Armed veteran bystanders rescue wounded deputies in WA

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Armed veteran bystanders rescue wounded deputies in WA

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February 15, 2022
I just hope some Assist. DA with an agenda does not press charges on these Folks!

Armed Good Samaritans Provided Cover Fire, Rescue Wounded Deputies




Peaceful Valley, WA – The sheriff released more details about what led up to the shooting of two Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies on Thursday and thanked the armed good Samaritans who came to the wounded heroes’ aid and kept them safe until backup arrived.

The Bellingham Police Department (BPD) said the incident began at about 3 p.m. on Feb. 10 when a homeowner started burning a trash pile outside their home and the smoke bothered a neighbor, 60-year-old Joel B. Young, KGMI reported.

Police said Young became enraged and went outside and yelled at the neighbor burning trash, claiming that smoked had blown through the windows into his home, the Bellingham Herald reported.

The neighbor responded with an expletive, according to police.

Young had been drinking and he became enraged, KGMI reported.

So he grabbed his shotgun and went outside and fired birdshot into the air near the neighbor who was burning trash, according to police.

Then he went back inside his home and had another beer.

Then he retreated to a position of cover nearby.

A neighbor called 911 and reported that Young was outside firing his 12-guage shotgun into the air, the Bellingham Herald reported.

Two Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies responded to the address near Peaceful Valley and State Route 247 in the Maple Falls area, KGMI reported.

Deputies arrived on the scene at about 4:30 p.m. and when Young heard them announce themselves, he went outside yelling and waving a gun, the Bellingham Herald reported.

“Sheriff’s Office — drop the gun!” the deputies ordered Young.

Young ignored the deputies’ commands and opened fire on them instead, the Bellingham Herald reported.

One deputy was shot in the head and fell to the ground.

The second deputy put himself between Young and the wounded deputy and returned fire, the Bellingham Herald reported.

Young opened fire on the second deputy and shot him, too.

Police said that was when good Samaritans armed with their own weapons stepped forward and fired multiple shots in the direction of Young to provide cover for and protect the wounded deputies, the Bellingham Herald reported.

The good Samaritans told KING that they were military veterans and they weren’t going to sit still and watch law enforcement officers be murdered so they took their children inside their homes and came back out with their own guns.

Other neighbors jumped in to assist the first good Samaritan and they were able to pull the wounded deputies into a garage and out of the line of fire.

The good Samaritans immediately began performing first aid on the wounded heroes as they waited for an ambulance to arrive, the Bellingham Herald reported.

Both wounded deputies were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment as soon as backup arrived.

One deputy remained under observation at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham and the other was transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment by a specialist, the Bellingham Herald reported.

Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo said both deputies were in “stable” condition, KGMI reported.

Backup arrived from multiple law enforcement agencies and the Bellingham police called in the SWAT team and surrounded Young’s home.

Bellingham Police Department Spokesperson Claudia Murphy told the Bellingham Herald that Young surrendered to deputies just after 6 p.m. and was taken into custody without incident.

He was booked into the Skagit County Community Justice Center and charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder.

The investigation is being headed up by the Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Response Team (LEMART) and the Whatcom County Prosecutor’s Office.

“We are ever so grateful the WCSO deputies are in stable condition and that no residents were injured,” Bellingham Police Chief Flo Simon said in a statement. “The members of the LEMART team are working tirelessly to ensure there is a thorough and complete investigation delivered to the prosecutor’s office.”

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the WCSO deputies, their families, and the entire Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office. We wish them a speedy recovery,” Chief Simon said.

Sheriff Elfo posted a statement to Facebook on Sunday that applauded his deputies’ bravery and the heroics of the good Samaritans that came to their aid.

The sheriff wrote that “despite being seriously wounded and impaired by their injuries, both deputies courageously followed their training, stayed in the fight and took care of each other and area residents.”

“Second, we are extraordinarily blessed that several armed citizens came to the deputies’ assistance at the critical moments when they were most vulnerable,” the sheriff continued. “I have contacted all three of the good Samaritans and expressed appreciation on behalf of myself and all members of law enforcement and their families. There will be a more formal recognition of these humble citizen heroes once more details of their actions can be released.”


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So no one died?

Was everyone lobbing birdshot on that day?
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Man what a hangover he will wake up to in a strange hostile place. hahahahah
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Should have taken out the pussy neighbor as well.
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Cooper wrote that the "Combat Triad" consisted of Marksmanship, Gunhandling, and Mental Conditioning.

