MattB
2014-06-09 18:21:52 UTC
Police reportedly probe white supremacist link to Las Vegas shootings
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/09/las-vegas-shooting-officers-dead-possible-white-supremacists/
The pair who fatally shot two Las Vegas police officers and one
civilian before taking their own lives Sunday are believed to be a
married couple who possessed white supremacist paraphernalia and spoke
of targeting police officers.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported late Sunday that officers were
searching a small apartment complex about four miles from the Cici's
Pizza restaurant where the officers were killed and the Walmart where
the two killed one other person before executing an apparent suicide
pact.
The identities of the suspects have not been officially released, but
a law enforcement official close to the investigation told the
Review-Journal that the suspects were married, in their 20s, and new
to the area. The paper reported that investigators found swastika
symbols during their search of the apartment. Several neighbors the
paper spoke to said the man's first name was Jared, while one person
gave the women's name as Amanda.
Neighbor Krista Koch described the couple as "militant," saying they
talked about planning to kill police officers, as well as "going
underground" and not coming out until the time was right.
Another neighbor, Brandon Monroe, said the man who lived in the
apartment often talked about conspiracy theories and often dressed in
camouflage or as Peter Pan to work as a street performer. Monroe added
that he thought the couple used methamphetamine.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/09/las-vegas-shooting-officers-dead-possible-white-supremacists/
The pair who fatally shot two Las Vegas police officers and one
civilian before taking their own lives Sunday are believed to be a
married couple who possessed white supremacist paraphernalia and spoke
of targeting police officers.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported late Sunday that officers were
searching a small apartment complex about four miles from the Cici's
Pizza restaurant where the officers were killed and the Walmart where
the two killed one other person before executing an apparent suicide
pact.
The identities of the suspects have not been officially released, but
a law enforcement official close to the investigation told the
Review-Journal that the suspects were married, in their 20s, and new
to the area. The paper reported that investigators found swastika
symbols during their search of the apartment. Several neighbors the
paper spoke to said the man's first name was Jared, while one person
gave the women's name as Amanda.
Neighbor Krista Koch described the couple as "militant," saying they
talked about planning to kill police officers, as well as "going
underground" and not coming out until the time was right.
Another neighbor, Brandon Monroe, said the man who lived in the
apartment often talked about conspiracy theories and often dressed in
camouflage or as Peter Pan to work as a street performer. Monroe added
that he thought the couple used methamphetamine.