Wi1liam T <gop@sgmail.com> wrote in news:su6n83$177pr$42@news.freedyn.de:

> Lee wrote
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>> Had to be another nigger shooting.

A man opened fire on police officers � hitting more than one � on a busy
street in Fargo, North Dakota, Friday afternoon before other officers shot
him, multiple witnesses said.

Police have not confirmed if anyone, including police officers, was shot
in what they called a �critical incident� that happened at before 3 p.m.,
but a hospital reported receiving patients within hours, and law
enforcement agencies across the region posted sympathies for Fargo police
on social media.

�We sincerely are asking for your patience and our community�s patience
and understanding as the Fargo Police Department works through this
incident,� Gregg Schildberger, chief communications officer for the city,
told reporters at the scene later in the day. He did not say whether any
officers had been shot or injured but added: �This is very difficult on
all of us. We are releasing as much information as we can at this point. �
We appreciate all the messages from the community that have been given to
us in support of our officers.�

Sanford Medical Center Fargo spokesperson Paul Heinert said in an email
that the hospital �did receive patients stemming from today�s shooting
incident in Fargo.� He said updates on their conditions would come from
the Fargo Police Department.

Police said there was no known threat to the public. But after the
shooting, officers converged on a residential area about 2 miles (3.2
kilometers) away and evacuated residents as they gathered evidence that
they said was related to the incident.

Witnesses reported seeing and hearing gunshots in the area. Shannon
Nichole told KFGO Radio she was driving in the area at the time.

�I saw the traffic stop and as soon as I drove, shots were fired and I saw
the cops go down,� Nichole said. �My airbag went off and the bullet went
through my driver�s door.�

Nichole said a man grabbed her and told her they needed to get out of the
area.

Chenoa Peterson said she was driving with her 22-year-old daughter when a
man pulled out a gun and began firing at police.

�He proceeds to aim it and you just hear the bullets go off, and I�m like,
�Oh, my God! He�s shooting!�� she told The Associated Press.

Peterson�s first instinct was to pull over and try to help, she said, but
her daughter convinced her to leave.

�It�s weird knowing that if you were 10 seconds earlier you could have
been in that,� she said.

Bo Thi was working alone at a nail salon near where police reported the
shooting when she heard what sounded like fireworks or a motorcycle
backfiring. She said gunshots didn�t cross her mind at the time.

Surveillance video provided by Fargo resident Allison Carlson captured the
rapid sounds of gunfire.

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said the state Bureau of
Criminal Investigation is working with federal, state and local law
enforcement in response to a �shooting incident� but provided no details
of what happened.

Police and other local agencies across the region posted their sympathies
for Fargo police on Facebook.

�Thinking of our brothers and sisters in Fargo,� read a post from the
South Dakota Fraternal Order of Police.

�Please keep the blue lights shining to show our support of not only our
local law enforcement, but also those affected by todays events!� read a
post from the Glenwood Fire Department in Minnesota.

Police have said they planned to release more details later on the
shooting.

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