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3/3/2014 9:01:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Bama-Shooter][Edited]
I was sad to learn that the fallen Officer was a member here. R.I.P Hobbs5624

The other officer is now in stable condition. Suspect died at the scene.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140303phoenix-police-shooting-abrk.html

AZ HTF Thread: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_8_13/553028_We_lost_an_ARFcom_brother_today__hobbs5624.html


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<ETA: This thread will be moved to the Memorial Forum in a few days. Please do not start any new threads in that area. Bama>

Fund rasier link:
http://azplea.com/plea-news/fundraiser-for-fallen-injured-phoenix-police-officers/

http://shop.emeraldsocietyfoundation.org/Detective-Hobbs-Memorial-Shirt-1405624.htm


Update: On Thursday, a benefit cookout at the Police Law Enforcement Association (PLEA) Garage Grill will raise funds for Det. Hobbs’ family and the second officer injured in the shooting. The Garage Grill is located at 1102 West Adams Street in Phoenix, and they’ll be serving hot dogs and hamburgers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Carry-out boxes will be available for those who aren’t able to make it to the grill.

A community prayer vigil will be held on Friday at 5 p.m. near the scene of the shootout, in the Title Max Loan parking lot at 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road. The vigil will honor the fallen and injured officers and all are welcome to attend.

2nd Update-The other detective has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. He's expected to make a full recovery

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2014/03/phoenix_detective_who_survived.php

*** 100 Club of AZ Tribute Ride for John Hobbs ***

Please join us for a Free police escorted motorcycle ride around our community to honor fallen detective John Hobbs.

This 69.3 Mile Tribute Ride starts with kick stands up at noon from Harley-Davidson of Scottsdale, 15600 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260 to 101S to 202W to 51N to 101W to 17N to Carefree Hwy to Cave Creek Road ending up at Hideaway by 1:30PM.

There will be a 3PM Auction at Hideaway with Raffle drawings afterwards. We have our usual huge prizes including rifles donated by Dillon Precision of Scottsdale, Tiffany bracelet from E.D. Marshalls, Alice Cooper signed guitar and more items to come.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Update 3- The Phoenix Police Department announced Wednesday that funeral services for Detective John Hobbs, 43, will be Monday, March 10 at 10 a.m. at Christ's Church of the Valley located at 7007 W. Happy Valley Road in Peoria.

The burial will be following at Phoenix Memorial Park and Cemetery located at 200 W. Beardsley Road in Phoenix.

The visitation will be held Sunday, March 9 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Surprise Funeral Care located at 16063 W. Bell Road in Surprise.
3/3/2014 9:04:34 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Remi85:
Unfortunely 1 detective died at a hospital and the other is in surgery. Suspect died at the scene.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140303phoenix-police-shooting-abrk.html
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AZ Cop Shooting

Prayers for the Cops and their families.
Thank You MSG125 and GoGop For The Avatar!!

"There is no such thing as public money. There is only tax payer money." - Margaret Thatcher
3/3/2014 9:07:34 PM EDT
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Damn.
3/3/2014 9:27:48 PM EDT
[#3]
Always heart wrenching, no matter where it happens.
3/3/2014 9:31:11 PM EDT
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Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?
Patrick Henry
3/3/2014 11:39:14 PM EDT
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damn
Give Me a Bottle of Anything and a Glazed Doughnut — TO GO!
3/3/2014 11:42:10 PM EDT
[#6]
Just read about it.  A corrections guy was shot and killed in his driveway getting in his car at 0400 this AM as well around 91st Ave and Lower Buckeye.

I would like to know more about the scum that perpetrate this crap.


"No man is free who is not master of himself."

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect. ~Marcus Aurelius
3/3/2014 11:42:14 PM EDT
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Prayers sent for my fallen brother, for the speedy recovery of the wounded brother, their families, and all of my brothers and sisters.  Watch out for yourselves and each other.

Officer names released yet?  I have a friend that transferred to Phoenix a few years ago.
Low Speed, High Drag
"Yea...and people in Hell want ice water."- Dad
"If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough."
3/3/2014 11:44:35 PM EDT
[#8]
Prayers sent for the officers and family.
“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”
Mark Twain
3/3/2014 11:47:22 PM EDT
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I was looking for info on this. I was watching Megyn Kelly's show on FOX News and they had Daniel Faulkner's widow on as a guest.

