Posted on 04/04/2005 3:25:36 PM PDT by SmithL
SAN DIEGO - Police shot and killed a 24-year-old minivan driver who pointed what turned out to be a fake handgun at them early Monday, a senior officer said.
An officer stopped Jacob Richard Faust in downtown San Diego around 1:45 a.m. for making an illegal turn, police Capt. Jim McGinley said. The San Diego man handed over a license that was suspended last month.
Faust cranked up his stereo, drawing the attention of a second officer who stopped to offer assistance. The second officer spotted the handle of an apparent handgun in a pouch behind the passenger seat, McGinley said.
Faust refused orders to get out of the minivan and one of the officers fired a blast of pepper spray to subdue him. At that point, Faust "reached into that pouch and pulled that handgun out and began to point it at one of the officers," McGinley said.
One officer fired three shots, hitting Faust, who died later at a hospital.
The item thought to be a weapon turned out to be a realistic replica of a semiautomatic handgun, McGinley said.
There was no explanation for why Faust reached for the replica, McGinley said. Nothing else of significance was found in the van; his license was suspended last month for an arrest for driving under the influence.
"He's the only one who is going to know the answer to that," McGinley said. "He clearly did not follow officers' orders to get out of the car, and purposefully went for that gun."
The officer who fired his gun, an 11-year department veteran, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. Findings from the probe will be forwarded to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, McGinley said.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Where, exactly? I went to that site and saw nothing that contradicts the news report.
Absent contradicting evidence: Anyone who grabs a gun, fake or not, orange or not (I don't care if it was glowing) in the presence of cops is a complete dumbass, drunk out of their mind, stoned out of their mind and/or suicidal. Period. What a stupid thing to do.
Just checking a few random comments on that site, he seemed somewhat askew to begin with.
Let me guess, you joined Free Republic for the sole purpose of saying something nasty to everyone on this thread. In mostly all-caps, no less. Yeah, that's going to convert a lot of people to your way of thinking.
Thank you for sharing that.
Then enlighten us with "facts" that can be corroborated someplace; links would be nice.
So far, evidence before us is of a moron turning up his stereo during a traffic stop, refusing to comply and pulling out a weapon in the presence of cops.
Not impressive in the least.
>>God forbid your chemistry in this world<<
That makes no sense.
MEMBER SINCE April 14 2005
Reading your posting history and the intellectual level of your comments, I think I smell a troll.
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