Korryn Gaines video during standoff with Baltimore PD *NEW VIDEO 2016!* (Part One)
Woman Fatally Shot By Baltimore Co. Police Had History Of Anti-Government Sentiment
Baltimore County Police say the Randallstown woman killed in a standoff with officers Monday had a history of anti-government views.
Korryn Gaines, 23, engaged in an hours-long barricade after officers attempted to serve arrest warrants on her and her boyfriend at the apartment in the unit block of Sulky Court.
One officer got a key from the landlord and opened the apartment after no one responded to repeated knocks. The officer saw Gaines sitting on the floor, pointing a long gun at him, police said. The officers retreated to the hallway, and the boyfriend exited through the front door with a 1-year-old boy, authorities said.
That man, later identified as 39-year-old Kareem Kiean Courtney, was arrested on his outstanding warrant for second-degree assault and later released on his own recognizance. The alleged June assault was against Gaines, according to a police report released Tuesday afternoon. That report is attached above. Gaines alleged at the time that Courtney attempted to strike her with a chair.
Police negotiators tried to talk with Gaines, who they said pointed the gun at tactical officers several times. Negotiators, police say, described her demeanor as "up and down" up to that point.According to investigators, about 3 p.m., Gaines pointed the gun directly at an officer and said, "If you don"t leave, I"m going to kill you."
That"s when an officer shot at the woman, Chief Jim Johnson said. Gaines returned two shots, and another officer returned three more. Her 5-year-old son Kodi Gaines was injured. He remains in good condition at Johns Hopkins Children"s Center, police say, with a wound to the arm.
Johnson said it"s not clear who fired the shot that struck Kodi Gaines, an officer or his mother, or if he was injured by shrapnel. The officer involved has not yet been identified, and no officers have given statements to investigators, spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.
It"s not yet known why Courtney only left with one of the children, or where Kodi Gaines was at the time his mother and police opened fire. Armacost declined to speculate on whether Gaines was using her son as a shield.
Gaines was armed with aMossberg 12-gauge pistol grip shotgun, which police say was purchased last year. She said officers there to serve the warrant Monday morning may not have been aware she had the firearm, or of the details of the March traffic stop that led to the warrant for her arrest for failure to appear.The report from that incident, like Courtney"s arrest, can be read at the top of this page.
On March 16, she was pulled over with cardboard where her license plates ought to have been, according to a police report released Tuesday. On the rear of her car, the cardboard read,"Any Government official who compromises this pursuit to happiness and right to travel, will be held criminally responsible and fined, as this is a natural right and freedom." On the front, the cardboard read "Free Traveler." She had two children, including an infant, in the back seat.
The officer asked Gaines why she didn"t have tags. Gaines responded that he didn"t have the right to pull her over and asked him to identify himself. The officer asked for her license and registration, but Gaines repeated that he did not have the authority to ask her for anything. He asked again, and she said he did not have the authority to ask her any questions. Gaines remained combative, only giving the officer her license under threat of arrest. Police found her registration was suspended and uninsured. She was issued a citations and a must appear form, which she later threw out her window.
An officer told her she would be towed, but refused to get out of her car. She said she would not let officers "steal" her car, and said they would have to "murder" her. It was at that point she was placed under arrest, even as she physically struggled with officers.
Johnson and Armacost also spoke about questions circling regarding Gaines" Facebook and Instagram accounts. Two videos on her Instagram account, one showing her loading a shotgun well before the barricade situation, another showing an officer stationed outside her door during the barricade, were deleted and have yet to be restored. Both repeatedly denied the videos were deleted, and said investigatorscould not have deleted them if they wanted to.
"We did in fact reach out to social media authorities to deactivate her account, to take it offline, if you will," Johnson said. "Why? In order preserve the integrity of the negotiation process with her and for the safety of our personnel, her child."
