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February 9, 2014

Witnesses: Deputy forced to shoot knife-wielding ‘zombie’

By Hudson

I wouldn’t worry too much about this news article, it seems pretty clear that this individual is mentally disturbed, and not the victim of some sort of contagion, but given the incident in Palm Beach County, Florida, I thought it might be worth mentioning. It should also be noted that this happened January 23rd, several weeks before the attack in Palm Beach County. It is possible the incident is getting more press coverage after the fact due to the similar “zombie” descriptions.

A Lake County deputy had little choice but to shoot a 24-year-old man with a “zombie” look who was wielding a long carving knife and cutting himself in the street, witnesses said Thursday.

Saum shocked neighbors about 3:30 p.m. when he emerged from the home on Aira Court brandishing the knife with cuts visible on his bare arms, said witnesses. Saum’s grandmother, they added, tried to pull the knife from the young man’s hands until neighbor Josh McMinn called her away for her safety.

McMinn tried to calm Saum for about 15 minutes while McMinn’s father and girlfriend called police. Saum continued to pace with a “blank” stare, McMinn said, while repeatedly cutting his arms. Once Saum heard police sirens he shuffled down the street dripping blood as he went.

Two deputies who arrived asked Saum to put down the knife. McMinn and York said deputies twice fired Tasers at Saum, but the barbs didn’t attach to him. Neighbors said Saum continued to move toward the deputies with the knife until he was about six feet from them.

“He just kept walking toward them like a zombie with a knife,” McMinn said. One deputy fired a shot, McMinn said, which sent Saum to the ground, but even as deputies approached Saum he continued to fight.

The part about the individual continuing to fight even after being shot is somewhat concerning, but the single shot did send the person to the ground, so the bit about the continuing to fight may be a bit of an exaggeration. I’m not too worried about this one, but I still think its worth keeping an eye on news coming out of Palm Beach County.

Read the rest of the article here.

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February 6, 2014

Going to DEFCON 4

By Hudson

Its not everyday you see a headline as alarming as:

Naked man attacks 1, chases 2, bites teen in face before he was shot, killed by deputies near Delray

Not time to grab the bug out bag just yet, but this certainly warrants much more attention than some of the other articles we’ve posted recently. We’ve raised the DEFCON level to DEFCON 4. This means that an incident of concern has been located and increased intelligence watch and strengthened security measures are recommended. Reading the details of the incident, it is somewhat reminiscent of the attack in Miami back in 2012.

A naked man possessing what authorities described as superhuman-like strength died Tuesday night after he assaulted a retired police officer, bit another man on the face and was then shot during a confrontation with deputies near Delray Beach, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said.

So far, there is no known motive, but I assume more details will be release in the coming days. Hopefully a toxicology report and autopsy will explain more about the attackers mindset. The sheriffs who responded to the scene and subdued the man seem to feel that narcotics must have been involved, but that is all speculation at this point.

“We don’t know right now if he’s expired from the gunshots, or if he’s expired because of obviously he’s on some type of drugs that have made him act like this,” Bradshaw said. “There’s no way to know if those are the shots that actually killed him, or if he’s died from what they called exited delirium. He’s obviously on some type of narcotics to make him act like this.”

The better story here is the heroism exhibited by the 18 year old victim. It appears the attacker initially went after the young mans sister, chasing after her, until the teenager stepped in to defend her and tackled the assailant.

The 18-year-old Boynton Beach High School student tackled the man, narrowly allowing his sister to escape into the home. The assailant, identified as Anesson Joseph of West Palm Beach, bit into Grein’s face during a horrific attack that left the teenager with five stitches in his ear, teeth marks on his face and several nasty scratches.

Tony Grein, 18, poses for a portrait after being attacked by a naked man at his home in Delray Beach on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Grein ran to help his sister and tried to defend himself against the man with a box cutter before Grein's father chased the man down to Military Trail.Tony Grein, 18, poses for a portrait after being attacked by a naked man at his home in Delray Beach on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Grein ran to help his sister and tried to defend himself against the man with a box cutter before Grein’s father chased the man down to Military Trail.

In the meantime, while we wait for further information regarding the reasons for this senseless violence, it might be best that we closely monitor all news coming out Palm Beach County, Florida, just in case.

Read the full articles here and here.

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