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tenderfoot

(8,425 posts)
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:16 PM Nov 2014

Idiot buys gun for protection from unrest in Ferguson - shoots themself dead goofing with gun...

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The shooting occurred Friday night in downtown St. Louis, the city's Metropolitan Police Department said, in an area dominated by vacant lots beside a football stadium.

The female victim, identified in a police report as Becca Campbell, 26, was a passenger in a car involved in an auto accident. Her 33-year-old boyfriend was driving, the sources told CNN.

The boyfriend, who wasn't identified, told police that the couple had bought a gun because of fears of unrest related to the pending grand jury decision on the shooting of Michael Brown, the sources said.

He told investigators that as they drove late Friday night, the victim waved a gun, jokingly saying the couple were ready for Ferguson, the sources said.

http://www.wptv.com/news/national/becca-campbell-woman-allegedly-kills-herself-with-gun-bought-to-prepare-for-ferguson-unrest-police-say

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Idiot buys gun for protection from unrest in Ferguson - shoots themself dead goofing with gun... (Original Post) tenderfoot Nov 2014 OP
more from gawker... tenderfoot Nov 2014 #1
"In a story that sounds sarisataka Nov 2014 #8
Sadly enough, I don't give a fuck if they take themselves out Horse with no Name Nov 2014 #2
I'm judgement out on this one... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2014 #3
me too. Sounds like a full serving of Robert Blake with a side of "blame it on black people." GreatGazoo Nov 2014 #6
From the gawker article: pablo_marmol Nov 2014 #4
Sad Darwin Award. JaneyVee Nov 2014 #5
I wouldn't necessarily bet it was an accident. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #7
reporter for St Louis Post-Dispatch dispatched tweeted ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #9
Locking Go Vols Nov 2014 #10

sarisataka

(18,458 posts)
8. "In a story that sounds
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:38 PM
Nov 2014

too pat to be true"

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
2. Sadly enough, I don't give a fuck if they take themselves out
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:19 PM
Nov 2014

However, I am extremely happy that they didn't harm someone else because of their stupidity.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
3. I'm judgement out on this one...
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:21 PM
Nov 2014

Late at night (no witnesses)
Vacant lots next to a football stadium (no witnesses)
Crazy scenario...

I'm waiting and seeing what that gun trace test comes up with.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
6. me too. Sounds like a full serving of Robert Blake with a side of "blame it on black people."
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:32 PM
Nov 2014

pablo_marmol

(2,375 posts)
4. From the gawker article:
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:26 PM
Nov 2014

"Police are investigating the veracity of the boyfriend's story, which, given the puzzling physics—he ducked to avoid the gun, and the crash turned it around 180 degrees to point at her head?—is probably a good idea."

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
5. Sad Darwin Award.
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:28 PM
Nov 2014

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
7. I wouldn't necessarily bet it was an accident.
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:33 PM
Nov 2014

ctaylors6

(693 posts)
9. reporter for St Louis Post-Dispatch dispatched tweeted
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:43 PM
Nov 2014

that "circumstances of Campbell's shooting are suspicious"
see @phampel (reporter's twitter account) and @stltoday

Go Vols

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10. Locking
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:48 PM
Nov 2014

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