Johnson said Gaines was posting video of police operations as they unfolded, and people were encouraging her not to comply with police instructions. Armacost said it took an hour for police to decide her accounts needed to be deactivated and for that request to be approved by Facebook, which owns Instagram. They stressed they did not and could not delete the videos themselves, and would not have asked for the videos, which remain inaccessible, to be deleted, as they remain evidence. Johnson said police are working to obtain from Facebook any and all evidence from her account that may help investigators understand the incident.
Johnson said that none of the police in "direct conflict" with Gaines were outfitted with body cameras. Only about 40 of the department"s officers have been trained on the cameras.
Armacost said police were working with Gaines" father and mental health professionals, along with trained negotiators, throughout the day. She said she couldn"t yet say what grounds they had to request the mental health assistance.
"We certainly are well aware of the issues that we are dealing with in the country at this time," Armacost said. "We feel that overall we have a good relationship with our constituencies, and we realize that successful policing means you have to continue that."
FULL: Warren Buffett endorses Hillary Clinton in Omaha, NE
Speaking to a gym full of Nebraskans at a Clinton campaign event in Omaha on Aug. 1, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett had question for Donald Trump and a history lesson for the crowd.
This goes back to before most of you were born, he said, describing what came to mind when he heard that Trump had attacked the family of a Muslim US soldier who was killed in Iraq.
What came to mind, the 85-year-old Buffett said, was the McCarthy hearings of 1954, when then-senator Joe McCarthys accusations of communist sympathizing within the US Army were dealt with by a US senate subcommittee on investigations. One of the most enduring moments of the hearing, alluded to many times over in the wake of Trumps comments, came courtesy of Joseph Welch, a former Army chief counsel who was moved to directly confront McCarthy about his witch hunt.
As Buffett explained it, Joe Welch had a young assistant of his maligned by senator McCarthy, and McCarthy went on and on and finally Joe Welch couldnt take it anymore and he said, and Ill quote him, Have you no sense of decency, sir?
The crowd began cheering Buffett on before he even got to the punchline.
And I ask Donald Trump, have you no sense of decency, sir?
Buffett specifically called out recent comments made by the Republican nominee for president in an interview with ABC Newss George Stephanopoulosin which Trump compared his own business record to the sacrifices made by men and women volunteering in the US armed forces. I think Ive made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard, he said, citing his employment of thousands and thousands of people.
In the same interview, Trump ridiculed Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American US army captain who was killed by a car bomb in Iraq in 2004. The Khans have recently spoken out against nominees anti-Muslim rhetoric. Who wrote that? Did Hillarys scriptwriters write it? Trump said.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Khan died a dozen or so years ago, Buffett said in Omaha. In that dozen or so years, weve employed a lot of people. You know, Ive had fun doing it, weve made money just like Donald Trump has made money. I have made no sacrifice.
No member of the Buffet family has gone to Iraq or Afghanistan. No member of the Trump family has gone to Iraq or Afghanistan, he added. How in the world can you stand up to a couple of parents whove lost a son, and talk about sacrificing because you were building a bunch of buildings?
Kylie Jenner | 19th Birthday Party | Full Video | ft Tyga, Kendall, Kim, Khloe, Kourtney + More
Another birthday another car for Kylie Jenner.
Reality starlet Kylie Jenner is starting her birthday celebrations early this year, treating herself to a custom Land Rover before she turns 19 on August 10.
"I got a little excited and treated myself for my birthday," the teen announced on Snapchat over the weekend.
The lip plumping enthusiast pimped the vehicle out with a maroon and white leather interior. The car, a SV Autobiography edition, starts at a massive $199,495. Jenner clearly paid more as she added a flat screen TV and backseat tray tables.
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"My new car!" she exclaimed in another clip. "This is one of a kind!"
This is hardly the first set of wheels the youngster has in her collection.
Her new ride joins a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, a Range Rover Autobiography, a Rolls Royce Ghost and a Ferrari which her on-off beau Tyga gifted her for her 18th birthday last year.
The "Keeping up with the Kardashians" star has been vocal about her love for luxury cars.
"It"s probably way too many cars for a young woman. But I love them and I love cars, so it is what it is," she explained in a video posted to her website last year.
The fancy car also wasn"t the only early birthday present Jenner received over the weekend.
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A photo posted by King Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Jul 30, 2016 at 6:08pm PDT
She showed off an adorable image of a puppy, named Penny, which one of her friends gifted her.
On Monday night, the festivities continued as Jenner joined her Calabasas, Calif. family for an early birthday dinner at L.A. hotspot, The Nice Guy.
Jenner flaunted her sheer Balmain jumpsuit on Instagram before heading out to join her sisters, mom, Tyga and Scott Disick.
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BALTIMORE There was plenty to talk about after the numerous altercations at Monday nights Ravens practice. Ive already written about:
Quarterback Joe Flacco having some choice words for rookie linebacker Kamalei Correa.
John Harbaugh, and his message to the Ravens to be physical, but smart.
Flacco giving tight end Dennis Pitta grief, after Pitta sprained his finger in a scuffle with Correa.
Here are five other observations from Monday nights practice, with the Ravens enjoying a much-needed day off Tuesday.
1. Rookie wide receiver Chris Moore had a walking boot on his left foot.
Harbaugh is not going into detail about injuries, but Moore is clearly going to miss more time. Moore had some impressive practices before his injury. But this could set him back in the battle for playing time at wide receiver.
2. Terrance West continues to shine at running back.
West says he is more focused and determined than at any point during his young career, and it shows.
This is my hometown, theres a lot at stake, said West, a former star at Towson. I feel great. Im in great shape.
3. Correa looks like an impact rookie.
The next step for Correa is to look as good against opponents as he looks against teammates. But hes flying around the field, and the ball seems to find him. The Ravens second-round pick has intriguing potential as a versatile linebacker, who may start inside next to C. J. Mosley.
He has had two interceptions already in what, four days or whatever? Harbaugh said. He stays around the ball and hes in the middle of things. That is what we drafted. We drafted a high-energy guy.
4. Flacco continues to move well on his surgically-repaired left knee
During one practice play, Flacco showed acceleration getting out of bounds for a first down while being chased by Mosley. Flacco says hes not thinking about his knee at all while on the field.
5. The new grass surface at M&T Bank Stadium got rave reviews from players.
It was awesome, Flacco said. Aw man, it was sweet. If we can keep it like that for the whole season, its going to be a nice track.
XBOX ONE S UNBOXING If you"ve signed onto your Xbox One any time since Saturday, you"ve probably noticed something is different. Pretty different. That"s right, the summer update that was previewed last month went live over the weekend. Preview members were already enjoying features of the update and everything is now live for the general public. If you"d like to see exactly what changed, there is a video from Major Nelson/Larry Hryb and Mike Ybarra as well as a blow-by-blow list. In addition to the Xbox One update, there are a couple new Windows 10 and iOS/Android features helping you connect all your devices.Xbox One
Background Music: Todays update brings the ability for the highly requested feature of Background Music, which lets you listen to your favorite music in the background while gaming on Xbox One. The Pandora app, launching soon, is the first of many partners who will support Background Music, with Groove Music, iHeartRadio and other apps coming later.
Cortana on Xbox One: Cortana is now available on Xbox One in the U.S. and U.K. With Cortana, gamers can expect more from voice commands on Xbox. In addition to more commands and greater accuracy with natural language and text dictation, Cortana provides the ability to use a headset or Kinect. Youll be able to use Cortana to find great new games, see what your friends are up to, start a party, accomplish common tasks, turn on your Xbox One if youre using Kinect, and more. Well continue to build more Cortana features over time as part of our vision to have Cortana be your personal digital assistant for gaming.
Improved Game Collection: Weve updated the Game Collection interface to make it faster and easier to find and launch the games youre looking for. Now youll be able to sort, manage and see more of your Game Collection easily, quickly access your own Ready to Install tab, update your games or apps using the new Updates tab, and get more information about titles in your queue.
