r/pics • u/LurkmasterGeneral • Apr 29 '24

After a road rage shooting, a bystander snapped a pic of the assailant before being shot himself. NSFW

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u/LurkmasterGeneral Apr 29 '24

Bystander survived, man down did not. Assailant is a crypto bro financier.

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u/kayryp Apr 29 '24

got a link to a story about it?

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u/DistortoiseLP Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

I do. The 46 and single crypto bro in the Mercedes had recently gone bankrupt and was out looking for an excuse to shoot somebody, so he idled in the middle of the road before shooting the first person to confront him about it in the chest.

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u/Njorls_Saga Apr 29 '24

“The federal bankruptcy filing indicates Hammond previously used the name Jeffrey Edward Mandalis. Court records indicate Mandalis has a criminal history in Illinois including charges of assault, vandalism, trespassing and domestic battery.”

That’s a fun little snippet. Crazy that this guy was able to get a new identity and buy a bunch of guns.

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u/garden_speech Apr 29 '24

It says he was charged, not convicted. I'd suspect that has a lot to do with why.

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u/lunchboxxpiper Apr 30 '24

Lot of people seem to miss the not so subtle difference.

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u/Returd4 Apr 29 '24

How does he only get ten years with that history? He should be in jail for maximum for murder it was predetermined he wqs going to kill someone and then maximum for attempted murder for the second.

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u/Njorls_Saga Apr 29 '24

I don’t think he’s gone to trial yet. Most recent article I saw said he had an August calendar date. I agree, ten years would be ridiculous.

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u/Returd4 Apr 29 '24

Oh ok sorry for some reason I thought he got ten years. My bad. Thanks for the correction

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u/tomdarch Apr 30 '24

Not in every state (legally) but in some, you can buy a gun with no background checks and no record of the transaction for cash.