Posted on 08/08/2014 11:28:06 AM PDT by moonshinner_09
The bullets kept coming.
An off-duty police detective, who had been trying to help capture a fleeing suspect, was on the ground, shouting to be heard over 19 gunshots unleashed at him.
"I'm a cop, I'm Hallandale Police," Hallandale Beach Detective Anthony Distefano yelled to Broward Sheriff's deputies. He continued yelling: "Kilo 12, 10-37 Distefano." "Kilo" is police speak for a plain-clothed detective, and 10-37 is a police code that indicates he's law enforcement.
Sgt. Andrea Tianga, who was featured on the reality TV show "Police Women of Broward County," and Deputy Christopher Manekas thought the gun-carrying detective was the suspect they were looking for, according to an Internal Affairs investigation released this week.
The agency's Shooting Review Board concluded the shooting was "proper" under Florida law, and there were no policy violations. It recommended Manekas receive 24 hours of training, which he has completed, according to spokeswoman Dani Moschella.
No one was injured in the incident.
In her statement to investigators, Tianga said she saw a gun and "was in fear for her life." She fired the first shot.
Manekas then fired at Distefano 18 more times, thinking Distefano had fired at Tianga.
His lieutenant, Shawn Enser, who previously saw Distefano running with his police radio, realized Manekas was firing at Distefano so he screamed at him "cease fire, he's a cop."
But Manekas didn't hear him over his gunfire, and he also didn't hear on the police radio that an off-duty cop was helping at the scene.
He reloaded his pistol with a fresh magazine and started firing again. Manekas didn't stop until the lieutenant grabbed his vest and told him to stop, according to the investigation. Then Manekas asked him: "Why are you telling me to stop shooting?" according to the report.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
Great, unrelated minds...
maybe some mandatory time on the firing range is in order....
It’s a common name here. Like Smith or Jones in England or Choudhury in India. =^)
CC
both common and an excellent name!
Was he holding his gun sideways or upside down?
Or Patel in America
Or Muhammed in Dearborn, Michigan.
CC
An old Gunny Sgt told me, “ ‘Friendly Fire’ - isn’t.”
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