Fleeing Camaro Driver shot and killed.

[NYJETSFAN]

Originally Posted by oyealiz

A fight with an officer after suspect first attempted to flee. Suspect on top, officer on his back on the ground. I'd expect the officer to shoot as he did.

Bad situation. :(

[NYJETSFAN]

Originally Posted by mcdoogle6969

Taking a shot to put him down would be understandable....Multiple shots to kill him sounds more like murder, Police or not.

The suspect may have been standing over him, but he WAS unarmed...

Just because you're unarmed does not mean you are not dangerous. In that situation, Im not going to wait to see if you are going to hurt me or comply.. the suspect should have went peacefully. At that point he was only guilty of a traffic offense.

[SCullen]

Unarmed means nothing if the suspect was trying to wrestle the gun away from the cop.

IAD and the review board will interview witnesses and look at any dashcam footage from the incident. It's too early to make judgements.

[oldfriend]

Originally Posted by AGENT-006

I think you misread it..he was unarmed and walking away but when they finally were escorting him back to the patrol car there was a struggle and thats when the OFFICER was on the ground on his back with the suspect standing directly over him..I still dnt think he should of shot him..but a lot happens and goes through the minds of a police officer in times like these..they're trained to protect their life by any means..

If i am in a fight and someone seats on me , all bets are off , but again we just have one side of the story

Originally Posted by oyealiz

He was on his back, after a struggle, with the suspect standing over him. What DO you think he should have done?

Again , we don't have all the facts , we may never know for sure what really happen , for every story there is at least two sides , always .

[Wantconvertible]

Originally Posted by camarossrs2150

i will start the bidding at a $1000 for the car .

Sad comment ,a life was taken thats not funny,no matter who was at fault ,it doesnt stop there ,two families are hurting

[Wantconvertible]

Originally Posted by oldfriend

If i am in a fight and someone seats on me , all bets are off , but again we just have one side of the story


Again , we don't have all the facts , we may never know for sure what really happen , for every story there is at least two sides , always .

3 SIDES The cops side, the boys side ,and the truth

[oyealiz]

Originally Posted by melvinakshay

I thought that the cops had no fear ? You don't shoot an unarmed man fatally. I hope he was telling the truth.

They are human. Better trained to handle these situations than most of us, but still they are human.

Unarmed does NOT mean not dangerous, especially if he had the officer on the ground on his back after a struggle.

[_Nick_]

It's not an Indy Pace Car, the stripes aren't close enough together, or wide enough. For those of you wondering.

[trganey]

I'd be willing to bet that most of you that have an immediate opinion of "the officer should have done this" or "should not have done that" have never worked one day in the field as an officer.

[NYJETSFAN]

Originally Posted by mcdoogle6969

That still does NOT justify shooting the suspect MULTIPLE times.

I am not saying that you are wrong for feeling the way you do and i must admit that I might be a little bias because I am a cop. I have been in a shooting before and it is nothing like a training exercise. When you are placed in fear for your life, you have to react accordingly. I cannot say why he shot multiple times, but I am sure he had his reasons.. I feel for the young man who had his life ended, but I am just happy the officer is ok..

[formare]

Originally Posted by adamgl

Yep, I woulda shot him too. Unnecessary risk not to. Throwing a cop on the ground is a good way to get shot.

Touch a cop with force get shot. Simple math really. You don't wanna die - then don't throw people (much less cops) to the ground.

[jesserayjames]

If he would have listened to the officer, he would still be alive, and if he was drinking and driving, he got what he deserved.....................................

[Macrackie]

Originally Posted by mcdoogle6969

That still does NOT justify shooting the suspect MULTIPLE times.

Cops are trained to shoot central body mass. This lessons the chance of a stray bullet. I have read of few suspect shootings with less than one bullet fired.

I feel for the young mans family over his poor decisions. But I truely feel for the officer and his family especialy over the hooidays. This shooting will haunt him the rest of his life. With any luck he will have support from his cheif backing him durning investigation. I support the officer immediatly after reading this. Now I pray investigation proves a rightful shooting.

[NYJETSFAN]

Originally Posted by Macrackie

Cops are trained to shoot central body mass. This lessons the chance of a stray bullet. I have read of few suspect shootings with less than one bullet fired.

I feel for the young mans family over his poor decisions. But I truely feel for the officer and his family especialy over the hooidays. This shooting will haunt him the rest of his life. With any luck he will have support from his cheif backing him durning investigation. I support the officer immediatly after reading this. Now I pray investigation proves a rightful shooting.