America: Prisoner snatches police gun just like in the movies

(Baonghean.vn) – At a trial on July 11 in the US, a prisoner stole a police officer’s gun to escape. While trying to escape, he killed two officers and injured a deputy police officer before being shot dead.

The incident occurred on the third floor of the Michigan courthouse in Berrien County, in the northern United States. According to Mr. Paul Bailey, the sheriff of Berrien, when escorting a prisoner to the court, this person grabbed a gun from one of the escorting officers in an attempt to escape.

Michigan court, where a prisoner recently escaped with a gun, causing many casualties. AP photo.

He shot dead two officers, wounded a deputy supervisor and a civilian before being shot dead.

The two victims were taken to hospital and are now in stable condition.

Mr. Paul Bailey said he lost two of his friends – who had worked in his office for 10 years.

Investigators have interviewed witnesses and reviewed security camera footage to try to figure out what happened on the third floor of the Michigan courthouse.

The gun robbery took place in the context of the US still in shock after the deaths of five police officers in a sniper attack in Dallas, in the southern US, while these police officers were monitoring a protest against police violence against people of color.

Faced with this situation, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared: “This is an especially difficult time for police, so I ask everyone to unite and support each other.

Chu Thanh

(according to Le Figaro)