Convicted Felon Adam Powell Attempted To Assassinate Police Officers After His Toddler Was Shot

By Bob Owens

Convicted felon Adam Powell is in critical condition after his attempt to assassinate two Vallejo (CA) Police Department officers failed when his illegal AR-15 SBR malfunctioned before he could get a shot off, and the officers opened fire on him in return.

Police say a man with an assault-type rifle, handgun and body armor was shot by officers after a confrontation just after 9 p.m. Sunday at a Vallejo Starbucks.

The two officers were inside Starbucks on a coffee break when they say they were ambushed by the suspect. They say he tried to fire at them, but his gun malfunctioned.

The officers shot the suspect three times at Magazine and Sheridan streets and he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The suspect has been identified by police as 41-year-old Adam Powell, the father of a 2-year-old boy who was shot earlier Sunday in Suisun City. Police say he is a convicted felon with robber and drug-related offenses.

While Powell is a person of interest in the shooting of his child, police say all indications show that it was an accidental shooting.

ABC7 News was first to obtain surveillance video of the moments following the attempted attack in Vallejo. Police started chasing Powell, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms