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EWU student athlete involved in Spokane shooting
- Thread starter GreatDayToBeAnEagle
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ewueagle2010
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Well he won't be a member of the football team much longer. 
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hno:eaglesfootball
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what. the. fuck. not exactly what I wanted to read when I logged on.
I've never even heard of the name...
I've never even heard of the name...
ewueagle2010
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The young man who was killed was also a student at EWU, however it appears it was just a wrong place wrong time incident and he was not the intended target.
Seattle Eagle
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This is both infuriating and incredibly disappointing at the same time.
Why???
Why???
ewueagle2010
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He's already been released from the team according to the latest report.
http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/spokane-county/2016/01/25/officers-arrest-palomino-club-murder-suspect/79309706/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/spokane-county/2016/01/25/officers-arrest-palomino-club-murder-suspect/79309706/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Seattle Eagle
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I just read the story. It sounds like Jameison and whoever was with him were fired upon in the parking lot of the club and subsequently returned fire, causing the death of the victim, who was apparently an innocent bystander not involved in the incident.
EagInTexas
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Seattle Eagle said:
Yes it is. Stupidity knows no bounds.
Vic E. Wallace
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Seattle Eagle,
I spoke to this young man (laShawn Jamison) for the last couple of years after he came to EWU From Southern Oregon, at FB Practices. Didn't seem like he was the type of an individual. We learn a lot about people, and we do not know their motives. One question I will ask. Why does anyone take a gun to any type of activities? Granted the man that had the gun, had a permit to carry a concealed Weapon. When you take a gun to a party, things like this could happen, and then guns are not the solution. In the 41 years of carrying a gun, which includes my 20+ years in the Military and 20 + years at EWU Police Department, I have never fired my weapon, just the times for qualification at the Gun Range. I am very proud of that. I always go out with the intention of de-escalating the problem(s). Now there is an innocent victim who have died, and two individuals lives are now messed up. My condolences to the parents and families to all concerned. Vic Wallace
I spoke to this young man (laShawn Jamison) for the last couple of years after he came to EWU From Southern Oregon, at FB Practices. Didn't seem like he was the type of an individual. We learn a lot about people, and we do not know their motives. One question I will ask. Why does anyone take a gun to any type of activities? Granted the man that had the gun, had a permit to carry a concealed Weapon. When you take a gun to a party, things like this could happen, and then guns are not the solution. In the 41 years of carrying a gun, which includes my 20+ years in the Military and 20 + years at EWU Police Department, I have never fired my weapon, just the times for qualification at the Gun Range. I am very proud of that. I always go out with the intention of de-escalating the problem(s). Now there is an innocent victim who have died, and two individuals lives are now messed up. My condolences to the parents and families to all concerned. Vic Wallace
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Exactly, Vic. Regardless of the circumstances, why bring a gun to a party? If you are going some place that you are that concerned with your safety being at that you feel like you need to bring a gun, then why go there?
We have been very fortunate not to have many of our student athletes getting involved with the law the past several years, but wow...this is a really unfortunate situation and tragedy involved.
Exactly, Vic. Regardless of the circumstances, why bring a gun to a party? If you are going some place that you are that concerned with your safety being at that you feel like you need to bring a gun, then why go there?
We have been very fortunate not to have many of our student athletes getting involved with the law the past several years, but wow...this is a really unfortunate situation and tragedy involved.
Vic E. Wallace
Active member
tski60,
Happy New Year to you and family. Glad to see Jake is now on NY Giants Roster. "Dad is looking down smiling on him". :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Hope this continue for a while. LaShawn D. Jamison came in to EWU from Southern Oregon a couple of years ago. There were something that he didn't redshirt and he did, I even got confused after Lashawn tried to explain to me his problem with Redshirting here at EWU. We are always there to greet our Players going on the Field. That is how I spoke to Jamison. Now his life is now turning in the wrong direction, wish him and all the best of luck. Vic Wallace
Happy New Year to you and family. Glad to see Jake is now on NY Giants Roster. "Dad is looking down smiling on him". :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Hope this continue for a while. LaShawn D. Jamison came in to EWU from Southern Oregon a couple of years ago. There were something that he didn't redshirt and he did, I even got confused after Lashawn tried to explain to me his problem with Redshirting here at EWU. We are always there to greet our Players going on the Field. That is how I spoke to Jamison. Now his life is now turning in the wrong direction, wish him and all the best of luck. Vic Wallace
KJEagle said:
It looks like the story has changed somewhat. Based on the article in the Spokesman, it sounds like the shooting was initiated by someone else who later fled the scene of the crime. I guess it will all sort itself out, but it's possible this was a case of self-defense.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/25/ewu-football-player-one-of-two-arrested-in-palomin/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/ewu-athlete-pleads-not-guilty-in-deadly-shooting/23170402" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Just for the sake of argument, let’s say they were defending themselves and they did no wrong. If they were right, why did they run? Did they not think shots fired in the late night hours after a big party would go unnoticed? If they were right, wouldn’t they call the police to report it and clear their names immediately? And how could they possibly not know someone got shot and ran over? Wouldn’t an innocent person offer aid to the victim?
