Westminster man killed in standoff - Sentinel & Enterprise

A state Department of Correction officer dressed in body armor was killed Sunday night when he exchanged gunfire with police at his 235 Minott Road Sunday night, District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s office said Monday.

[Rachel Burns]

You will be missed always Mike. . . I pray that Phyllis gets through this and knows how many people love and will be here for her.

[Rob]

To the widow, God Bless you in these times ahead. Iam sorry for your lost.

[dmk]

this is what happens to correction officers when they have to deal with the scum in our prisons everyday.prayers to his commrades and his family...

[Joe]

Anyone who would shoot at a cop has no conscience and would kill anybody or anything that got in his way. This guy is right where he belongs.

[Anno]

Crazy things can happen to good people.
Let him rest.

[BJA]

This corrections officer knew what he was doing. Was this a suicide by police. It's not just corrections officers that deal daily with the worst of people, especially in this economy and holidays coming up. Westminster Police Dept. is great. God Bless them all. The police who fought to control the situation were so couragous and put their life on the line.
My heart goes out to his wife who has so much to contend with right now.

[Common Sense]

No thats what happens to Corrections Officers the shoot at Police Officers!

dmk wrote:

this is what happens to correction officers when they have to deal with the scum in our prisons everyday.prayers to his commrades and his family...

[pep]

Just to set the record straight, the only person this man was fighting with was his ex-wife on his cell phone. This had nothing to do with the pub. The worker at the bar did the right thing by calling information into police.

[massvocals]

see if we take guns away form the citizen only police type will have guns here they shot on of there own rumer has it was due to brake down in marriage too bad life is not over if your lover wants out the world is full of like minded
the real issue here is how this was handle a man is dead he was off his rocker in point however exchanging gun fire is bit cowboy ish so much for the training ah however he shot first and he plan it that way Body armor ? gun play was his way out his last statement to his ,? nothing more then blood bath

[Get it straight]

massvocals wrote:

see if we take guns away form the citizen only police type will have guns here they shot on of there own rumer has it was due to brake down in marriage too bad life is not over if your lover wants out the world is full of like minded
the real issue here is how this was handle a man is dead he was off his rocker in point however exchanging gun fire is bit cowboy ish so much for the training ah however he shot first and he plan it that way Body armor ? gun play was his way out his last statement to his ,? nothing more then blood bath

Seriously....what a wonderful run on sentence. Thank you for sharing, I probably lost a few brain cells reading this. I'm thankful for the stupid people who exist...really I am.

[connie]

pep wrote:

Just to set the record straight, the only person this man was fighting with was his ex-wife on his cell phone. This had nothing to do with the pub. The worker at the bar did the right thing by calling information into police.

I am not quite sure what you are trying to say. If we both read the same article, it appears he brandished a handgun in a pub after an animated telephone conversation. Of course the worker did the right thing. No question or argument there. BUT, he went home, put on body armor and shots were fired at policemen. If the only person he was fighting with was his wife (or ex-wife) why were the lives of the police personel and the innocent bystanding neighbors put in jeopardy? this could have happened anytime anywhere once that gun was in his hand. By all means protect the integrity of your bar but don't undermine the seriousness of this situation. He snapped. period.

[Tippy Canoe]

The wife should be glad she wasn't home when this maniac arrived. The police clearly did the right thing.

[LoLBama]

massvocals wrote:

see if we take guns away form the citizen only police type will have guns here they shot on of there own rumer has it was due to brake down in marriage too bad life is not over if your lover wants out the world is full of like minded
the real issue here is how this was handle a man is dead he was off his rocker in point however exchanging gun fire is bit cowboy ish so much for the training ah however he shot first and he plan it that way Body armor ? gun play was his way out his last statement to his ,? nothing more then blood bath

wat

[JIm]

The wife should be glad they killed him before he killed her. Another Domestic Violence story with a sad, but could have been worst ending

[Ray]

He was a good man would have never took a shot at another cop.

[Darn Tootin from W Newton]

dmk wrote:

this is what happens to correction officers when they have to deal with the scum in our prisons everyday.prayers to his commrades and his family...

When you are mention that Correction Officers have to deal with the scum in our prisons every day, I assume that you are referring to having to deal with the OTHER Correction Officers.....

[Shooter]

Ray wrote:

He was a good man would have never took a shot at another cop.

Yet he did and now he's dead. Maybe he was a good man at some point in his life, but he made the decision to point his gun at and shoot at police officers. The police did the right thing and the outcome is as expected. As it should be when someone starts firing at police officers.

[Matt]

Was this guy from Lunenburg originally?

[WOW]

Ray wrote:

He was a good man would have never took a shot at another cop.

Are you for real, so are you saying that everyone is not telling the truth. You can make this guy out to be whatever you want, but the bottom line is, he was no better than the scum he was paid to guard.

[Scott]

It will come out that he killed himself. He was a good and funny guy. Much better than the scum he gaurded.