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| From Freeport, TX: Security Guard Shot At Area Ammonia Plant |
| 2004-01-24 |
| A security guard at an ammonia plant in Freeport was shot Saturday morning after checking out a suspicious vehicle. A guard on patrol at the BASF plant noticed a pick-up truck parked where he didn’t think it should be. He went to investigate and questioned the man in the truck. That’s when that man pulled a gun and fired. The guard ducked. The bullet hit him in the shoulder. The description of the suspect prompted Freeport police to contact homeland security, the FBI and DPS. The suspect sped off in a white pick-up truck with a black stripe. Freeeport police searched the area with a canine unit. That dog found gun powder on the scene and the bullet that was used in the shooting. The guard was shot through the shoulder. He’s in Brazosport Hospital. Found thanks to Janie Skipper, posting to Ringo’s Tavern on Baen’s Bar. It sounds fairly suspicious to me. |
| Posted by:Phil Fraering |
| #7 That was me... |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-1-24 3:31:38 PM |
| #6 Thanks to whoever fixed my goof! |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2004-1-24 3:14:53 PM |
| #5 UPDATE and more complete story here. |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-1-24 3:08:49 PM |
| #4 "The guard told police the gunman was a man of Middle Eastern descent with bushy hair and a mustache." Fox News |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2004-1-24 1:35:05 PM |
| #3 Remind me never to buy a white pickup. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-24 1:12:34 PM |
| #2 The description of the suspect prompted Freeport police to contact homeland security, the FBI and DPS. And what, pray tell, is that description? |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-1-24 12:09:57 PM |
| #1 They had a railcar full of ammonia explode near the plant on 14.Sept.2002 and were lucky to have only a handful of people exposed to the gas. Wonder what this creep had in mind? It'd be nice to have a description of the guy. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-1-24 11:52:37 AM |