Sister Gives Tearful Live-TV Plea Before Brother Dies in St. Louis Standoff
- Posted on March 8, 2011 at 1:55pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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The sister of a now-deceased gunman suspected of shooting two U.S. Marshals and a police officer in St. Louis was captured on local TV giving a passionate, impromptu plea for the suspect not to make good on a promise to “[go] out in a body bag.” The tearful plea included an allusion to the suspect and the sister surviving a roll-over accident together, with the sister begging the man and reminding him that “God gave us another chance”:
The plea, however, may have not been enough.
St. Louis police confirmed in a statement that a “male suspect is deceased.” The brief statement did not explain who the man was or how he was killed, however KTVI-TV reports it was a gunshot wound. It is unclear if the man was killed by police or killed himself.
Talking to reporters outside the house, however, Sannita Vaughan said her brother was the dead suspect who had been holed up inside.
“All we know is, they killed him,” Vaughan said as relatives tried to shield her from the media crush.
The two U.S. marshals and a police officer had been serving an arrest warrant at the house on the city’s south side when a gunfight broke out, according to Jeff Carter, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service.
One U.S. marshal is in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Saint Louis University Hospital, spokeswoman Laura Keller said. He was shat in the head. The other is in fair condition and is undergoing surgery after being hit in the ankle.
She did not provide the officers’ identities.
A St. Louis police officer was hit in his bullet-proof vest and suffered a graze wound and injuries from a fall, according to a recorded statement on the city police media hotline. It said he was taken to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (59)
GOD BLESS AMERICA NOW
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 7:13pmshe didn’t judge her brother….she truly loved him, and no one has a right to judge that love or make light of the hearthache she suffers. her love is unconditional and my prayers are with her and her family…none of us have a right to judge…
Report Post »as for jackson and sharpton,,,their leeches who only use others heartache to make a dollar and get their 5 min. of attention…their just old has beens that still wanna be….pathetic old men…
kyredneck
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 5:46pmSHOCKING UPDATE: The suspect(s) arrested for the murder of a Texas pastor were also BLACK! This means even more beautiful African Americans will no longer be contributing to the DIVERSITY of our society! If greedy whites would just share the wealth, peaceful, generous diversity loving African Americans would not need to lose hope of ever being able to contribute their marvelous gifts to our communities. Like gangsta rap and mad hoops!
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 5:04pman i-pod and a laptop could have stopped this insanity..uh huh
Report Post »TerribleTroy
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:45pmFirst, I read visit this site daily, I must say that overall the editors of the site could do a much better job. Typos such as the “shat in the head” are not uncommon. Im not taking away from the content just saying I expect a better sense of professionalism in this regard. BLAZE EDITORS GET YOUR SHAT TOGETHER!
In regards to the story, ““All we know is, they killed him,” Vaughan said. To which my response is they dont even know that. What we know is that 2 LEO’s have been shot (and I doubt they shot themselves), 1 LEO is injured, and one suspect is dead. A suspect who obviously (at least according to his “sister”,or cousin) made previous statements alluding to confrontations with LEO’s. Thats what we know. In the mean time God Bless all honest LEO’s.
Oh Yeah, BLAZE EDITORS…. GET YOUR SHAT TOGETHER (just in case you didnt get it the first time)
Report Post »Govans56
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:19pmI was born and raised in Detroit and now live in St Louis for the past 18 yrs. The 2 cities have absolutly no comparison. You might want to “drive through” West Memphis, a much better comparison to Detroit.
Report Post »Ricemanstm
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:53pmHmmm…maybe it would have been better had he died in the roll over she referenced. ‘Cause it’s pretty obvious he pissed away God’s second chance…
Report Post »SoCalWalt
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:31pmAmen!
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:52pmI don’t know if any of you have driven through St. Louis, but I have to say, next to Detroit, it‘s probably the worst city I’ve ever seen. Even DC is a class act compared to it. I don’t even want to stop for gas there. It’s like New Orleans 9th Ward before Katrina.
Report Post »Paleo Archer
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 9:34pmTrue that…Hwy 55 and Grand ave. South side, North Side…Hell, that’s why I left St. Louis. People go down town to watch baseball, Hockey, Football but vacate quickly when it’s over. No one cares over there anymore….You city folk, Stay there…just don’t come out to the country. You won’t like it.
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:42pmSorry – but this speech has come YEARS TOO LATE!
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:44pmAND -
It SHOULD BE a lesson to OTHERS who CHOOSE to live a life of crime and THINK they are getting away with it.
You can only DO WRONG FOR SO LONG – then it catchs up with ya!
Report Post »Beware of Romans
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:10pm“Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
Romans 13:1-7
Report Post »Beware of Romans
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:07pmAmericas a big place. Living in urban centres only creates criminals. Theres always the choice to live in better environments. Anyone who says they are forced to live there are blatent liars. They simply like being portrayed as the victims, and likey get a free ride in life by doing so.
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 10:21pmEast St Louis….the crime capital of USA….
Heres a novel idea…..If you cant support a baby close those fat legs until you have a husband with a job
Report Post »Sergei
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:06pmIf I were there, I surely would have shat on Jesse and Al if they were to show up.
Report Post »Danegeld
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:40pmNo sympathy here except for the officers. When they “flipped on the freeway” it meant they had turned informants in a plea-bargain deal. I’d say arrest the Big One (sister) cause, no-doubt she’s an accomplice in whatever crime got her brother into this situation.
