Despite the bland platitudes coming forth from Al Sharpton, Bill de Blasio, Eric Holder and Barack Obama, there is little doubt that police officers all over the country now feel as if they have a target on their backs, after months of protests, riots, grand jury investigations, and Department of Justice investigations. Unfortunately, Saturday’s assassination of Officers Ramos and Liu was not the end of violence against law enforcement for the weekend.

On Sunday, Officer Charles Kondek of the Tarpon Spring Police Department was shot and then run over by a felon who was violating his probation.

According to investigators, Officer Kondek responded to a noise complaint at 199 Grand Boulevard at about 2:00 a.m. The suspect was banging on residential doors.

Investigators say the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Marco Antonio Parilla

Jr., and a female companion arrived at the house and pulled into the driveway. The woman remained in the vehicle, while Parilla began knocking on multiple doors looking for someone who he said had “dimed him out” which is a violation of his probation.

Officer Kondek arrived on scene and exited his vehicle. Detectives say Parilla walked towards the officer and opened fire. Officer Kondek managed to return fire just before falling to the ground.
Parilla then ordered the woman out of the vehicle, took the wheel and as he fled the scene, ran over Officer Kondek. Detectives say that this occurred as another individual who lived at the Grand Boulevard address opened fire on Parilla, because he thought Parilla was looking for him. Parilla fled in the vehicle. Tarpon Springs Police engaged in a brief pursuit before Parilla crashed into a pole and then into a parked vehicle at Athens and Cross Street.