriend with a handgun after they found him hiding inside a movie theater.

Officers went to an outdoor shopping center in northern San Diego on Saturday afternoon in response to a domestic violence call, Officer David Stafford said. He said the shooting occurred inside the Reading Cinemas theater about 3:50 p.m.

No other details were immediately released.

A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department dispatcher said the suspect was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The owner of a business next to the theater said officers told him the armed man chased his girlfriend across a parking lot. Steve Krongard, the owner of the Nickel City arcade, said police shut down the lot, checked every car leaving the mall and went from businesses to business to look for the suspect until they found him in the theater.

Police officers talk with a witness near a shooting at the Reading Cinemas in San Diego on Saturday evening, Jan. 12, 2013. (Photo: AP)

“There were 20 police cars blocking the entrance, then the fire truck and the ambulance rushed in,” Krongard said. “Then we saw seven cops with what looked like rifles, then paramedics went into the theater.”

U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/VTddJw ) reports the shooting occurred during a screening of “Les Miserables.” Witnesses were evacuated from the theater.

Adrian Amante, the owner of the Home Trends store, told the newspaper that people started running out of the theater and hiding behind cars.

It was the second shooting at a San Diego County movie theater in as many days.

A concession worker suffered an arm injury when a shot fired outside a San Marcos movie theater went through the lobby window and struck her, sheriff’s officials said.

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supermansdad
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:28pm
Ever notice how this crap usually happens in Commie states? Rarely does it occur in middle America and if it does it’s in the megatropolis-pinko cities?

This is the reason why, as a cop, I want every person able to own a weapon (non-felons) to have that weapon with them all day, every day, every where they are. I would be much happier if the girl friend had turned on him then opened fire with her own weapon.

Or that the bystander(s) who observed it shot him before police arrived.

I would much rather arrive on scene to take a subject into custody that surrendered to an armed person because he’s a coward and thought he could hurt his punching bag.

Or that was reduced to a chalk outline (we don’t do that anymore) because the armed girlfriend/bystander said No You Will Not!

I want these idiots to chase her into the area only to be confronted by a multitude of muzzles pointed in their direction causing them to deficate themself as they pass out from fear.

I should not have to respond to a mass shooting unless there are multiple assailants whom are well armed with long guns and body armor. My job is to prevent societal harm not individual harm, that’s your job!

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Bub47
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:48am
For me the surprising part of this story is the location. I used to go to that theatre and know that mall very well. It is in a very upscale part of a North County suburb called Poway – the same area of the huge fires in 2007. If Ladanian Tomlinson was going to go to the movies this would be his theatre.

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- sligresda
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:01pm
  domestic violence doesnt really care if youre rich or poor.
  
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G-WHIZ
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:37am
Soooo…coud-a been 2-squadcars with 2-cops-each…One guard each door…2-go inside and nabb the perp…end-a story. What’s this a [thousands-of-$$]-death-squad to “out” ONE perp…who really didn’t shoot at anyone even inda chase??

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- supermansdad
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:13pm
  Tisk tisk. Do you have no understanding of TT&P? Let’s go to class for a minute.
  
  Large outdoor shopping centers generally have multiple exits, each has to be covered meaning at least 1 and prefferably 2 OFC per location. Matters not if it’s an enclosed building or open center, when a team (at least 2, most SOP’s specify 4) enters a room and/or building at least one person must remain outside to ensure suspects don’t exit then run to the room/office/building you just cleared.
  
  Getting the picture? Doubtful. Most neo-anarchists have little to know understanding of TT&P though strangely like to play themself off as tactics experts condeming cops or military for how a situation was handled.
  
  Go back to believing that law enforcement can be handled as if the world was Mayberry while denying that Mayberry never existed and that not even the Texas Rangers operated as just one man like they claim.
  
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dmerwin
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:14am
And at such a toney movie. You would expect this at “Jack Reacher” or “Skyfall”, but at a cinematic portrayal of a Victor Hugo classic? Some people have no taste.

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dmerwin
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:12am
California already has laws against high capacity magazines. I am shocked that this crime occurred there.

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SamIamTwo
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:28am
Shoot first, ask questions later when someone is chasing you down with a gun. Been there, scared the hell out of me and the guy did go to jail for it.

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:30am
  Donna worry…he’ll be out inna few years for “good-behavior”.
  
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NoMoMrNiceGuy
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:24am
The moral of the story – stay home on the farm – open carry and be safe !

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grimmster
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:18am
Doesnt san diego have strict gun laws? I dont believe this guy chased his girlfriend with a guy,my guess is the cops were eating doughnuts and deceded to hunt down and blast someone…….Ok sarcasm off………..

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subic
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:53am
Its a cruel world out there. Keep em in the 10 ring!

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MisterSarcastic
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:43pm
The fact he was chasing her and not shooting her tells me he didn’t want to shoot her (of course, that’s good) but if he couldn’t catch his girlfriend he must run like a girl.