I’ve got no pity and send prayers to all of the Law Enforcement who took this criminal down.
Report Post »citizenoftexas
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:35pm“I ain’t giving no names.” I wonder why not…
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:35pmProtect the 2nd Amendment against government tyranny.
Report Post »Ozymandias
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:34pm@Karzak,
That’s all the OBE Outcome Based Education which makes the Xgeneration “Gods”feel edjecated(sic!) Thank Allah that the Federal Government funds Teacher Unions so well!
Report Post »Sargon
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:09pmMy thoughts exactly. Assuming this young adult lady attended school somewhere in the U.S. the education she received was so poor that she can’t even speak in an articulate fashion. Nice job public sector teachers unions.
Report Post »Karzak
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:26pmWell, the teachers want to raise good democrats, They couldn’t do that if they actually educated their students, could they?
Report Post »firstlast
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 6:46pmSo who educated you KARZAK?
Report Post »amerbur
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:33pmSo so sad.
Report Post »Ozymandias
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:31pmOuch he was “He was shat in the head!“ Which one and how did he get ”shat?” This man made his choice and paid the ultimate price for his ingratitude to God for sparing his life earlier. Condolences to the sister though. Sharpton and Jackson’s “Race Bait” limo should arrive soon to CALM the situation!
Karzak
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:29pm“He was shat in the head” Shat? Who writes and proofreads this stuff?
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 10:37pmWhen doze peoples talks in ebonics its be hard to acuratley quote dem in da language of da bad white man who aint been da slave masa in ten generations but still bein blamed fo da fact dat der aint no payin jobs
Report Post »randy
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:22pmStart your timers. Taking bets on when Sharpton and Jackson show up?
Report Post »aburkholz
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:30pmas soon as they get their $4000 suits on and their hair did…..
CanadianMan
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 6:31pmI don’t know… they have been busy with the politicians from WI. who are in IL. and Ohio… i think they will be torn
Report Post »randy
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:21pmOMG here we go again… And we all what “here we go again” means.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:19pmSuicide by cop?
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:33pmSuicide by stupidity?
Report Post »Redneckpatriot1776
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:15pmI hate it when I get shat in the head…but thats what happens when the police get shat at…
BruceB
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:14pmSo the marshal was “shat” in the head. How many times was the deceased “shat”?
J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:12pmI think I will wait till more information comes out.
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:28pmI’m with you.
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:22pmOr we could just be like the govt-run media and give the benefit of the doubt to the poor innocent victim(aka armed, violent, crazed gunman).
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:09pmSorry lady he brought this on himself ..
prayers for the Marshalls and Sheriff.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:16pmPrayers for the sister as well. This will be a hard thing for her to deal with also.
Report Post »tvr54
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:36pmI feel bad for the sister, she’s about to lose her brother and there nothing she can do about it, now the brother must make a choice live or die.===== “GOD HELP THEM”
Report Post »obfuscatenot
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:40pmSLU is a fantastic hospital! God bless and keep the honorable men trying to keep the peace in our cities. I heard the man had kids in the house. I have always considered St.Louie my second home. I am at a loss as to why anyone would do this, so sad and emblematic of our times.
Report Post »We are created equal, the outcome is up to us.
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:41pmSannita, I’m sorry your brother is dead, but even you don’t know who killed who, yet. Maybe you should have had this talk with him a long time ago. It would have saved you and other people a lot of time, money, and heartache. God gave YOU another chance, please use it to convince more of Holder’s people not to commit crimes.
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:45pmI feel for her, I do, but when she says “They killed him” I get so irritated. Can people please STOP blaming everyone else for their own decisions, the cops were doing their job. Maybe if he hadn’t broken the law in the first place there would not have been a warrant for his arrest!! Maybe if he had just owned up to his mistakes instead of pulling a gun on the police he wouldn’t be dead.
But then this is what they are teaching people these days, to not respect police or the law. Matt 24:12 “And because lawlessness will abound the love of many will grow cold.” I don’t know how much longer the Lord will put up with us.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 2:45pmSorry but this cuts out before what she says after .. it was on the radio.
Report Post »MOVETERAN
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:17pmWhen someone dies because of a cause other than natural or medical, people will look to blame others. Right or wrong is not relevant at this point and may not be for years. I just hope she doesn’t blame the officers for doing their jobs.
Report Post »CanadianMan
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 6:27pm“shat in the head” – hmmm,… i am sure they said it like that but it just sounds wrong in your head when you reading it.
Report Post »The Big Pickle
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 11:56pmAfter the police officers were shot by this violent criminal an angry black mob surrounded the police and screamed “police brutality!”
“As police began to disband, bystanders began shouting obscenities at them. Some officers used police dogs to keep the angry spectators at a distance.”
Apparently the black perfer violent black criminals over law and order and justice.
Report Post »The Big Pickle
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 8:51pmANGRY BLACK MOB CONFRONTS POLICE!!!
One woman related to the suspect ranted and got into the face of an officer, screaming, “Why did you do this?”
Friends grabbed her and pulled her back. “It wasn’t him,” one said.
Tony Johnson, who lives nearby, explained why he thinks many in a crowd of about 100 people were growing increasingly angry as they waited outside the home..
“Complete anger,” he said. “People around here don’t like cops.”
Johnson, 22, added: “They should’ve sent a relative in to talk him out rather than go in shooting.”
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