She (Maureen Faulkner) mentioned that she heard that two Arizona Police officers were hurt while she was a guest in the studio.

Prayers sent.

3/3/2014 11:47:25 PM EDT
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Shit.  Pretty sure I know a detective on that squad.

What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/3/2014 11:48:11 PM EDT
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Honest to God, GD thinks about dick more than I do. And I think about it a lot. --Jane
3/3/2014 11:54:32 PM EDT
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American by birth, Southern by the grace of God.
Any opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect upon any agency or organization with which I may be employed or affiliated.
3/3/2014 11:55:28 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By TheKill:
Just read about it.  A corrections guy was shot and killed in his driveway getting in his car at 0400 this AM as well around 91st Ave and Lower Buckeye.

I would like to know more about the scum that perpetrate this crap.


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That happened back in August 2013 but still tragic. The shooter was 15-16 iirc
3/3/2014 11:58:35 PM EDT
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... yup
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun - Chairman Mao Zedong
3/3/2014 11:59:46 PM EDT
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Prayers for my brothers...
System Message by Tango7: Back under the bridge with you!
3/4/2014 12:00:32 AM EDT
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Shit.  Pretty sure I know a detective on that squad.


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It wasn't him, was it?  Fuck.
What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/4/2014 12:02:59 AM EDT
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Condolences to their families and Godspeed to those men in their next journey.
3/4/2014 12:04:06 AM EDT
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And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 2:21
3/4/2014 12:05:45 AM EDT
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It wasn't him, was it?  Fuck.
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Shit.  Pretty sure I know a detective on that squad.


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It wasn't him, was it?  Fuck.

All I've read so far was the detective was a 21 year veteran
3/4/2014 12:06:31 AM EDT
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"Why ruin a perfectly good plan with legalities." - Teddy Roosevelt
3/4/2014 12:17:33 AM EDT
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Prayers sent
3/4/2014 12:19:05 AM EDT
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Proud Member of Team Ranstad...The Fantastic Bastards
3/4/2014 12:20:46 AM EDT
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Damn.
ARFCOM.....Time well wasted.
3/4/2014 12:20:59 AM EDT
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All I've read so far was the detective was a 21 year veteran
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Originally Posted By ragedracer1977:
Shit.  Pretty sure I know a detective on that squad.


  ... yup


It wasn't him, was it?  Fuck.

All I've read so far was the detective was a 21 year veteran


It sounds like it might be him.
"Just because you're old, doesn't mean you have to sit in the corner and drool."
George H.W. Bush on his 85th birthday
3/4/2014 12:21:33 AM EDT
[#25]
Son of a bitch.

I think it might have been who I was thinking of.
What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/4/2014 12:22:10 AM EDT
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It sounds like it might be him.
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Originally Posted By ragedracer1977:
Shit.  Pretty sure I know a detective on that squad.


  ... yup


It wasn't him, was it?  Fuck.

All I've read so far was the detective was a 21 year veteran


It sounds like it might be him.


Another of my Phx PD detective friends just posted on his facebook RIP John.
What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/4/2014 12:23:11 AM EDT
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Shit.  Pretty sure I know a detective on that squad.


  ... yup


Yup.
"War is less costly than servitude. The choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." -Jean Dutourd

www.450bushmaster.net
3/4/2014 12:24:57 AM EDT
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Another of my Phx PD detective friends just posted on his facebook RIP John.
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Originally Posted By Remi85:
Originally Posted By ragedracer1977:


It wasn't him, was it?  Fuck.

All I've read so far was the detective was a 21 year veteran


It sounds like it might be him.


Another of my Phx PD detective friends just posted on his facebook RIP John.


Are you fucking kidding me?


"War is less costly than servitude. The choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." -Jean Dutourd

www.450bushmaster.net
3/4/2014 12:26:03 AM EDT
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Are you fucking kidding me?


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Originally Posted By Remi85:
Originally Posted By ragedracer1977:


It wasn't him, was it?  Fuck.

All I've read so far was the detective was a 21 year veteran


It sounds like it might be him.


