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BREAKING: Pima Co. Deputy Dragged, Then Shot, Gets Up And Takes Out Gunman

Pima County Deputy Jose Velasco fatally shot the man who dragged and shot him.

Tucson, AZ - A suspect dragged a Pima County deputy with his vehicle, then shot him, before the deputy returned fire and killed him.

Motors Deputy Jose Velasco conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at around 3:20 p.m. in the 300 block of Ajo Way, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

The deputy made contact with the driver, who accelerated his vehicle, dragging the deputy behind him.

The deputy was able to free himself, get back to his motorcycle, and pursue the suspect.

The suspect got trapped behind backed up traffic and Deputy Velasco caught up to him.

The suspect then opened fire, shooting the deputy in the leg.

Deputy Velasco returned fire and permanently relieved the suspect of his duty to appear in court. The suspect has not been identified at this time.

The deputy was able to save himself with a tourniquet before being transported to the hospital where he remains in stable condition.

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LEO0301
LEO0301

@Hi_estComnDenomn - okay, I'm done with what I was doing, so now I'll answer your question. The difference between me and those who hate cops is that I recognize that most black people are good and want a better life. There is a very small percentage of blacks who commit the majority of violent crime in this country. FBI stats will back me up on that one. However, I still believe that having over 72%+ of black children growing up without a male figure in the house is something that needs to be addressed, don't you? I just read an article about a black male who fathered over 40+ children that was murdered recently. Seriously, who does something like that?!?! How irresponsible!

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Hi_estComnDenomn
Hi_estComnDenomn

@LEO0301 I wish adults could back up their thoughts with reasoning then. If I'm the child in this situation, then maybe you should grow down.

Hi_estComnDenomn
Hi_estComnDenomn

@LEO0301 So all your thoughts and feelings about minorities come from the one municipality you policed? That can't get more narrowminded.

And on the other hand, if all a person has seen all their life is cops hassling them and their neighborhood, you find it wrong that they have a wrong perception of all cops?

Plesse explain how it's fine for you to judge a group based on experience but not fine for a group to judge cops by their experiences?

Burgers Allday
Burgers Allday

I read the thing. His buddy stuck his hand in a car door frame while trying to make a citizen's arrest and got his ring and finger squished when the driver drove away. Deeply stupid on many levels. KHarmon believes his buddy's outlandish account. I don't and you shouldn't either.

LEO0301
LEO0301

@Burgers Allday - nope, you still didn't read it with any degree of comprehension. This is what it says " I have a good friend that was trying to stop shop lifting suspects from leaving a parking lot one day and the driver actually grabbed his arm and pulled him into the door" See, it says he was grabbed and pulled into the door. Now, policing is a dangerous job and not for those who are a little squeamish, like yourself. Cops get hurt arresting the bad guys. You can mitigate some of those injuries through training but there is no way to eliminate them completely. The thing you always fail to take into consideration is the fact most of these events take place very quickly and the officer needs to make a decision on what to do within a microsecond. They don't have the luxury of watching a video and playing the Monday morning QB. Only attorneys and minority reverends can do that from the safety of their officer or home.

Burgers Allday
Burgers Allday

@LEO0301: I read it. His buddy put his hand in a car door frame and his finger got slammed. I am pretty skeptical about the part about the buddy getting dragged because when people do stupid things they tend to embellish or confabulate, but regardless, the lesson that LEO's should take from KHarmon's story is this: play stupid games, win stupid prizes and don't put your hand in places where people can slam doors or windows upon it. When police officers do that it ends up costing taxpayers money and that is a bad thing that police officers need to understand, even if it makes them feel a bit bad.

LEO0301
LEO0301

@Burgers Allday - I can only assume, once again, that you failed to read @KHarmon comment to you with any degree of comprehension. There is no other explanation other than the distinct possibility you are trolling this site for your own amusement. Which one is it, Burger?

Burgers Allday
Burgers Allday

@KHarmon: sounds like your friend was pretty reckless. I hope you didn't encourage him to repeat those shenanigans.