Sheriff: James DiMaggio fired at least one shot

[IDemo]

Source: Idaho Statesman

BOISE — James Lee DiMaggio, who was shot and killed Saturday by an FBI agent in the rugged Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, fired at least one shot before he was killed, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said today.

Gore also revealed that 16-year-old Hannah Anderson had not known until after she was rescued Saturday that her mother Christina and her brother Ethan, 8, had been murdered before she was abducted, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Their bodies were found Aug. 4 in DiMaggio's burning home in east San Diego County, near the Mexican border.

Dimaggio was armed with at least one firearm that he carried in a shoulder holster, Gore said in remarks reported by the Los Angeles Times.

"Obviously we would've liked Mr. DiMaggio to surrender and face justice in the court of law, but that's not going to be the case," said Gore, quoted by USA Today.



Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/08/12/2702064/sheriff-james-dimaggio-fired-at.html

[formercia]

1. Was the shot fired before he was killed?

or afterwords...jus' askin'

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. He could not have fired a shot if he were dead...

The story states he got off one shot before he was killed.

[tofuandbeer]

5. I'm guessing formercia was being sarcastic...

saying that perhaps the officers made it look like he fired a shot by pulling the trigger after he was dead.
I agree with the other post: who cares if he fired the first shot or not. It would have been nice to see him tried, but what a piece of dirt.

[Little Star]

3. In this instance I personally don't give a crap if he fired first or not.

[Botany]

4. He is dead and that is good but I feel awful for the 16 year old girl ......

.... finding out that both her mom and brother had been killed must have been
very hard on her,

[TeeYiYi]

9. Also...

...I wonder if she even realized that she'd been kidnapped. The guy was a family friend and supposedly 'like an uncle' to the kids.

TYY

[liberal N proud]

6. That is their story and they are sticking to it.

[dbackjon]

10. Disgusting

[liberal N proud]

13. Meh!

[KinMd]

7. I think the word was, if you have a clean shot at this guy, take it.

and I'm good with that.

[tabasco]

8. Typical loser "survivalist"

Wear camo, stock up on MREs and think they are real rugged frontiersmen.

Just a bunch of fruit loops.

[The Wizard]

11. He stood his ground (NT)

[skamaria]

12. But he stood it poorly.N/T

[alp227]

14. Story has been revised w/new detail

Sheriff: DiMaggio fired first shot; had been to Idaho before

Gore also revealed for the first time that last week was not the first time DiMaggio had spent time in Idaho.

"He was familiar with the country in Idaho and had been there before," Gore said.