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“Let’s Go Get This Guy”: Blue Alert For Seth Altman Has Hall County Texas Ready For A Manhunt
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“Let’s Go Get This Guy”: Blue Alert For Seth Altman Has Hall County Texas Ready For A Manhunt

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Texas authorities have issued a Blue Alert this Friday morning (October 4) for a man accused of shooting a police chief multiple times.

The statewide manhunt has started for the suspect identified as Seth Altman, a 33-year-old last seen in the 200 block of South 4th Street in Memphis, Texas at 11:04 pm Thursday night.

Officials of the Texas Department of Public Safety have confirmed that the man is wanted for being involved in the killing or serious injury of the law enforcement agent, and provided details of his appearance.

Highlights
  • Blue Alert issued for Seth Altman for shooting a police chief in Texas.
  • Seth Altman, 33, last seen in Memphis, TX, wearing blue t-shirt and jeans.
  • Statewide hunt for Altman, deemed a serious risk to public and personnel.
  • Blue Alert triggers statewide phone alarms, prompting mixed public response.

Seth Altman is a red-haired, blue-eyed, 6’2 (187cm) tall man. He weighs approximately 220 lbs. (99.7 kilograms) and was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and jeans.

Texas launches a statewide manhunt for Seth Altman, a 33-year-old man accused of shooting and murdering a police chief

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The Blue Alert is an alert issued to all phones statewide any time an officer is killed or seriously hurt by an offender. Law enforcement must determine that the offender poses a serious risk to the public and other personnel, and provide a detailed description of his appearance, and possible vehicle information before the information is broadcast to the public.

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Alongside the time necessary to collect and confirm the accuracy of the data surrounding the suspect, the agency responsible for jurisdiction must recommend the activation of the alert to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which explains the delay between the incident and the alarm going off.

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Texas citizens were woken up before 5am to the sound of the loud government-issued alarm, with many expressing both their concern and annoyance on social media

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“Totally unacceptable to blast alerts at this hour. You have no right to intrusively blast sirens on our private phones while we sleep. Who approved this?” asked one user on X.

“Waking the whole state up before 5:00 am for something that happened at 11:00 last night is a sure fire way to get everyone to turn off their government alerts,” argued another.

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The statewide nature of the alarm and the size of Texas meant that some citizens were as far as 300 miles from Hall County, located in the northern district, and started filing complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

“There’s nowhere to hide Seth Altman,” wrote one citizen, as others joined in to help officials track down the criminal

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Peoples comments about being woken up just cement my feeling about people being self involved. A man was shot if you see the guy while stopping to get your morning coffee they want you to call it in. Goodness sakes people have some care for other humans. If this was an amber alert they would still be mad

Justin Pool
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amber alerts don't go off at 5am using the same sound as a tornado warning for people hundreds of miles away

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tori Ohno
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those alerts on ours phones are supposedly there for terror attacks, hurricane warnings, and other immediate "shelter in place" warnings. Not for some guy who shot a cop. They're not even used for amber alerts in my area. How is waking a sleeping family going to help catch this guy? Simply put it on the morning news for everyone to see. Come on Texas, you can do better.

JayWantsACat
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"It's sad when all everyone thinks about is that they're awakened." 1) SFTU. 2) No, that's literally not ALL everything thought about. You can think about the poor cop's family AND complain that you were woken up. 3) So if they had offered their useless and completely superficial "prayers", like you, then everything would be okay? I hate the term "virtue signaliing" but that's all that is. You're a better person because you posted that you offered your prayers. WHAT A SAINT!

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Peoples comments about being woken up just cement my feeling about people being self involved. A man was shot if you see the guy while stopping to get your morning coffee they want you to call it in. Goodness sakes people have some care for other humans. If this was an amber alert they would still be mad

Justin Pool
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amber alerts don't go off at 5am using the same sound as a tornado warning for people hundreds of miles away

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tori Ohno
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those alerts on ours phones are supposedly there for terror attacks, hurricane warnings, and other immediate "shelter in place" warnings. Not for some guy who shot a cop. They're not even used for amber alerts in my area. How is waking a sleeping family going to help catch this guy? Simply put it on the morning news for everyone to see. Come on Texas, you can do better.

JayWantsACat
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"It's sad when all everyone thinks about is that they're awakened." 1) SFTU. 2) No, that's literally not ALL everything thought about. You can think about the poor cop's family AND complain that you were woken up. 3) So if they had offered their useless and completely superficial "prayers", like you, then everything would be okay? I hate the term "virtue signaliing" but that's all that is. You're a better person because you posted that you offered your prayers. WHAT A SAINT!

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