A police criminal complaint described the sequence of events that began with a domestic-violence call at 7:03 a.m. and led to the shooting deaths of Officers Paul Sciullo III, Stephen J. Mayhle and Eric Kelly at 1016 Fairfield St.
The suspect’s mother, Margaret Poplawski, called 911 to say that she had argued with her son after she discovered that a dog had urinated on the floor of the house. She told police she wanted him removed.
Officers Sciullo and Mayhle radioed at 7:11 that they had arrived at the home. Mrs. Poplawski told police she opened the door and told police “come and take his ass.”
When the officers were 10 feet into the residence, “she heard gunshots, turned and saw her son about six feet away with a long rifle in his hands, at which point she fled downstairs after asking him ‘what the hell have you done?’ ” according to the report.
[blockquote]The report quoted Mrs. Poplawski as saying her son, after being kicked out of the Marine Corps for assaulting his drill sergeant during basic training……[/blockquote] The circumstances surrounding his discharge suggest he and guns should never have made an acquaintance. Were and how did he get the guns?
Or the body armor?
The report quoted Mrs. Poplawski as saying her son, after being kicked out of the Marine Corps for assaulting his drill sergeant during basic training, had been “stockpiling guns and ammunition, buying and selling the weapons online, because he believed that as a result of the economic collapse, the police were no longer able to protect society.”
Well, she might have mentioned that to the police BEFORE they came. I’m surprised the police weren’t a little more wary – but perhaps these are the risks they have to take.