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Killed at the hands of Larry Darnell Gordon were bailiffs, Ron Kienzle, 63 and Joseph Zangaro, 61.
A U.S. inmate shot dead two bailiffs on Monday at a courthouse in the state of MI before responding officers returned fire and killed him, authorities said.
“So it’s a sad day”, said the Sheriff during an interview later that day. In turn the assailant was shot and killed by an officer. In an attempt to escape jail, the man ran to the third floor where he injured an unknown woman.
Bailey said the suspect was facing multiple charges, but there was no immediate word on the exact nature of the charges. The jail inmate trying to escape from a western MI courthouse wrested a gun from an officer, killing a.
Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey held a press conference Tuesday morning to update the public on the courthouse shooting. Two bailiffs were fatally shot Monday inside the courthouse before officers killed the gunman, a sheriff said. Bailey also told reporters that he didn’t yet have certain details on the shooting, including whether the inmate was handcuffed at the time. A person has shot two bailiffs.
Jessica Gordon says her ex-husband was an wonderful man, a good father- who just got mixed up with the wrong people.
Bailey said he felt “terrible” about the deaths.
“We make sure that our staff is aware of things like what happened in MI because we believe that keeps them alert that things could happen here”, he said. They do it many times a day.
A vigil in honor of the victims is planned for 2 p.m. today at the Berrien County Courthouse.
Zangaro was head of courthouse security and was employed with the court since May 2004, police say.
At this point in the investigation, police believe Gordan was not in handcuffs.
Responding law enforcement officers killed the suspect shortly after the attack began at about 2.25pm local time (7.25pm United Kingdom time).
“State police secured the scene in St. Joseph, according to a tweet from Gov. Rick Snyder”.
He called it “a awful day in a wonderful community” and asked for prayers from all Michiganders. “We move people everyday, every courtroom does”.
“I’m going to try to get through this”. “This is a tragic event to have happened and we need to rally together to support one another”.
Gordon is from Battle Creek, Jessica said. She said they were respectful and comforting.
Gordon, who was wearing a wedding ring on her left ring finger, wouldn’t discuss the reason her ex-husband was in jail.
She said he loved his 6-year-old daughter Cheyenne. She said they had been married 19 years.
One civilian and another officer were injured Monday afternoon, Heit told CNN. He did not publicly identify the shooter or the victims pending notification of victims’ families.
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“Professional, always courteous, just great people”. “They have either a criminal issue, a civil issue or a family issue, and those become very emotionally charged sometimes”.
