10-24-2018, 06:52 PM
(10-04-2018, 11:22 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: The man who killed Officer Terrance Carraway and shot six other officers has been identified.
He's a 74-year-old Vietnam veteran, gun-enthusiast, and disbarred attorney. His wife is a prominent attorney in Florence.
Fred Hopkins ^ opened fire on officers who were trying to serve a warrant on a 27-year-old at the residence who was accused of sexually abusing a foster child.
UPDATE:
Sadly, a second South Carolina officer shot by Hopkins died this week, after undergoing eight surgeries.
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Officer Farrah Turner died on Monday, three weeks after she and six other officers were shot in Florence, S.C., while they were trying to serve a warrant. “Farrah was the ultimate professional, excelling at everything she did,” the Florence County sheriff said.
Rest in peace.