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- Obama_In_PeePee_Is_Becks_Art
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:19am
  Police, on the other hand, went into a movie theater with shotguns!
  
  http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/national/armed-man-shot-by-police-officer-inside-san-diego-movie-theater
  “The incident started as a domestic dispute between a man and his girlfriend shortly before 2 p.m. at a nearby Marie Callender’s restaurant.”
  Is that like … “Honey, pass me the sugar.” “Well, which is it?” “I said sugar, honey!”
  “Each of the movie theaters was closed down one by one. I was told that the screen was shut and the lights were turned on… Uniformed police officers with shotguns went into the theater looking for someone.”
  Another instance of “police acted stupidly”? No, they are trained to provoke and not back down. It’s a miracle there wasn’t mass-injuries with shotgun-wielding-police in a movie theater.
  
  Note — no one ANYWHERE was hurt by ANYONE until “police” showed up.
  So-o-o-o, how’s that whole Police-standing-army-Department-thing working out for everyone? (America’s Founders knew and greatly feared and warned us of it. Past time to put an end to government thuggery and disband the police “standing army” departments.)
  
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- lordjosh
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:40am
  On the money, PEE. Thse officers were acting on nothing more than “someone called and said they saw something. That gives them absolutely no authority to do anything. Now, all we have is a victim in IC. Way to go boys in blue! ….sarcasm off…
  
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- toto
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 4:45pm
  He supposedly left a suicide note, so there were apparently some mental health issues. Mental health problems are becoming endemic. What I believe we are seeing is a society that has no coping skills when faced with adversity. Parents, teachers, and society at large do everything in their power to keep kids from learning how to navigate in the real world where everyone doesn’t love them and want their every success. Even bullying, if without physical injury, should be worked out by the kids, so they LEARN how to deal with real life. As children, they are taught to find an adult to tell about their discomfort, as adults, rather than face off “bad guys”, we are told to give up our property without a fight and soon we will be told we can’t have a firearm for self protection or for the protection of others, because we can’t be trusted to do the right thing. Liberal nirvana awaits.
  
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- supermansdad
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:49pm
  Wow! Do you Neo-Anarchist not remember the TX domestic/theater shooting where the subject didn’t find the girl then took his aggression out on bystanders? Guess not. Your right, the cops had no authority to even respond if all they had was “somebody saw something”. Couldnt have been that after arrival confirmation of an armed person, physical description and direction of travel were given to them, no..couldnt have been that….because you were there and you know…right Mr. President?
  
  Here’s a reality check. Somebody calls and says GUN then cops show up in force. Why? Because the first rule of a gun fight is to show up with guns, several prefferably. The 2nd rule is to bring all your friends that have guns. Next rule is to show that force to the bad guy in such a manner as to demonstrate his/her inability to resist/leave-on-own-accord. This does two things, first it usually prevents any further aggression as said bad guy normally offs themself or surrenders. Second is that it reduces the officers chance at injury if idiot decides to commit suicide by cop or shoot it out to escape. It’s a very simple tactic that applies to any armed person, military, cops, or Joe Schmoe: out gun the guy in a violent show of force and usually you will win.
  
  What would have happened if 2 cops responded like it was a nonsense call and died as a result you guys would have either A: said how stupid they were for not having back up or, B: said GREAT! Two less cops.
  
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milo75
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:33pm
Thanks blaze pick and choose the crime. All gang related not here, just the one at a movie theater. You guys feed into this crap as the rest of the libs! Im about done reading your junk! Wish you were like you were on fox! When you stood up remember? Now you can’t get out of your house to do real news. Get on the front lines would ya!

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- johnsell
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:33am
  MILO75 – What are you referring to “You guys feed into this crap as the rest of the libs!”?
  
  They are reporting what is coming over the lines the same as other outlets.
  
  “Wish you were like you were on fox! When you stood up remember? Now you can’t get out of your house to do real news. Get on the front lines would ya!”
  
  Have you listened to Glenn’s “The BlazeTV.com”? While Fox is better than the other outlets (IMHO) they are not as good as Glenn wants it to be and he’s in progress to change that, so go with the flow and help change things and find out what Glenn plans are to get the real new out there..
  
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De-Elect
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:11pm
As American citizens we see the quicksand in view, in reality we are waste deep in it.

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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:22pm
  People who have a voice to reach people are warning the people but not enough are listening..http://cnsnews.com/blog/charlie-daniels/precedent-teaches-us-left-really-wants-all-our-guns
  
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DadRocked
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:06pm
**** Happens…

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powedj
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 9:57pm
It’s George Bush’s fault.

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crackerone
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 9:56pm
Guns 1 Badguys 0

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- supermansdad
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:14pm
  Exactly as it should be. Doesn’t matter if the good guys are the cops or another armed citizen!
  
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