El Paso 'on edge' after armed Trump supporter detained for lurking outside migrant community center

[LiberalArkie]

Source: Raw Story



An armed supporter of President Donald Trump and Republican Senator Ted Cruz was detained by police Wednesday outside a migrant community center in El Paso, according to Dallas News.

The publication reports that the incident is “putting an already grieving city on edge.”

Police spokesman Robert Gomez said Thursday that a 21-year-old “suspicious subject” was “detained and interviewed” before being released. He was reportedly armed with a gun and knife.

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[Mrs. Overall]

1. Good. I hope people call 911 every time they see a suspicious MAGA anywhere near immigrants,

schools, malls, festivals, concerts, mosques, temples, etc.

[LiberalArkie]

2. He was going to shoot it up, Police grabbed him just a few minutes too early.

[Va Lefty]

3. The Attorney General of U.S. has endorsed "Dirty Harry- Death Wish" style justice

This kind of shut is about to kick into high gear, I fear.

[chowder66]

5. More....

In a statement on Facebook, Casa Carmelita blasted El Paso for releasing the man without charges.

“Police stated that the gunman has rights, that they cannot search his truck, and that they have no cause to arrest him. An eyewitness saw him brandishing a gun and attempting to enter our building, women were fleeing down the street, warning neighbors as they ran away. We watched officers removing clips of ammo from his person,” the shelter wrote.

“One officer acknowledged that if they had not arrived when they did, Thomas was likely to have committed acts which would be ‘a different situation’. They released him shortly after, on our block. The number one demographic of mass shooters are young white males.”

[SunSeeker]

9. He was wearing latex gloves, preventing fingerprints from being left!

He was brandishing a gun, heavily armed with multiple clips of ammo. He was trying enter an immigrant center and had no legitimate reason to be there. His truck was plastered with Trump glorification. What other reason did he have to be there??

How can they say they had no cause to arrest him???? He was making a terrorist threat. That is a crime!!

[chowder66]

10. For some reason he was also barefoot in one of the photos.

This is insane that they let him go.

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Noticed the gloves right away, too

Who wears latex gloves around, especially in 100 degree weather? Not even germophobe Trump wears latex gloves.

[DENVERPOPS]

21. Good reason for wearing gloves

The authorities conduct a "Gunshot Residue Test" on a shooting suspects hands after a shooting.
The police handcuff a suspect and then put paper bags over both hands to protect the residue.....
Wearing a long sleeved jacket and gloves, then destroying both if you are able to escape allows for a strong defense that you were not the shooter........

[Sapient Donkey]

20. He had several magazines on him? I think the officer is right.

This guy is dangerous and would have likely done something. I hope they keep an eye on this guy.

[Journeyman]

6. So why does he have that picture of Alec Baldwin's head on Sylvester Stallone's body . . .

on the tail end of his truck?

[SunSeeker]

7. Why is he wearing latex gloves? Didn't want fingerprints? Suspicious indeed.

[LiberalArkie]

8. Hopefully is name is now in a database somewhere.

The POD probably went in with sirens on and the kid jumped back into his truck.

"Noi you may not search my truck. Show me your warrant"

[riversedge]

11. I would stay a long ways away from that trunk if I was it on the freeway.

[LiberalArkie]

12. A couple more pics

Link to tweet

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[BigmanPigman]

17. And he is making the White Supremacist hand signal

that tRump uses like it is "OK". I hope he has someone tailing his activities for a few years. This guy is up to something that will not have a good ending.

[jpak]

14. Thais just fucked up

[elias7]

15. Good thing he wasn't black, or he'd be dead instead of released

[lunasun]

16. +1

[FiveGoodMen]

22. In this case, it's probably a bad thing that he isn't dead

[EveHammond13]

18. this country has lost its goddamned fucking mind.

[rockfordfile]

19. No only those un-American Republicans