You Have GOT TO be kidding me..

[bigguy]

Ok so monday a 18 year old kid shot a cop in st. pete.

PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- The St. Petersburg police detective shot Monday night appears to be improving, according to St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon.
"He doesn't really have any life threatening injuries at this point. But as with anything, if anybody you've known that's been through surgery, there's always a chance for infection. All those things that happen. So, I'm not going to say he's out of the woods until he's released, Harmon said. "But he did have a couple of serious wounds that were close to some vital organs."
The detective was shot several times during an undercover operation late Monday night.
Three suspects, ages 16, 17, and 18, are in custody.
Police say two on-duty police detectives saw the three suspects on bicycles acting suspiciously about 10:20 p.m. and called for backup. Police say the suspects left their bikes in an alley and walked to an Exxon station, located at 3061 First Avenue North.
They say two of the suspects robbed the Exxon station while the third acted as a look-out.
Police say 18-year-old James Allen Seay shot the detective multiple times in the upper and lower body while he was in the process of detaining one of the other suspects.
The detective returned fire, but none of the suspects were injured.
Police say all three suspects ran and were arrested. Seay received a minor dog bite from the police K-9 during his arrest and was later treated at a hospital.
Police say Seay's semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene, along with a bandana and a ski mask.
The identity of the wounded detective is being withheld because he works undercover. Bay News 9 is told he is 41 years old and has been a St. Petersburg police officer for 19 years.
He was transported to Bayfront Medical Center, where he underwent surgery early Tuesday morning. He is listed in serious, but stable condition.
"He is improving in my opinion," Harmon said of the officer's condition. "Obviously we're very concerned about his long-term prognosis."
Bay News 9 is not releasing the names of the other two suspects, in accordance with its crime guidelines, because they are minors.
The state attorney's office will decide whether to charge the two 17-year-olds as adults.
Police are trying to figure out if this shooting is connected to a string of recent store robberies in St. Petersburg and Gulfport.
"In the other robberies that we had we did have somebody immediately go in and shoot the clerk," Harmon said. "This did not happen in this case. That is different. We have no direct link to any other crimes at this specific point. But we are going to -- obviously -- going to fully investigate those possibilities."
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Then his family had the audacity to blame the detective for it.
That what the fuck is wrong with our society, NEVER willing to take responsibility for our actions.

Family says St. Pete police could've done better

PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- Some family members of the alleged gunman in the Monday night shooting of an undercover St. Petersburg police detective say the situation could have been avoided.
The family says while they don't condone what James Allen Seay allegedly did, they also don't approve of how the St. Petersburg Police Department handled everything.
"Don't let things happen when you see it's going to occur," said Eliene Seay, the suspect's aunt. "Stop it, and that will cure everything."
Eliene Seay and the suspect's cousin, Carla Seay, say they think the situation could have been avoided.
They say the undercover detectives who were watching the teens should have approached them when they noticed them acting suspiciously.
"If you call back up, you should have cut on your lights and pulled them over -- that is probable cause," Carla Seay said.
Ferrall Davis, 22, says when he heard his younger brother was involved in the shooting of an undercover officer, he couldn't believe it.
"That really shocked me because my brother is not that type of person," Davis said.

Davis says he believes peer pressure led Seay and his friends to allegedly rob the Exxon gas station at 3061 First Ave. North.
Seay's uncle, the Rev. James Seay, says the family is devastated.
"He could have stopped that young, black boy from messing up the rest of his life, but he chose to go the other way," the uncle said. "Now my nephew is in jail and doesn't know what his future is."
Seay continues to be held at the Pinellas County Jail without bond. The state attorney's office says if convicted of the charges against him, he could face life in prison.
Seay's family says they are considering legal action against the St. Petersburg Police Department.

Maybe if you fucking tought your family how to act as a proper member of our society, and what right and wrong is, then you would not have this problem. I fucking HATE people.

[PoorBoyBrian]

i hope the kid gets out and the cop heals up, goes back to undercover work.



and then sees the kid acting suspiciously again and then blows the kids fucking head off.

[bigguy]

they only thing the cops did wrong, was miss.

[RICO]

Stop it before it happens and the family would be suing for discrimination.
Probably would say the cops are profiling and would sue the city!
Hope they get the facking max!
Shat, they caught them on video!

Heck, did you see the pictures of the suspects.
The alleged shooter looked like he was smiling for the picture!

[PoorBoyBrian]

they only thing the cops did wrong, was miss.

[stevewfl]

[BobTheBiker]

what a retarded family. my prayers go to that officer for a complete and speedy recovery.

The kid did somethin wrong, he was detained, end of story. cops did their job right unless theres details they left out.

[bigguy]

the officer is recovering well

[Prettyboy]

dammed if you do dammed if you don't

[SideShow]

No 1 is guilty in st pete doncha know dis.

[ThisGuy]

I'm glad the cop is doing well, I read the story on Tuesday morning and wasn't sure he was going to pull through.

Dude is freakin guilty

[Renegade]

Sadly its a Catch 22 most times for cops....



Hopefully they anything the family of the suspect brings to court (if any ) will be thrown out.

[Gramps]

Stop it before it happens and the family would be suing for discrimination.
Probably would say the cops are profiling and would sue the city!
Hope they get the facking max!
Shat, they caught them on video!

Heck, did you see the pictures of the suspects.
The alleged shooter looked like he was smiling for the picture!

+ a jabillion They would have screamed about racial profiling.

[CBRunes]

Hope the cop keeps improving and that kid rots in jail. And that his dumbass family gets laughed outta court.

[Gixzer7Fitty]

Good to hear these scum bags got caught sending the cop the healing vibe.

[Doc]

Exactly RICO....

If its not one thing its another....Either way the Cop was Shot while Detaining another person...thats almost as bad as shooting someone while running away from you in the back...Its Cowardly.

I hope all 3 get a nice long time in the Grey Bar hotel.

[hicktown]

This is an absolutely horrifying story. bubba has been covering it the last couple days. hes going to setup a bike ride with jims harley davidson and i believe you can donate to bubbas charity in which 100% goes to the officer's family.

[seatec]

Ok, Devils advocate here. If the cops actually think that these kids where about to robbe a place then they shouldve stopped them because it couldve gotten the store clerk or patrons hurt. i do however don't think that they atually knew that they be going into a store and rob it. The family is out of their F'N minds. They are the ones shouldve prevented this. not the Cops. I'm not a big fan of te cops because there is a lot of them gunning for bikers (yeah yeah shut up already. you know its true) but i also think that they just can't win sometimes.

[sanders7rr]

Seems to me the family had 18 years to do a better job of shaping this young man. It is their failures that led to the veteran detective being shot multiple times. I believe that he should pursue civil litigation against them for their mistakes that led to this outcome.

[LatinBusa]

they only thing the cops did wrong, was miss.

amen to that