The suspect who allegedly shot 2 Louisville officers yesterday is 26-year-ole Larynzo Johnson.

[Baclava]

Link to tweet

Who is the man charged in the shooting of these two Louisville officers?

Johnson allegedly fired “multiple bullets” at Louisville Metro Police Department officers as they were working to control a protest crowd, according to a portion of an arrest citation shared on Twitter by national CBS correspondent Adriana Diaz. He allegedly fired after members of the police department addressed the crowd, according to the document.

Online court documents show that Johnson was charged with two counts of first-degree assault and 14 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. The 26-year-old Johnson was scheduled to be arraigned in Jefferson County District Court on Thursday morning.

Maj. Aubrey Gregory was shot in the hip and was released from the hospital Thursday morning,

Officer Robinson Desroches was shot in the lower abdomen and after going through “multiple surgeries” last night, Desroches is expected to fully recover, said Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer.

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article245970895.html

[cwydro]

1. So much for all the "predictions" I saw here yesterday.

[Baclava]

4. Oh darn, I musta missed that, oh well, you gut shot a cop, welcome to county lock-up

[cwydro]

11. Well, there were a lot of "false flag" type predictions.

A right-winger did it...the usual.

One poster even said that if he knew the race of the cops who were shot, he would know who did it. Quite fascinating.

[Baclava]

14. So our shooter breaks the mold, being an equal opportunity guy, wonder how that fits his prediction

[gratuitous]

2. I assume Mr. Johnson will be allowed to walk around free, on paid leave from his job, right?

Meanwhile, his co-workers, friends, and relatives will announce that they are very carefully reviewing all the evidence related to the shootings. The Louisville municipal authorities will caution everyone not to rush to judgment, and the police will urge everyone to remain calm.

Then, some time in March or April of next year, Mr. Johnson's co-workers, friends, and relatives will announce that they have concluded he was wholly justified in standing his ground and firing his weapon, all charges will be dropped, and everyone will go about their business as if nothing happened.

Right?

[radius777]

9. +1. Cops shoot and kill people everyday

and just keep on keepin on.

The idea that a cop's life matters more than others' lives is a big part of the problem, it's the unspoken subtext to alot of this.

[cwydro]

12. From what I understand, the fact is that anyone who would shoot a cop is pretty effing dangerous.

That’s why the penalties are harsher.

That was the original idea anyway. I think it makes sense on that level.

[uponit7771]

17. ..👍🏼

[Takket]

3. Lock him up.

[rockfordfile]

5. I agree

[SledDriver]

6. Prosecutor should only charge him with firing in the direction

of other POC nearby.

[Klaralven]

7. Which would include one of the police officers.

Link to tweet

[Roland99]

8. What was interesting was that fireworks were fired from next to or behind an advancing line of cops

just seconds before the gunfire breaks out

Brings up multiple thoughts to me:

1) were the fireworks planned to provide cover for gunfire?
2) were the fireworks something the shooter thought was gunfire from cops toward the crowd and he reacted violently?
3) were the fireworks just coincidence?

[cwydro]

13. Really makes no difference.

He’s damn lucky he didn’t kill either or both.

I doubt he’s enjoying jail even having only injured them.

[Baclava]

15. Sounds like he fired off 14-16 rounds, its a wonder bystanders werent hit, the streets were full

[cwydro]

16. Another idiot who thinks a gun makes him tough.

If he’s already a felon, he’s in bigger trouble.

And if not, now he is.

[Vinca]

10. Too bad. I was hoping it was one of the screwballs who were marching around in their

matching uniforms and long guns. (I had to laugh when one guy stepped out of line during their little parade of force to tie his shoelace.) I figured one of them had tripped and his gun went off.