The man, who officials said appeared to record the encounter on his cellphone, briefly spoke to Officer Burks, then pulled out a handgun and shot him dead.
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It was unclear on Saturday what might have motivated the attack.

lmao what kind of putty-brained journalist shitbag do you have to be to write these statements. yeah I'm sure the conversation's contents are not being shared with you because they make the cop look too good

Officer Burke was shot and killed while sitting in his patrol vehicle on a break.

hahaha the photo caption misspells his name

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 49 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was unclear on Saturday what might have motivated the attack.

Definitely not centuries of assassins, thieves, rapists, and killers preying on the population. That's certainly not a factor, especially after the men who sicced assassins on Breonna Taylor in her sleep were completely absolved of responsibility this week.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-judge-dismisses-charges-two-former-officers-connected-breonna-rcna168052

Officer Burke was shot and killed while sitting in his patrol vehicle on a break.

They're going to go fucking berserk. This is one of their greatest, and least rational or realistic, fears.