Posted on 07/20/2015 6:37:04 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -
A teen is dead after being shot by a Memphis police officer late Friday night.
The MPD officer stopped a car for a broken headlight in the 5700 block of Winchester Road. The officer issued the driver a ticket and let him go. However, the passenger in the car had several warrants for his arrest.
Darrius Stewart, the 19-year-old passenger, was placed in the back seat of the police car to verify the warrants.
Investigators said when the officer opened the back door to handcuff Stewart, he kicked the door and attacked the officer. During the fight, Stewart grabbed the officer’s handcuffs and swung them at him. The officer grabbed his gun and shot Stewart to end the fight.
Stewart went to Regional Medical Center in critical condition where he later died.
officer had several cuts and bruises from the fight, but he did not need to go to the hospital. He is relieved of duty pending the outcome of this investigation.
"Words can't express how I feel," Stewart's mother said. "If my son attacked this officer, why didn't he use a taser? There were two officers and only one of my son."
Read more: http://www.wsmv.com/story/29578116/man-dead-after-struggle-with-mpd-officer#ixzz3gREnUEuI
(Excerpt) Read more at wsmv.com ...
Yep,it’s been about a week since the last one.
Was the suspects nickname “Dindu Nuffin”?
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“If my son attacked this officer, why didn’t he use a taser? “
A question for her .... “Why did your son attack a police officer?”
Stupid move on his part.
Stewart's mother said her son was going to attend the University of Memphis in the fall. He planned to become a doctor, and he has never been arrested.
They always use the same script.
Yep, if it was a case of mistaken identity, it would have been quickly resolved at the police station in a couple of hours with an apology from the police.
Never mind the Islamist that killed the Marines … let’s focus on this again. o.O
Witnesses said he had his hands up, his pants down, and was begging the officer not to shoot.
MSDNC has confirmed this account.
Of course there will be confusion when everyone is naming their kid Darrius.
Maybe they need one?
I have always wondered why police demand ID from a passenger riding in a car when the driver is stopped for a minor traffic violation.
What is the probable cause to question and to detain someone for riding in a car that was stopped for a minor infraction?
Anybody?
Since when do police ask for identification from passengers for a routine traffic stop?
“The officer issued the driver a ticket and let him go. However, the passenger in the car had several warrants for his arrest.”
“If my son attacked this officer, why didn’t he use a taser?”
The question is why did your son attack this officer?
The passenger could have been el chapo!
If this kid didn’t have a record, why would he try to attack the police officer? Something here just doesn’t smell right.
Agree. That doesn’t make sense.
I would like to know, too.
Maybe there’s a supreme court ruling that says we give up our own 4th amendment rights if the person we’re riding with does something stupid.
No need to read further.
To be fair the cop is supposed to let the thug get in the first 6 punches and fire 3 rounds before he takes action?
Why don't parent(s) teach their sons to never initiate physical confrontations with the police?
Create such high intensity situations and there is now way of knowing what will happen. But, of course, the police have to make perfect, millisecond decisions at every stage of a confrontation and the thugs have no responsibility at all to act reasonably.
I agree.
If he was really a “good kid” who had never before been arrested, you’d think maybe he’d be a bit too nervous to think about attacking a cop.
Of course, it is POSSIBLE he did not attack anyone.
There has currently not been anywhere near enough information released to be able to discern the truth.
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