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    Man wounded after firing shotgun at NY courthouse

    MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A man who fired a shotgun at an upstate New York courthouse has been wounded by a court officer.

    Middletown police say the gunman went to the vestibule at City Court at about 9 a.m. Wednesday and shot at the security officers. They returned fire, hitting him at least once.

    Police say they believe the man acted alone. They haven't released a possible motive.

    A spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration tells The Associated Press that the man was armed with a 12-gauge shotgun. He says a court officer suffered a graze wound to one of his arms.

    The spokesman says two officers were taken to a hospital for treatment of nonphysical trauma.

    The gunman was also taken to a hospital. Authorities haven't released his name and condition.

     
    • Joe  •  Montville, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      "two officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of trauma that wasn't physical" ???
      • T.W. 3 mths ago
        post TRAUMA-tic stress disorder...ptsd? The trauma is mental, not physical
      • Robert 3 mths ago
        You have apparently never been shot at. lol. They are court officers but probably more like security and never intended to be in this predicament. I have been shot by a shotgun while bird hunting. It can be quite traumatic to see it unfold when you are the target. I am pro-gun, the shotgun did not do this, the idiot did. Let's not lose focus on that.
      • Ronnie joanne 3 mths ago
        If they can whine enough, DISABILITY RETIREMENT!
    • Mike  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      Can't happen, there is a gun ban in NYNY. Maybe he didn't see the signs.
      • Sonichu 3 mths ago
        "What do you have against stronger, common-sense gun control laws?Nobody needs an easily concealed plastic handgun, high-powered automatic assault rifle, combat shotgun, or dangerous weapon of any kind unless they're in the military, police, or a government official... You gun nuts are really pathetic, you do know that right? Maybe that's why you're always 'compensating' with your guns, but I'm pretty sure that everyone knows where your 'shortcomings' *really* are... Especially the ladies, if you know what I mean.." - From the book "Standardized Rhetoric for the #$%$Assed Leftist" by Eric Holder, with foreward by Saul Alinsky and Bill Ayers. Available now on Kindle!
      • Mike 3 mths ago
        You still can't have my guns. And, I have many of them--all types and uses. I even have some hand grenades.
      • Mike 3 mths ago
        Are you gay?
    • Case  •  3 mths ago
      I wonder what he thought he was going to accomplish?
      • Alton 3 mths ago
        3 hots, a cot, free medical and dental...Sharing the showers? Well the price you have to pay.
      • MrNetvestor 3 mths ago
        He thought he was one of hundreds, according to the Flash Mob Tweet. Guess he figured he'd start before they go there.
      • RandyD 3 mths ago
        Death by cop.
    • Jay C  •  3 mths ago
      Hey - NY has super-strict gun laws. I don't believe the story since it is obviously impossible to do bad things with guns, what with all those super-strict laws in place.
      • The Weeper of the House 3 mths ago
        So lets get rid of the gun laws so everyone can be as safe as they are down at Virginia Tech.
      • John 3 mths ago
        We need more gun control laws!! yeah, right...
      • John 3 mths ago
        Tell you what weeper... if 5-6 people would have had guns of their own, I'll guarantee you there wouldn't have been as many dead... The only way, now listen to this... to keep from being a victim, is to fight back !
    • ken  •  3 mths ago
      "The spokesman says two officers were taken to a hospital for treatment of nonphysical trauma." Hahaha - That means they sh/it their pants!!!
      • j 3 mths ago
        LMAO @ KEN !!!!
    • Farside Jim  •  Surfside, California  •  3 mths ago
      Sounds like everyone involved in this should have spent more time at the range.....a guard only grazed by an up close shot from a 12 ga. , almost no one in history has walked away from that.......and the perp only wounded ?????? Come on guys....2 trained guys shooting semi-auto pistols at close range should have made the guy look like swiss cheese.........
    • Steve  •  Woodland, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      Rule No 609; It is never a good idea to stand in front of a courthouse and shoot at it.
    • Gregory  •  3 mths ago
      I guess he got tired of jury duty! How do you miss with a shotgun???
    • scubadude69200369  •  Minneapolis, Minnesota  •  3 mths ago
      the headline made me think he wounded himself after missing the building
    • Joe  •  3 mths ago
      They haven't released a motive? How about he didn't like the verdict when he was there last time.
    • Rob  •  3 mths ago
      "“A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands” Lucius Annaeus Seneca"
    • tre w  •  Brentwood, Tennessee  •  3 mths ago
      Even armed with a shotgun, if you take on a building....the building always wins.
    • Cashman7323  •  3 mths ago
      Must have used a slug. Can't see how he missed with shot.
    • ken  •  3 mths ago
      He obviously didn't use the element of surprise, otherwise a 12 gauge would have done some bodily damage. Either that or he's a really, really bad shot.
    • You Humans Blew it...  •  3 mths ago
      non physical trauma ??
    • Jew-el  •  3 mths ago
      Now he is going to sue the courthouse.
    • foolinwitu  •  Newark, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      Guess the ex wife got everything BUT the shotgun in the divorce settlement.
    • Rick S  •  3 mths ago
      Maybe he was just there for a "shotgun wedding"?!
    • Charles  •  3 mths ago
      I know this is not funny, but am laughing my #$%$ off, why not just try to hold up a police department, or go to a shooting range and start firing at the shooters. Some people just do not have much upstairs.
    • Ric 7  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      Wounded? That's it? The court officer must have missed, right?
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