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Sunday, August 07, 2016

Police: Followers Urged Woman Live-Streaming Standoff To Defy Officers

RANDALLSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — A seven-hour standoff with police ends with a woman dead and a child injured. Police say they were trying to serve an arrest warrant on 23-year-old Korryn Gaines when she barricaded herself and her five-year-old son inside their home. Police say Gaines had a shotgun, and at one point, the officers exchanged gunfire with her. She was shot and killed.

Investigators say Gaines was live streaming parts of the standoff with police. It’s a new phenomenon that’s got some policing experts worried.

Baltimore County police contacted Facebook and asked them to take down the live stream after followers urged Gaines to defy officers, WJZ’s Meghan McCorkell reports.

As SWAT teams and hostage negotiators assembled outside, inside a Randallstown apartment, Korryn Gaines was sending out a live stream of her seven-hour armed standoff on social media.

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16 comments:

Anonymous said...

they should be charged with aiding and abetting for encouraging her disgusting behavior.

Anonymous said...

She played she payed.

Anonymous said...

yea of course LE says its a bad idea and want it stopped.
I would like to see proof anyone told her to defy.
Typical MSM and LE propaganda.
And now they want a jamming device so that you can not prove your innocence.

Prove what you say, prove it is true, prove it.

Anonymous said...

Putting her children at risk. Despicable

Anonymous said...

she was off in the head - driving with a cardboard tag - then stating she wanted to kill the POPO seriously people find another person to look up to.

Anonymous said...

Remember the days before social media/cell phones? Much simpler, less ADD ADHD-ish.

That's why I fish in the Assawoman Bay as much as possible. Could care less about the catch - just the wide open peace, serenity and little to no b*tchin - EXCEPT for Memorial, Fourth and Labor Day weekends Crazies everywhere...including me!!!!

(psst - less than 12 hrs until TGIF!!!!!)

Anonymous said...

1:16, and you have evidence of the propaganda that you spread. Prove it or go away.

Anonymous said...


1:16 is clearly a moron.

Anonymous said...

This is a troubling issue. I don't like the live streaming and recording of fights at all, but the ability to record and transmit live video can be useful. For example the videos coming out of the DNC convention last week painted a different narrative than the TV coverage. I think in the long run it will be decided to prosecute this sort of thing because the videos all too often make the Powers That Be look bad or foolish and that troubles me as much as the behavior shown on World Star HopHop.

Anonymous said...

The entitlement generation... I don't ave to listen to no one but I want free stuff.

Anonymous said...

Dave T: My heart goes out to the Baltimore PD for having to tolerate this nonsense. Trying to uphold the law while dealing with folks who are deliberately trying to test the boundaries is no easy task. She endangered everyone's life involved, showed her true colors are a poor parent and displayed the actions of a radical. The police did their job and she asked for it.

Anonymous said...

I tend to agree with 1:16 from a freedom of speech angle. no way should live streaming basically an additional eyewitness to Crimes by the cops or perpetrators, should not be jammed. Careful what you wish for, Technology is a two-edged sword... however anyone involved with encouraging her to civil disobedience and the murder of cops should be charged appropriately!!! seems to me that jamming the signals would tend to stifle good or bad situations depending on which end of the stick your on

Anonymous said...

Bye bye thug.

Anonymous said...

She wanted it she got it. I feel no remorse for these idiots any longer. I pray I will find compassion in my heart again some day. I say kill em all let God sort em out. Sick of criminals and lunatics running our streets.

Anonymous said...

She got what she deserved, what's wrong with obeying the law? I too feel sorry for the officers who were very patient with her.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like the live stream supports the officers. So, what's the problem?