AIKEN — An Aiken police officer was shot Saturday morning and a suspect is in custody.
Remembering Master Cpl. Rogers
Recent Officer Deaths:
Cpl. Sandra Rogers, a 27-year veteran of the force, died at a hospital.
A spokeswoman for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division identified the suspect as Joshua Tremaine Jones, 26. His address and specific charges were not given.
He was arrested on Youman Street in Batesburg, S.C., and is now in the Aiken County custody, SLED spokeswoman Kathryn Richardson said.
Lt. David Turno confirmed that one officer was shot at 7:30 a.m. and has been taken to Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
The incident occurred near Eustis Park on Edgefield Avenue.
Officers at the scene say they were responding to a suspicious activity call in the park.
Responding officers heard gunshots and then saw the metallic blue BMW leaving the scene.
A neighbor said she heard three shots fired. The park has been sealed off.
Officers at the scene late Saturday morning said they haven’t gotten over last month’s fatal shooting of Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson.
“It’s like a horrible nightmare playing over in front of us,” Sgt. Aaron Dowdy said. “I’m still wearing a Richardson band on my wrist.”
Officers responded to a call of suspicious persons at a park on Edgefield Avenue near Church Street. When they arrived, there were two vehicles in the park. A suspect in one vehicle fired on the officer.
At this time, the suspect is not in custody.
This trend is unacceptable. Having repeat violent offenders roam our streets is unacceptable as well and more MUST be done to solve the problems within the system.
My prayers and deeptest sympathies are with this officers family and the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
For those in other posts who continually say Law Enforcement is "just a job", I would continue to dispute that greatly.
I miss the part in this article about a repeat violent offender,did what?
In the past I have been a little critical of some police officers with a Rambo attitude. Considering what they face these days, I will eat some crow. These criminal people on the streets are a ________ (you fill in that blank, I'm afraid my mouth will get me in trouble). It is pathetic what we've come to and I don't know how to fix it.
Prayers for this officer's speedy recovery and the quick apprehension and prosecution of the perp.
I don't doubt that some cops have a bad attitude and abuse their authority. In that case you have your day in court, but you don't shoot them. I don't know anything about this officer, but I know that most are not bad, and do not abuse their authority, they have a job to do, and it's highly dangerous with low pay. They deserve our respect, not our shooting them. I hope and pray that this officer recovers, and the one that shot him is caught and put away.
Yes, LEO's know and accept the fact that they may not come home from work on any given day. But you don't have the assurance that you will make it home from work. Getting shot at is not on any job description I have ever seen. Until the day you put on the badge you should at least support LEO's any way you can. Including dropping the "it's part of the job" BS.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the officer and his family. I still do not understand the policy of single policemen in a car and not sending immediate backup to suspicious activity-when criminals are involved weapons are usaually around-duh! Our politicians waste so much money then cry "not enough revenue to put two in every patrol car". Please provide the necessary officers to add to their safety. The times are/have changed, they are very evil and dangerous.
"I still do not understand the policy of single policemen in a car and not ..."
They do that? I don't think this officer was alone.
It is NOT part of the job but it has become an "in fact" part of the job because our liberal UN-justice system and it's arrogant judges have turned it all into a game of catch and release. That is until the little punk thug decides he is tired of being "caught" and decides to shoot a cop. Too bad the judges aren't required to pull duty as cops a couple of times a week.I couldn't think of a better irony than to read "Judge Shot By Punk He Put On Probation".
It's been a few hours since this happened. I wish they would give us an update on the officer's condition. I hope and pray that he/she will be ok.
This cop-killer is a coward. I'll bet he was all tough and hard when it was one-on-one and he shot the officer in a most cowardly way, but he probably gave up like a scared little rat. Upon conviction, the death penalty should be swift and public. Let the other thugs see what happens when you act like an animal. I have said it before, and I'll say it again; Rabid animals are put down, a cockroach that kills an officer is no better than a rabid animal.
Freespeech, don't forget all the lyrics that include N words, B words, and hoes...and popping caps in those that "dis" you...
Unfortunately the word in Aiken is that the female officer has died. Have heard they are waiting to notify family before it is made public out of respect to the family.
I heard this morning the officer was killed. She was a long time veteran of APS. A good and respected officer that senslessly was murdered trying to protect us. Catching this 'person' will help make her family, friends and officers feel marginally better.
God be with that officer. @ freespeach thanks for the trip down memory lane. That song was recorded 21 years ago by a man who has been starring on Law & Order for years. That would make this shooter around 4. We as a community have a problem. From the cradle to the grave, us as a society must correct this. Not blaming rap songs, a one parent home or a music video. I could go into possible solutions, but it wouldn't change anyone's mind here. This killer, the guy who shot Rep Giffords, the post office shooter, the employee going into their workplace shooting and the unibomber are all sick individuals, who are a product of OUR society. I wish we could work together to fix it.
We do know from past history that public housing, no father as a role model hurts..among rap and other things,of course.
Since I would never committ such an hideous act, I don't know the reason nor can I speak for the (b-----) who did this.
Such a waste..a life taken, and for what?
Not a police office, I assume, but another life taken
"The Richmond County coroner is on the scene of a possible homicide at the Madison on the Green apartment complex in Augusta."
^ my point exactly. Let's start here as example. "The common denominator!" That's like me saying pedophiles exist primarily in one demographic. I come here daily and witness how some people talk about each other, about certain religions, certain races, and even the President of the United States. We don't believe in courtesy and respect, so why should this next generation.
Haki..Exactly why children need a family life, a role model at the dinner table to explain life to children. Life is not easy but TV makes it appear to be, to these young people. Mentor, mentor, mentor...talk to the young people who have no one else, teach them truth from fiction.
To say this can be blamed on ANY type of music is ignoring the fact that society as a whole has been deteriorating for years. Civility is laughed at by ALL parts of our world.White and black. Having said that...it does seem that the "gangsta" culture, as of late, glorifies this sort of behavior more than most. But not all. Remember all you aging hippies who told us to "turn on, tune in and drop out" or "hey hey LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" or the Weather Underground which included Bill Ayers who actually advocated the killing of public officials to end the war in Vietnam?
My point..no one race has a lock on violent behavior in this country...but the "thugs" do seem to be reversing that trend lately....
One news sourse says the female officer is on life support.
We should all be indignant over any crimes against anyone, particularly our police officers, regardless of the color of the victim and the color of the perpetrator. Unfortunately that's not the reality in the areas in which we are living and it will be a matter of time before things start to get uglier than they probably already are. South Carolina's race relations are still not too far along from way back, so these sorts of horrible situations do nothing to make progress. The white people are wondering why no one is speaking up on their behalf as they would if there were white police shooting black men; why won't the black dignitaries speak up to stop the violence; why is the entire black race blamed for the bad of a few? the same for the white? Questions that may never be answered but I pray that we all demand justice and safety for all people...
A murdered female was found in an apartment in Augusta, and there are hints that it may be connected to the shooting of the Aiken officer.
the story is on AC now. the suspect in the murder at the apartment is the same suspect in custody for the shooting of the officer. He was the live-in boyfriend of the murdered woman at the apartment.
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