July 21, 200620 yr Miami safety Cooper shot, teammate returns fire Associated Press SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. -- Miami Hurricanes reserve safety Willie Cooper was shot in the buttocks when confronted in his yard Friday morning by an unknown person who fled after another player returned gunfire. Police said Cooper was able to walk after being shot and the injury wasn't believed to be serious, but he was taken to a hospital for treatment. After Cooper was shot, teammate and roommate Brandon Meriweather pulled a pistol from his pants pocket and fired three times at the person, who jumped a fence and fled with another person in a car, police said. It was unclear if the assailant was hit. Police said Meriweather used his gun legally. Cooper and Meriweather told police they noticed a suspicious car parked outside their home near campus shortly after 6:30 a.m. When they went outside to investigate, a person crouched next to the house jumped up and shot Cooper. The Miami athletic department released a statement saying it was cooperating with the police investigation. "Until the investigation is complete, we will not have any additional comment," the statement said. The house is owned by Hurricanes defensive backs coach Tim Walton and rented to players with approval from the school's compliance office. Cooper, a junior, has played mostly on special teams for three years. He is listed as a second-team safety on the spring depth chart. Meriweather is a standout safety for the Hurricanes. :mischief :lol http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2526104
July 21, 200620 yr Police said Meriweather used his gun legally. :mischief :lol http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2526104 all i care about
July 21, 200620 yr Police said Meriweather used his gun legally. :mischief :lol http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2526104 all i care about and considering the neighborhood these guys live in, i really cant blame him for having a gun
July 22, 200620 yr Police said Meriweather used his gun legally. :mischief :lol http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2526104 all i care about and considering the neighborhood these guys live in, i really cant blame him for having a gun Yeah, but it wasn't as if they shot back at these random guys who pulled up in their driveway. These kids were obviously doing something they weren't supposed to be doing.
July 22, 200620 yr Yeah, but it wasn't as if they shot back at these random guys who pulled up in their driveway. These kids were obviously doing something they weren't supposed to be doing. Cooper and Meriweather told police they noticed a suspicious car parked outside their home near campus shortly after 6:30 a.m. When they went outside to investigate, a person crouched next to the house jumped up and shot Cooper. :thumbup
July 22, 200620 yr Yeah, but it wasn't as if they shot back at these random guys who pulled up in their driveway. These kids were obviously doing something they weren't supposed to be doing. Cooper and Meriweather told police they noticed a suspicious car parked outside their home near campus shortly after 6:30 a.m. When they went outside to investigate, a person crouched next to the house jumped up and shot Cooper. :thumbup Oh so it was just a coincidence? Okay... cool.
July 23, 200620 yr Why do they have to be doing something evil? Because they go to UM? Going to UM is part of it... but do you really think someone was jealous of them or something and decided to go shoot at them? There are too many coincidences in this story for me to think that there isn't more to it. A car pulls up into the driveway at 6:30 am. Some strangers shoot at them but our hero, pre-season All-American Brandon Merriwether is prepared with a gun. I don't think it was an innocent disagreement that led to this.
July 23, 200620 yr Author Why do they have to be doing something evil? Because they go to UM? Going to UM is part of it... but do you really think someone was jealous of them or something and decided to go shoot at them? There are too many coincidences in this story for me to think that there isn't more to it. A car pulls up into the driveway at 6:30 am. Some strangers shoot at them but our hero, pre-season All-American Brandon Merriwether is prepared with a gun. I don't think it was an innocent disagreement that led to this. Please. This isn't freakin' Playmakers.
July 23, 200620 yr Why do they have to be doing something evil? Because they go to UM? Going to UM is part of it... but do you really think someone was jealous of them or something and decided to go shoot at them? There are too many coincidences in this story for me to think that there isn't more to it. A car pulls up into the driveway at 6:30 am. Some strangers shoot at them but our hero, pre-season All-American Brandon Merriwether is prepared with a gun. I don't think it was an innocent disagreement that led to this. though i dont think going to UM is a part of it, there is something more to this story that probably wont come out whatever the motives were for the guy crouched outside or Merriweather being prepared with a gun...like you said, this wasnt an innocent situation
July 23, 200620 yr Why do they have to be doing something evil? Because they go to UM? Going to UM is part of it... but do you really think someone was jealous of them or something and decided to go shoot at them? There are too many coincidences in this story for me to think that there isn't more to it. A car pulls up into the driveway at 6:30 am. Some strangers shoot at them but our hero, pre-season All-American Brandon Merriwether is prepared with a gun. I don't think it was an innocent disagreement that led to this. To my knowledge, the South Miami area isn't really known for gang activity...at least not the kind of gangs that two black college students from St. Augustine and Apopka would be involved in. Judging from the disgusting burglar bars on everybody's houses, I'd be inclined to buy that it was just your standard breaking & entering, which escalated into a verbal, then physical dispute of some sort. I suppose it could be payback for somebody sleeping with somebody else's girl, but besides that, I can't really buy it being about anything illicit--e.g., drugs or gang stuff.
July 23, 200620 yr By the way, one of my friends is telling me this is the same WIllie Cooper who goes by Dub-C on the 7th Floor Crew. I haven't heard that since before Thanksgiving though.
July 23, 200620 yr By the way, one of my friends is telling me this is the same WIllie Cooper who goes by Dub-C on the 7th Floor Crew. I haven't heard that since before Thanksgiving though. :lol :lol I suppose it could be payback for somebody sleeping with somebody else's girl did i call it or what? whats yo name? dub c what you do? trick or treat how you do it? check my bag and find my wee-wee we the boys from the penthouse suites layin that dick if you aint by the train well f*** you bitch but my boys got to hit it too bend over and get tattooed by the boys from the seventh floor crew you came as a good girl, but you leavin a ho now you wonder why they call me thundercat now you know if the p***y nice and wet believe ima f*** it oh thats it, baby just suck it suck it
July 23, 200620 yr By the way, one of my friends is telling me this is the same WIllie Cooper who goes by Dub-C on the 7th Floor Crew. I haven't heard that since before Thanksgiving though. :lol :lol I suppose it could be payback for somebody sleeping with somebody else's girl did i call it or what? whats yo name? dub c what you do? trick or treat how you do it? check my bag and find my wee-wee we the boys from the penthouse suites layin that dick if you aint by the train well f*** you bitch but my boys got to hit it too bend over and get tattooed by the boys from the seventh floor crew you came as a good girl, but you leavin a ho now you wonder why they call me thundercat now you know if the p***y nice and wet believe ima f*** it oh thats it, baby just suck it suck it Thanks!
July 23, 200620 yr So having a gun in this country and using it legally is not bad? dont tell accord he might flip at you all
July 24, 200620 yr So having a gun in this country and using it legally is not bad? dont tell accord he might flip at you all look out fishfan79!!! accord is pointing a gun at you for you having your own opinion...RUN EVERYONE!!! :shifty
July 24, 200620 yr So having a gun in this country and using it legally is not bad? dont tell accord he might flip at you all Um, I completely agree with your first statement, I don't know what the sarcastic bulls*** in the second sentence is all about. So having a gun in this country and using it legally is not bad? dont tell accord he might flip at you all look out fishfan79!!! accord is pointing a gun at you for you having your own opinion...RUN EVERYONE!!! :shifty Go hug a f***ing tree.
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