Posted on 07/02/2015 8:32:03 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
PALESTINE, TX (KLTV) - On Tuesday, police released video of the altercation between officers and a man outside a restaurant in Palestine.
On Sunday, May 31, police shot and killed 47-year-old James D. Bushey. He was suspected of stealing beer from a store and hiding in a nearby restaurant. Bushey was shot by police after he pointed a weapon at an officer.
The body camera footage shows Sergeant Gabriel Green and Officer Kaylynn Griffin entering the Applebee's restaurant, looking for a suspect that has been described to them as a male wearing a black t-shirt, a black cap and tan shorts.
The officers located Bushey in the men's restroom and Sgt. Green waited for Bushey to finish washing his hands.
In the released video, Bushey asks Sgt. Green, "What do you need?"
Green responds, "You're a suspect in reference to a theft case. I need you to step out please."
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...and he's a Bushey.
Did they arrest everyone in the restaurant?
...or at LEAST all those who were wearing vests.
Not very smart to pull a gun out on a pair of police. For the last five seconds of his life he was probably thinking “Why did I do that?”
Let him come on down. I’ll pay for his hotel room in Vidor.
Boy, Texas police don’t have any trouble releasing video of a shooting when it backs them up. When are we ever going to see that Waco biker shooting video?
Not a very bright guy. He dead now.
Odd that the woman cop didnt get any shots off until he was on the ground
Police later determined the weapon was a BB gun designed to look like a 9 mm handgun, leaving unanswered questions about why Bushey drew the firearm in the first place.
Bizarre to say the least.
Maybe he was high. Probably scared and desperate and didn’t want to go to prison.
His plan worked, he didn’t go to prison.
The Revrunt Sharpless has never paid for his own ticket.
He ain't gonna start now.
Well not so fast. From the article he's definitely showing signs of blacknesss. This quote has a black ring to it.
Officer-involved shooting victim's brother: 'He was trying to turn his life around'
If Rachael Dolezol can be black even if she's genetically white, then this guy can claim to be a black criminal (or at least dee revin Al can claim it for him)
Suicide by cop. You can see the defiance and resignation in his face.
Lots of shots fired. We were trained to fire two shots to center mass and then assess the situation, to include looking all around to ensure there were no more threats. The idea is the neutralize the threat while making sure the world is a safe place. Not to unload an entire magazine.
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