Teens "AMBUSH" and Murder AZ DOC Officer

**Team Sergeant** · 10-25-2008, 09:41

What there are not reporting in the printed news and why it’s a FIRST DEGREE Murder.

Officer Gerrard was headed to a local all night Wal-Mart to get something at about 2300 hours.

Apparently these two teens wanted to go to a PARTY in Goodyear Arizona and had no vehicle. So they went out to jack a car.

One laid in the street while the other waited in AMBUSH with a SHOTGUN and when officer Gerrard pulled over to help the teen laying in the street the other came out and shot him point blank in the chest with a shotgun. The took the keys from the officers pocket and then took his car and when they returned they burnt the car to destroy any evidence.

The police know all this because one of the "teens" turned himself in. I know because it was reported by Fox news Phoenix last night.

This has got to be one of the most callous and disgusting displays of human behavior I've heard of in a long long time.

I’m surprised this didn’t make national news.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/s...ts1023-ON.html

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=1.1.1

Detonics · 10-25-2008, 10:41

"He leaves behind a 2-year-old son and wife, who is eight weeks pregnant."

What a horrible situation. There's no telling whether the two will even get proper punishment due to juvenile status.

I'm curious as to how they came up with the sg if they were at a party and had no vehicle.

jw74 · 10-25-2008, 10:44

we need a return to public hangings. evil like this needs to be put down like a rabid dog. there is no fixing those "kids"

Defender968 · 10-25-2008, 14:21

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Originally Posted by jw74

we need a return to public hangings. evil like this needs to be put down like a rabid dog. there is no fixing those "kids"

If they're old enough to drive the car or fire the shotgun, they're old enough to get a needle in the arm, and we should throw their parents in jail as well for raising the little scumbags. May the lot of them burn in hell for all of eternity.

Officer Gerrard, rest in peace brother.

The antihero · 10-25-2008, 14:50

Truely awful. My sympathis to the fallen officer's family.

ZonieDiver · 10-25-2008, 17:21

This was a horribly disgusting crime. A really shocking part is to hear neighbors and friends describe the two murderers as "normal kids". However, they constantly wandered the neighborhoods, took meals and hung out at other family's houses, and seemed to always be "looking". The fearful part for me is I see kids like this every day. Aimless, undirected, non-disciplined, truly uncared for. Watch out in the future. This won't be the last...

nmap · 10-25-2008, 10:46

Prayers for officer Gerrard and his family.

As for the two perps - words fail me.

Ken Brock · 10-25-2008, 11:26

about 15 years ago, we had a rash of this type of crime

someone would lie in the road as if injured and when a pedestrian stopped to help, his fellow gang members would come out of the bushes and shoot the victim

Prayers out for the officers family

Rogue · 10-25-2008, 12:57

Prayers out for the officer and his family........

and reservations in hell for the perps.......

Gypsy · 10-25-2008, 13:14

Absolutely horrible...RIP Officer, my thoughts are with your family.

echoes · 10-25-2008, 12:53

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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

This has got to be one of the most callous and disgusting displays of human behavior I've heard of in a long long time.

Can only hope Officer Gerrard's fellow DOC officers will get a nice head's up of these two "Teens" arrival at the nearest Pen!

That way, they can throw these "Teens" in with the general population and wait for the steam to rise.

Rest In Peace Officer Gerarrd.

Holly

troubleshter77 · 10-25-2008, 22:39

In a fundamentally stable and civil social environment, (not a war zone), "Pre-meditated" REQUIRES a significantly different approach to metting out punishment; Age be damned. Malice-aforethought is not necessarily a prerequisite for mercy.

Especially when a man is unnecessarily, killed and his son or daughter is left alone to ask, "why is my daddy dead now?".

My prayers go out to cover this family. May GOD be merciful on his slayers; I may not be so.

JMHO.....

10-26-2008, 13:28

Gypsy,

back when I was good friends with the Deputies who transported convicted inmates to the state Penitentiaries, they would tell me what happened when they received a murderer (LEO and otherwise) or a child rapist at a particular Pen. The "white Shirts" as they were called would be ready for that individual in a nearby room. They almost never came out looking like they did before they went in.

If they were LEO & DOC murderers, there second stop was always the infirmary.

I witnessed this once with an inmate who murdered two girls in cold blood then carved them up with a hunting knife. They nearly killed him in that room.

Gypsy · 10-26-2008, 17:01

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Originally Posted by MAB32

They almost never came out looking like they did before they went in.

Can't say I'd have a problem with that.

Goggles Pizano · 10-27-2008, 08:14

F-ing animals.