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Gunman IDed in Detroit Police Shooting

Lamar Moore may have been related to man facing murder sentence

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 24, 2011 12:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Police have identified the gunman who opened fire in a Detroit police precinct yesterday as Lamar Moore, 38. Moore, who was killed in return fire, is thought to have been related to a man set for sentencing today in a double homicide, said the city’s police chief. The four officers injured in the shooting are all expected to recover, reports the Detroit News. “It was a rough weekend for all of us but we're going to stand tall,” said the chief. Click for more.

A Detroit Police officer guards the entrance to the department's 6th Precinct in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.
A Detroit Police officer guards the entrance to the department's 6th Precinct in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, center, speaks at a press conference Sunday Jan. 23, 2011 about the shootings at a Detroit Police precinct Sunday afternoon, Jan. 23, 2011.
Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, center, speaks at a press conference Sunday Jan. 23, 2011 about the shootings at a Detroit Police precinct Sunday afternoon, Jan. 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/The Detroit News, John T. Greilick)
Detroit police stand outside the precinct 6 building in northwest Detroit where a gunman walked into the police station and opened fire injuring three police officers, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011.
Detroit police stand outside the precinct 6 building in northwest Detroit where a gunman walked into the police station and opened fire injuring three police officers, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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COMMENTS
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summerfairy
Jan 25, 2011 1:25 AM CST
Detroit just sinks farther and farther into barbarism. this is what the liberal policies of the last 50 years have left us -- people with no personal responsibility, no sense of justice, and a narcissistic worship of self.
John
Jan 24, 2011 1:29 PM CST
More guns please.
nostereotypes
Jan 24, 2011 12:26 PM CST
Let's see how long it will take before this is Sarah Palin's fault.

 
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