Officer fired after fatally shooting man in wheelchair nine times from behind

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Officer fired after fatally shooting man in wheelchair nine times from behind

A police officer in Tucson, Arizona was fired Tuesday after video showed him fatally shooting a man in a wheelchair nine times in the back and side on Monday night. Police released body-cam video showing the victim, who was suspected of shoplifting, traveling away from officers in his wheelchair...

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(Video triggers warning: Unedited shooting and murder)

 

[brycejones]

Won’t watch the video but if it is as described murder charges are necessary.

 

[Amused]

Won’t watch the video but if it is as described murder charges are necessary.

The video is colder and more senseless than ANY words can describe. The cop literally has NO REASON to start shooting AT ALL.

 

[shortylickens]

Cops need training on how to disable wheelchairs. If he gets up and runs you know you've got a scam artist. And possible thief.
And if he just sits there you probably won't need lethal force.

 

[BoomerD]

I'm seeing people blaming the shooting victim for this. He refused to stop, refused to drop the knife, was previously convicted of attempted murder...shit like that.

I agree he was in the wrong, but come the fuck on...there had to be less than lethal means to stop him...maybe a spike strip?

 

[shortylickens]

Won’t watch the video but if it is as described murder charges are necessary.

Not only did he murder an unarmed, non-threatening man, he shot AT a Lowes employee, which was not even close to necessary.

 

[BoomerD]

Not only did he murder an unarmed, non-threatening man, he shot AT a Lowes employee, which was not even close to necessary.

He wasn't "unarmed," he had a knife...and had brandished it. Still doesn't make it a good shoot, IMO.

 

[MichaelMay]

He wasn't "unarmed," he had a knife...and had brandished it. Still doesn't make it a good shoot, IMO.

I have to do it.... damn it I'll burn in hell for this... Perhaps unlegged is a more appropriate descriptor?

In all seriousness though, he's less armed than a man with two working arms and legs is, what the fuck is he going to do with that knife?

 

[MichaelMay]

Not only did he murder an unarmed, non-threatening man, he shot AT a Lowes employee, which was not even close to necessary.

He'll kill again until he hits an innocent guy or twenty and at that point he'll keep some kind of job until retirement. No criminal charges though, ever.

 

[K1052]

Really going to run up on a wheelchair bound dude moving at like 1mph and loose 5 or 6 rounds into his back instead of using your taser or oc spray huh.

 

[KMFJD]

there's a gear switch on the back of those scooters that stops it from moving if you give it a slight kick, he's at a fucking hardware store, there's so many ways to disable/incapacity that scooter or get rid of the knife.

 

[MichaelMay]

Really going to run up on a wheelchair bound dude moving at like 1mph and loose 5 or 6 rounds into his back instead of using your taser or oc spray huh.

Well when you can kill people with impunity and no consequences then the profession will attract psychopaths who do just that.

There isn't even a mental evaluation involved which is completely insane.

 

[brycejones]

there's a gear switch on the back of those scooters that stops it from moving if you give it a slight kick, he's at a fucking hardware store, there's so many ways to disable/incapacity that scooter or get rid of the knife.

Yeah but his authority wasn't being respected. Cop had to show him who was really in charge.

 

[Moonbeam]

Speaking of hating yourself, I was thinking that somewhere there's an extra handicap parking space available.

 

[Saylick]

Yet another case of jumping straight to using the lethal option when multiple non-lethal options were available...

 

[MichaelMay]

Speaking of hating yourself, I was thinking that somewhere there's an extra handicap parking space available.

Why do you hate yourself? Are you OK?

 

[Bitek]

Guy seemed like he was on a mission to suicide by cop, but Jesus, can't say there wasn't a better way to handle this. Could have shot the Lowe's employee as well.

Fking reckless

 

[MichaelMay]

Guy seemed like he was on a mission to suicide by cop, but Jesus, can't say there wasn't a better way to handle this. Could have shot the Lowe's employee as well.

Fking reckless

In every developed nation we call this a cry for help and we have resources to deal with it.

In the US it's "suicide by cop" even though the cop had no reason what so FUCKING EVER to shoot him.

What a fucking shithole of a nation. I'm sorry but I'm fed up with your fucktardery as a whole.

 

[LikeLinus]

The whole thing is insane. Add in the fact the officer shot 9 rounds towards an open door retail store with an employee about 5 feet away?

Also, notice that he shoots 8 times, hesitates for a second, then fires off one more round after the guy is already slumped over. WTF.

 

[MichaelMay]

The whole thing is insane. Add in the fact the officer shot 9 rounds towards an open door retail store with an employee about 5 feet away?

Also, notice that he shoots 8 times, hesitates for a second, then fires off one more round after the guy is already slumped over. WTF.

Oh come on, that's just how they do that. You don't know if there was a black guy there so you can defend it yet.

 

[LikeLinus]

Oh come on, that's just how they do that. You don't know if there was a black guy there so you can defend it yet.

Uh, what are you talking about? Are you making a joke or something? Not sure what race has anything to do with this incident.

 

[MichaelMay]

Uh, what are you talking about? Are you making a joke or something? Not sure what race has anything to do with this incident.

Who? Me?

 

[soulcougher73]

I'm seeing people blaming the shooting victim for this. He refused to stop, refused to drop the knife, was previously convicted of attempted murder...shit like that.

I agree he was in the wrong, but come the fuck on...there had to be less than lethal means to stop him...maybe a spike strip?

I didn't mean to laugh, but "spike strip" got me.

 

[pcgeek11]

I'm seeing people blaming the shooting victim for this. He refused to stop, refused to drop the knife, was previously convicted of attempted murder...shit like that.

I agree he was in the wrong, but come the fuck on...there had to be less than lethal means to stop him...maybe a spike strip?

Or a broom handle through the wheelchair wheels... or block him in with a couple of shopping carts.

 

[rmacd02]

I sure hope he's not just getting fired.
He needs to be brought up on criminal charges.