Just because you win the lottery, it doesn't make you the sheriff!

**CosmicPal** · 10-13-2004, 12:59 PM

It's sort of a football thread...it happened outside a football stadium.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6237347/?GT1=5472

Seattle police shoot California lottery winner
Man who shared $87 million jackpot slain amid brawl at stadium

The Associated Press
Updated: 9:38 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2004

SEATTLE - A man shot to death by police outside a football stadium has been identified by his family as one of the winners of an $87 million lottery jackpot.

Rick Camat, 32, was shot early Sunday as dozens of people fled to avoid a fight outside a bar before a St. Louis Rams-Seattle Seahawks game.

Police alleged that Camat was carrying a handgun and fired at a car that was leaving the area. Authorities said he crouched behind another vehicle and pointed a handgun at officers.

Relatives insisted Camat only fired into the air to break up the fight and said officers never issued a warning before shooting him.

“He shot once in the air to scare people away. He didn’t aim it at anyone,” said Camat’s brother, Brian, who was with him at the time.

Officer Debra Brown said the family’s account “differs vastly from the statements of dozens of witnesses who were at the scene that evening.”

The officer who fired at Camat remains on paid administrative leave. An internal police review and a court inquest are planned.

Camat was one of 13 Starbucks employees in Los Angeles who shared an $87 million California lottery jackpot in 2000.

He recently bought a house in Federal Way, a suburb between Seattle and Tacoma, relatives said. He previously used his share of the lottery winnings to buy a house for his mother and cars for his siblings.

Mark M · 10-13-2004, 01:17 PM

Apparently, money can't buy you common sense, either ...

MM
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Scaga · 10-13-2004, 01:27 PM

In the words of Red Foreman ("that 70's show)

DUMBASS

**Bob Dole** · 10-13-2004, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmicPal

It's sort of a football thread...it happened outside a football stadium.

[url]...Rick Camat, 32, was shot early Sunday as dozens of people fled to avoid a fight outside a bar before a St. Louis Rams-Seattle Seahawks game.
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Officer Debra Brown said the family’s account “differs vastly from the statements of dozens of witnesses who were at the scene that evening.”

Huh?

**Rain Man** · 10-13-2004, 05:02 PM

If I won the lottery, I'd be carrying a bazooka, not a handgun, just because I could.

**J Diddy** · 10-13-2004, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob_Dole

Huh?

It mentioned football, that counts don't it?

10-13-2004, 12:59 PM
CosmicPal Learn it. Know it. Live it. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Casino cash: $10004900	Just because you win the lottery, it doesn't make you the sheriff! It's sort of a football thread...it happened outside a football stadium. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6237347/?GT1=5472 Seattle police shoot California lottery winner Man who shared $87 million jackpot slain amid brawl at stadium The Associated Press Updated: 9:38 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2004 SEATTLE - A man shot to death by police outside a football stadium has been identified by his family as one of the winners of an $87 million lottery jackpot. Rick Camat, 32, was shot early Sunday as dozens of people fled to avoid a fight outside a bar before a St. Louis Rams-Seattle Seahawks game. Police alleged that Camat was carrying a handgun and fired at a car that was leaving the area. Authorities said he crouched behind another vehicle and pointed a handgun at officers. Relatives insisted Camat only fired into the air to break up the fight and said officers never issued a warning before shooting him. “He shot once in the air to scare people away. He didn’t aim it at anyone,” said Camat’s brother, Brian, who was with him at the time. Officer Debra Brown said the family’s account “differs vastly from the statements of dozens of witnesses who were at the scene that evening.” The officer who fired at Camat remains on paid administrative leave. An internal police review and a court inquest are planned. Camat was one of 13 Starbucks employees in Los Angeles who shared an $87 million California lottery jackpot in 2000. He recently bought a house in Federal Way, a suburb between Seattle and Tacoma, relatives said. He previously used his share of the lottery winnings to buy a house for his mother and cars for his siblings.
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10-13-2004, 01:17 PM	#2
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10-13-2004, 01:27 PM	#3
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