The Aporia · Wheelchair-bound felon shoots 2 cops before SWAT team takes him out in heart-stopping bodycam video

Alex Diaz

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🔮 Gardner was sentenced to 18 years in state prison in 2014 after pleading guilty to first degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and second-degree possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the outlet said. He was released from prison on parole in 2023. Previously he had pleaded to aggravated manslaughter after killing a friend in 1993 and was released on parole after serving 18 years of a 30-year sentence in May 2012, according to NJ.com.

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🔮 Police have not said what the gunman’s motives were but suggested mental health could have played a role.

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🔮 Under a plea agreement, Foy is expected to get 23 years to life in state prison, which is two years less than the maximum sentence of 25 years to life, according to the Daily Freeman.

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🔮 In January, her legal team filed a complaint in court challenging the state’s lethal injection protocol, which was later dismissed by the Tennessee Supreme Court in May, according to court documents obtained by The Post.

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🔮 Pike, 50, was set to become the first woman put to death in Tennessee for over 200 years on Sept. 30 but was instead rushed to hospital after two lethal injections.

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🔮 NASHVILLE — Christa Pike was believed to be brain dead and doctors expected to take her off life support the night before she inexplicably woke up and started talking, her lawyer said.

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🔮 Pike, 50, was expected to become the first woman put to death in the state in over 200 years for murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995 but survived and is now conscious and speaking, her lawyers revealed Tuesday.

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🔮 Crawford said the husband and two kids remained in hospital but are expected to survive.

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🔮 It was “grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character and a reasonable person looking at the image would think that any such person or animal was real,” the docs added.

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🔮 But Denno explained that if Pike survives and is found to be mentally competent, she could have a “strong argument” for double jeopardy — which means that convicts cannot be punished twice for the same crime.

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ACPD Atlantic City Atlantic County NJ.com the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

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Gardner PERSON · 7× Atlantic City GPE · 2× NJ.com ORG · 2× ACPD ORG · 1× Atlantic County GPE · 1× Christian Ivanov PERSON · 1× Donald Capriotti PERSON · 1× Donald Gardner PERSON · 1× Robert Reynolds PERSON · 1× the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General ORG · 1×

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“Upon arrival at the residence, officers observed that the front door was initially open, but was then closed by an individual inside the residence,” the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said in a statement.

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2026-10-15 · New York Post

Wheelchair-bound felon shoots 2 cops before SWAT team takes him out in heart-stopping bodycam video · assertive framing

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A wheelchair-bound serial felon opened fire and wounded two Atlantic City police officers before he was killed in a shootout in heart-pounding bodcam footage that was released Wednesday. asserted

that → bind → footage

It was the second time that police shot Donald Gardner, 52. asserted

police → shoot → Gardner

He was previously wounded by officers in 2013 and was paralyzed from the waist down. asserted

He → wound → down

Atlantic City cops and the Atlantic County SWAT team were serving a search warrant on Gardner’s home on June 2 when he shot through the door as it was being breached, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → serve → door

ACPD Officer Robert Reynolds then responded by firing his weapon multiple times through the open door, hitting Gardner. asserted

Reynolds → respond → Gardner

Gardner, also known as Donald Capriotti, had an extensive criminal history. asserted

Gardner → know → history

He died at the scene. asserted

He → die → scene

The two wounded officers were rushed to the hospital. asserted

officers → wound → hospital

Office → observe → statement

“Officers announced their presence and purpose at the door and then used a mechanical device to breach the door. asserted

Officers → announce → door

“As the door opened, Mr. Gardner, who was inside the residence, fired multiple gunshots at the officers.” asserted

who → open → officers

One of the wounded officers, Sgt. Christian Ivanov, survived a life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg which damaged his femoral artery and led to critical blood loss. asserted

which → wound → loss

The second injured officer was shot in the head but was saved by his helmet. asserted

officer → injure → helmet

The prosecutor’s statement said that a handgun was recovered from the scene and that the circumstances of the incident and the manner of Gardner’s death are under ongoing investigation. asserted

circumstances → say → investigation

The June shootout was at least the second time cops had shot Gardner, who was paralyzed from the waist down in another police shooting in Nov. 7, 2013, NJ.com reported. asserted

NJ.com → shoot → Nov.

Gardner was sentenced to 18 years in state prison in 2014 after pleading guilty to first degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and second-degree possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the outlet said. He was released from prison on parole in 2023. Previously he had pleaded to aggravated manslaughter after killing a friend in 1993 and was released on parole after serving 18 years of a 30-year sentence in May 2012, according to NJ.com. uncertain

he → sentence → NJ.com

Wheelchair-bound felon shoots 2 cops before SWAT team takes him out in heart-stopping bodycam video

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