Yesterday morning at 4 a.m. in Maricopa County, Arizona a veteran sheriff's deputy was shot to death with a high-powered rifle after responding to a report of a burglary at a strip mall in Anthem, near Interstate Highway 17. Deputies at the scene say that the perpetrator came out of nowhere, sending a spray of bullets their way. But what makes the story of potential national significance is the fact that under the surface there is talk that the gun used to kill the deputy may be a 'Fast and Furious' weapon that the Obama Administration placed into the hands of Mexican drug cartels in its 'Project Gunwalker' scheme that has now become perhaps the single biggest scandal in the history of American politics.
The story of the murder was first reported by AZCentral.com, one of the major news outlets in Arizona. However, unlike most of its stories, the news organization disabled its comment section. This led one observer to do some checking around behind the scenes.
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Several key facts stand out:
1. The perpetrator could or would not be identified by law enforcement officials, although the sheriff's office stated that an identification would be made public today after the body could be examined.
2. The deputy died in spite of the fact that he was wearing bulletproof gear.
3. Sheriff's officials believe that the murder is tied to 2 other killings near I-17, near Sedona in Yavapai County 2 days earlier. A couple on vacation from New Hampshire was murdered with a high powered rifle similar to the one used to kill the Maricopa County deputy.
4. A reader at the Doug Ross Journal stated in the comment section that Eric Holder, the DOJ, and the ATF are 'holding their breaths' hoping that ballistic tests will not show that the deputy was killed with a Fast and Furious gun.
It is to be noted that the Sheriff of Maricopa County is 'Sheriff Joe' Arpaio, who has been at the center of an ongoing skirmish with the Obama Administration, the Justice Department, and Eric Holder over the Administration's failure to secure the southern border. It is believed that given Sheriff Joe's ongoing battle with the Administration, including Eric Holder's threats to take legal action against him, the Sheriff will fully investigate the evidence and report it to the media if there is any connection whatsoever to the Gunwalker scandal.