Language Region Independence: Based on overwhelming fan feedback, weve enabled Language Region Independence to give gamers even more control over their Xbox experience. Language Region Independence allows you to choose any supported language on Xbox One, regardless of the location. For example, if youre in the U.S. and move to Germany, you can now keep your language set to English on Xbox One and enjoy your experiences in English.
Xbox and Windows Store convergence: Were starting to combine the best of the Xbox Store and Windows Store to give gamers a single cohesive experience across their devices. On Xbox One, weve streamlined the shopping experience to help you find the games you love faster and at the best prices. Youll be able to filter search results by genre, read reviews written by fellow gamers including those voted most helpful by the Xbox Live community easily recognize what titles are on sale with strikethrough pricing in lists, and more. Weve also added several new channels to help you discover the content you love even faster.
On the Windows Store, were adding support so gamers can soon browse and purchase bundles, episodic games, season passes, virtual currency and other game add-ons and DLC. You can also redeem Xbox tokens, subscriptions, games or DLC through the Windows Store. And developers can make their games available for pre-order/pre-download so you can buy a game any time before it launches, play it right when it comes out, and you wont be billed for your purchase until shortly before the title launches. This fall, the store integration makes Xbox Play Anywhere possible, so when you buy supported digital games, you can play on both Windows 10 and Xbox One at no extra cost.
Facebook Friend Finder: Now on the Xbox One, connect your Facebook account to your Xbox Live account to find your Xbox playing Facebook Friends. You only need to connect your account once via Facebook Login; if youve already gone through the steps on the Xbox app for Windows 10, iOS or Android, then youre all set! Otherwise, now you have the option to log into your Facebook account from your Xbox One, making it easier to find more people to play games and have fun with.
Improved sharing on Xbox One: Weve made it easier to share your screenshots, GameDVR clips, and achievements on Xbox One. Gamers can now share their most epic clips and screenshots with the community right from home. Weve also updated the Activity Feed settings so you can now decide what will get automatically shared to your feed.
Xbox App and Windows 10 PC Gaming
Top Windows 10 PC games show up on Xbox Live: Were bringing the top Windows 10 PC games like League of Legends and XCOM 2 together with the Xbox Live community. Meaning, your favorite Windows 10 PC games will have their own Game Hubs on Xbox Live. Whether youre on your PC, Xbox One, or mobile phone, youll be able to see what PC games your friends are playing, share your own PC gaming clips and screenshots with the community, and message your friends on Xbox Live. On both Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, youll also be able to party chat with your friends no matter what theyre doing.
60 fps game clip recording with the Game Bar: Using the new Very High video quality setting in the Xbox app, you will be able to record your game clips in up to 60 frames per second from the Game Bar (Windows + G) once the Windows 10 Anniversary Update starts to roll out on Aug. 2.
Windows Game Bar improved full-screen support: One of the most common requests we see for the Windows 10 GameDVR feature is the ability to use the Windows Game Bar with more games running in full-screen. Weve added support for six additional games in full-screen mode with Windows Game Bar: League of Legends, World of Warcraft, DOTA 2, Battlefield 4, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and Diablo III. With those games, once the Windows 10 Anniversary Update starts to roll out on Aug. 2, youll be able to use Windows + G to bring up the Windows Game Bar when the game is running full-screen.
Xbox App on Mobile
Xbox app on iOS and Android: Announced and released during E3, the Xbox app is now available on iOS and Android. The Xbox app brings together your friends, games and accomplishments across all of your devices. Now, you can stay connected to the Xbox Live community, see what your friends are playing, share game clips and screenshots, and view achievements through the Xbox app on Windows 10, iOS and Android devices.
According to Ybarra, this is the last big update we can expect until holiday 2016 when we will see the addition of features shown off at E3 like Looking for Group (LFG), Clubs and the eSports-centered Arena feature.
