[Paladin2]

"On July 10, Erik Scott, a West Point and Duke graduate, went shopping at Costco in Summerlin, Nevada. He was carrying a concealed firearm, as permitted by Nevada state law. Witness and officer reports differ on what happened next. Allegedly, Scott began acting bizarrely, and would not leave the store. Some accounts indicate Xanax and pain killers were in his system after subsequent testing.

It is not disputed that police were called to Costco, and upon seeing Scott, demanded that he drop his weapon (this was recorded on the 911 call, as well as confirmed by a witness). As Mr. Scott reached for his holstered gun (which never left the holster) to drop his weapon, police shot him 2 times in the chest, 5 times in the back, killing him (more here)."

You mean these minions of The Sheriff?

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Yeah, I remember Erik Scott.

The way I heard the story at the time, Erik Scott was planning a camping trip, and while in Costco, he was trying to see if some bottled water that Costco was selling would fit in his back pack.

A nervous Nellie employee caught a glimpse of Mr. Scott’s legal concealed firearm when he reached for the bottles, and called police, telling them that “a man with a gun” was in the store.

When Mr. Scott exited the store, he was told both to drop his weapon and put his hands up. When Mr. Scott tried to comply with the conflicting demands, he was shot and killed. Two of the Las Vegas Metro cops who shot Mr. Scott were later promoted!

The Costco security tapes and the police tapes were conveniently erased or “accidentally” destroyed.