Another of my Phx PD detective friends just posted on his facebook RIP John.


Are you fucking kidding me?




I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.

ETA:  Just to clarify, he literally posted "RIP John".  No last name.  It still might not be, but the information out there...
What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/4/2014 12:28:14 AM EDT
[#30]
Very sad. I'm glad the third officer dealt with the shooter.
Next time you go to the next James Bond movie, you imagine him going on that mission armed with a sternly worded letter from The United Nations - Bill Whittle

Conqueror of the Test Post Forum.
3/4/2014 12:28:19 AM EDT
[#31]
You are a total nutcase, completely deranged, delusional, paranoid. Your thought process is all fucked up. Your information train is jammed, man!
3/4/2014 12:30:47 AM EDT
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I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.
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I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.
"Just because you're old, doesn't mean you have to sit in the corner and drool."
George H.W. Bush on his 85th birthday
3/4/2014 12:34:54 AM EDT
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I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.
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I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.


I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.



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What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/4/2014 12:35:03 AM EDT
[#34]
A friend of mine is a Phoenix officer and said he knew the detective
3/4/2014 12:40:25 AM EDT
[#35]
My family and I are new to Phoenix, but this hurts no matter how long we've lived here.

Prayers for the officers, their families, and their friends - especially those friends who are here on Arfcom.

If there is ANYTHING my family can do to help, please PM or email.
3/4/2014 12:41:12 AM EDT
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Prayers for both families.





Why was the little shitbag on warrant? He was just released from his cage less than two months ago? What did the little bag of shit do?




I am not the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I do not surrender my treasures to be flung to the winds as alms for the poor.
~ From "Anthem"
3/4/2014 12:43:02 AM EDT
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I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.


I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.



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Truly sorry. Prayers for them, families, and arfcom friends...
Justice is blind, except for David Gregory.
3/4/2014 12:46:22 AM EDT
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Truly sorry. Prayers for them, families, and arfcom friends...
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I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.


I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.



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Truly sorry. Prayers for them, families, and arfcom friends...


Officer killed was an ARFcommer.
What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/4/2014 12:47:41 AM EDT
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I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.


I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.



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The world will be a lesser place without John.
"Just because you're old, doesn't mean you have to sit in the corner and drool."
George H.W. Bush on his 85th birthday
3/4/2014 12:48:30 AM EDT
[#40]


RIP and thanks for his service and sacrifice.

3/4/2014 12:48:45 AM EDT
[#41]
Prayers sent. RIP
"Murdoc will murder you in your sleep, rape your wife, and kick your dog." -SurfAnimal
3/4/2014 12:49:59 AM EDT
[#42]
RIP.



3/4/2014 12:50:05 AM EDT
[#43]
Prayers sent.
Callsign: Extractor

Think of it like this you're already dead. You were dead the moment you were born. You accept that and you can accept anything.

6/26/2013 4:49pm
Witness to the precipice.
3/4/2014 12:55:35 AM EDT
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Officer killed was an ARFcommer.
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I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.


I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.



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Truly sorry. Prayers for them, families, and arfcom friends...


Officer killed was an ARFcommer.


Oh my God.
ARFCOM.....Time well wasted.
3/4/2014 12:57:06 AM EDT
[#45]
Suspects identity has been released

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140303phoenix-police-shooting-abrk.html?nclick_check=1
3/4/2014 12:59:43 AM EDT
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Yeah.

Known the guy for 10 years.  
What, exactly, does the Second Amendment have to with shooting deer? Do you think the founders of this Nation wrote it after a weekend hunting trip? - Me

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3/4/2014 1:00:23 AM EDT
[#47]
 

Prayers to the families.
3/4/2014 1:00:57 AM EDT
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I wish I was.  I keep bringing his number up in my phone.  I want to call.  But I don't want to know.


I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail.



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Condolences.
3/4/2014 1:00:57 AM EDT
[#49]
. Rest in peace.
3/4/2014 1:02:23 AM EDT
[#50]
Dammit. Thoughts and prayers, brothers.
You call an AR a weapon of war?

Honor your Oath and it won't become one.

Gun control requires so much faith in the face of statistics, data & history it should be a religion.

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