The self-defense argument doesn’t go far with me because even if they were defending themselves, they fell way short of being decent human beings. The reality of it is that they are guilty of probably many crimes, maybe not murder, but that’s probably only because there wasn’t an unlucky backstop in their firing range.
Now let’s pretend no shots were fired. They are still thugs packing heat at a party. Guns and booze are never a good mix and every responsible firearm owner knows that (key word is “responsible”). There is zero margin for error. Again, in this much less tragic scenario, they fell way short of being decent human beings.
I am a supporter of the Second Amendment but I am not a supporter of abusing that right, which they did when they decided it would be a good idea to bring a gun to a party. So even if no shots were fired, bringing a gun to a party or going with someone that has a gun would still be grounds enough for me to dismiss a kid from the team without any further consideration.
Of course the football team gets a black eye for this but that is totally insignificant compared to the senseless loss of life and suffering that family is going through. I can’t even imagine what that must be like.
There is a life lesson in this tragedy and I sincerely hope the coaching staff makes a point to teach it to those young men. Being on a college football team is much more than what we see on the field and in the scoreboard of life, Jamison lost in the first quarter.
The self-defense argument doesn’t go far with me because even if they were defending themselves, they fell way short of being decent human beings. The reality of it is that they are guilty of probably many crimes, maybe not murder, but that’s probably only because there wasn’t an unlucky backstop in their firing range.
Now let’s pretend no shots were fired. They are still thugs packing heat at a party. Guns and booze are never a good mix and every responsible firearm owner knows that (key word is “responsible”). There is zero margin for error. Again, in this much less tragic scenario, they fell way short of being decent human beings.
I am a supporter of the Second Amendment but I am not a supporter of abusing that right, which they did when they decided it would be a good idea to bring a gun to a party. So even if no shots were fired, bringing a gun to a party or going with someone that has a gun would still be grounds enough for me to dismiss a kid from the team without any further consideration.
Of course the football team gets a black eye for this but that is totally insignificant compared to the senseless loss of life and suffering that family is going through. I can’t even imagine what that must be like.
There is a life lesson in this tragedy and I sincerely hope the coaching staff makes a point to teach it to those young men. Being on a college football team is much more than what we see on the field and in the scoreboard of life, Jamison lost in the first quarter.
I'm not defending any aspect of this jackassery, but I think there are a lot of facts that have yet to be determined. It is completely within the realm of possibility that Jameison acted in self defense, or that he may not have even been carrying a gun, or fired a round. Yes, don't put yourself in this type of situation or associate with people whom might get you into this kind of trouble, but regardless, being stupid isn't the same as murder.
"A third suspect has been arrested on investigation of second-degree murder in the shooting that killed an Eastern Washington University student outside The Palomino Club last week.
Spokane police arrested Anthony G. Williams, 22, Tuesday night in connection with the fatal shooting of Eduardo Villagomez, 21, on Jan. 18. Villagomez was a bystander in a gunbattle that broke out in the club’s parking lot around 2 a.m. after a party honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Two other suspects, LaShawn Jameison, 21, and Kwame Bates, 26, were arrested last week and have been charged with drive-by shooting.
According to court documents, Bates told police he was leaving the club with Jameison and got into a verbal argument with another man who had pushed a woman outside. The man then went to his vehicle and opened the back door. Bates told police he believed the man was getting a gun.
Bates told officers he went back to his car and grabbed his own gun, which he had a concealed weapons permit for, court documents say. He and Jameison saw the man returning with a pistol and hid behind a car in the parking lot as the man began shooting. Bates told officers he returned fire in self-defense and fired six or seven shots.
Surveillance footage from the club shows Villagomez was shot by a bullet fired by the man who started shooting at Bates, court documents say. Villagomez fell to the ground and was run over by a Mustang leaving the scene.
"A third suspect has been arrested on investigation of second-degree murder in the shooting that killed an Eastern Washington University student outside The Palomino Club last week.
Spokane police arrested Anthony G. Williams, 22, Tuesday night in connection with the fatal shooting of Eduardo Villagomez, 21, on Jan. 18. Villagomez was a bystander in a gunbattle that broke out in the club’s parking lot around 2 a.m. after a party honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Two other suspects, LaShawn Jameison, 21, and Kwame Bates, 26, were arrested last week and have been charged with drive-by shooting.
According to court documents, Bates told police he was leaving the club with Jameison and got into a verbal argument with another man who had pushed a woman outside. The man then went to his vehicle and opened the back door. Bates told police he believed the man was getting a gun.
Bates told officers he went back to his car and grabbed his own gun, which he had a concealed weapons permit for, court documents say. He and Jameison saw the man returning with a pistol and hid behind a car in the parking lot as the man began shooting. Bates told officers he returned fire in self-defense and fired six or seven shots.
Surveillance footage from the club shows Villagomez was shot by a bullet fired by the man who started shooting at Bates, court documents say. Villagomez fell to the ground and was run over by a Mustang leaving the scene.