These folks had their Mental Conditioning down, and good for them. They didn't cower; they fought back. Damn shame about their marksmanship, though. It would be so much more gratifying if they got a sight picture and pressed the trigger carefully, and took out the BG with one shot.
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Yes to bad the the BG wasn't taken out. One less burden on society if he was taken out.
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Great that the armed citizens came to the rescue and saved the deputies. As for Mr. Young. I'm glad that he wasn't taken out. Let the Sheriff's Department have him for a while. When he goes on trial, I hope he has the worst Lawyer in the state.
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smithers599 wrote: February 16th, 2022, 6:22 am Cooper wrote that the "Combat Triad" consisted of Marksmanship, Gunhandling, and Mental Conditioning.

These folks had their Mental Conditioning down, and good for them. They didn't cower; they fought back. Damn shame about their marksmanship, though. It would be so much more gratifying if they got a sight picture and pressed the trigger carefully, and took out the BG with one shot.
“ Cooper wrote that the "Combat Triad" consisted of Marksmanship, Gunhandling, and Mental Conditioning.”
These veterans who assisted the LEO had FAR more real world trigger pulling experience than John Dean Cooper ever had. Cooper claimed he had been in three gunfights in his life: two in the Pacific during WWII and one in SEA allegedly when he was detailed to the CIA however there is NO proof he did ANY of this-quite the contrary.

Captain Cooper USMC was a junior officer assigned to the USS Pennsylvania (a battleship) as the commander of the Marine Security Detachment. Cooper claimed he went ashore once on during the Battle of Kwajalein and again during the Battle of Saipan which is total BS because the very detailed ships deck logs have no record of him ever leaving the ship. Additionally the USS Pennsylvania was sailing miles off the coast of these islands providing an anti-sub/aircraft screen and delivering naval gunfire. Battleships in formation simply don’t stop in the middle of a battle and let junior officers get off and sightsee. As far as his claim he shot a guerrilla while attached to the CIA there’s no proof and I’ve heard better bullsh!t stories sitting behind my table at a Crossroads show. His Kwajalein “war story” is totally ridiculous. Cooper claims he led a patrol which encountered a Japanese soldier toting a light machine gun. Yet instead of shooting the soldier with his M-1 Rifle (he allegedly borrowed it from a sergeant of his who remained on the Pennsylvania) drew and fired the .45 Colt SAA revolver on his belt (cuz’ everyone knows its takes so much time to disengage the safety on a Garand VS drawing and cocking an SAA). Yeah. Right.
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That Guy wrote: February 17th, 2022, 10:28 am
smithers599 wrote: February 16th, 2022, 6:22 am Cooper wrote that the "Combat Triad" consisted of Marksmanship, Gunhandling, and Mental Conditioning.

These folks had their Mental Conditioning down, and good for them. They didn't cower; they fought back. Damn shame about their marksmanship, though. It would be so much more gratifying if they got a sight picture and pressed the trigger carefully, and took out the BG with one shot.
“ Cooper wrote that the "Combat Triad" consisted of Marksmanship, Gunhandling, and Mental Conditioning.”
These veterans who assisted the LEO had FAR more real world trigger pulling experience than John Dean Cooper ever had. Cooper claimed he had been in three gunfights in his life: two in the Pacific during WWII and one in SEA allegedly when he was detailed to the CIA however there is NO proof he did ANY of this-quite the contrary.

Captain Cooper USMC was a junior officer assigned to the USS Pennsylvania (a battleship) as the commander of the Marine Security Detachment. Cooper claimed he went ashore once on during the Battle of Kwajalein and again during the Battle of Saipan which is total BS because the very detailed ships deck logs have no record of him ever leaving the ship. Additionally the USS Pennsylvania was sailing miles off the coast of these islands providing an anti-sub/aircraft screen and delivering naval gunfire. Battleships in formation simply don’t stop in the middle of a battle and let junior officers get off and sightsee. As far as his claim he shot a guerrilla while attached to the CIA there’s no proof and I’ve heard better bullsh!t stories sitting behind my table at a Crossroads show. His Kwajalein “war story” is totally ridiculous. Cooper claims he led a patrol which encountered a Japanese soldier toting a light machine gun. Yet instead of shooting the soldier with his M-1 Rifle (he allegedly borrowed it from a sergeant of his who remained on the Pennsylvania) drew and fired the .45 Colt SAA revolver on his belt (cuz’ everyone knows its takes so much time to disengage the safety on a Garand VS drawing and cocking an SAA). Yeah. Right.
Damn.

Prob has USMC s*** all over his Hyundai and tells stories about how saving private Ryan was his life.

Phuck Em.
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