At a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a domestic terrorist that killed three people, including one police officer, and wounded nine others (including five police officers) has been captured after surrendering to the police. Police said that the wounded were at the hospital “at Penrose and Memorial hospitals Friday night were in good condition.” The terrorist, identified as Robert Lewis Dear, is reportedly originally from North Carolina. The terrorist used a “long firearm” rifle to kill and wound and also apparently planned to use propane-based bombs.
ABC reports that the Colorado Springs Police was holding “Robert Lewis Dear” on no bond as he awaited his first court appearance scheduled for Monday (November 30, 2015).
Other information on the terrorist is still being determined. R.E.A.L. has identified potential information regarding residence in South Carolina.
Lt. Catherine Buckley of the Colorado Springs Police Department said that the terrorist Robert Lewis Dear, “had brought items with him to the Planned Parenthood clinic. Police indicated the items may have been explosive in nature. There were reports they included propane tanks. They said he left items outside the clinic and inside it.” At one point, the authorities were asking for social media to respect reporting on the developing situation due to the sensitivity of police operations.
AP also reported that “Planned Parenthood said all of its staff at the clinic was safe. The organization said it did not know the circumstances or motives behind the attack or whether the organization was the target. The University of Colorado in Colorado Springs police department identified the officer killed as 44-year-old Garrett Swasey, a six-year veteran of the force. He was married and had a son and daughter, according to the website of his church, Hope Chapel in Colorado Springs. ”
FOX 31 reported that “the Planned Parenthood office is in a shopping center that includes a King Soopers grocery store and many other businesses. There were a reported 150 people locked down inside the King Soopers. Police were rescuing and escorting people out of the immediate area of the shooting scene.”
AP reported: “‘We don’t have any information on this individual’s mentality, or his ideas or ideology,’ Colorado Springs police Lt. Catherine Buckley told reporters.”
FOX 31 News reported: “Nationally, Homeland Security briefed President Obama about the situation. The New York City Police Department announced security at Planned Parenthood offices there was being increased as a precaution.”
AP also reported: “Ozy Licano was in the two-story building’s parking lot when he saw someone crawling toward the clinic’s door. He tried to escape in his car when the gunman looked at him. ‘He came out, and we looked each other in the eye, and he started aiming, and then he started shooting,’ Licano said. ‘I saw two holes go right through my windshield as I was trying to quickly back up and he just kept shooting and I started bleeding.’ Licano drove away and took refuge at a nearby grocery store. ‘He was aiming for my head,’ he said of the gunman. ‘It’s just weird to stare in the face of someone like that. And he didn’t win.’ Inside, terrified patients and staff hid wherever they could find cover. Jennifer Motolinia ducked under a table and called her brother, Joan, to leave him final instructions for the care of her three children in case the gunman found her. Joan Motolinia said he could hear gunshots in the background as his sister spoke. ‘She was telling me to take care of her babies because she could get killed,’ he said.”
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