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Autistic boy, 15, is shot dead by California cops after running towards them with a bladed gardening tool
Daily Mail UK ^ | March 11, 2024 | Germania Rodriguez Poleo

Posted on 03/13/2024 8:10:16 PM PDT by Morgana

An autistic boy was shot dead by police in California after he ran towards them with a bladed gardening tool, according to officials.

Harrowing bodycam footage shows the moment Ryan Gainer, 15, runs out of his Apple Valley in San Bernardino county on Saturday and towards the deputies.

A deputy is heard saying, 'Hey get back! Get back or you're gonna get shot,' before opening fire.

Police showed up at his home after receiving a 911 call reporting the teen was assaulting family members and damaging property, as reported by KTLA.

According to an official report, Gainer charged at the officers with the five-foot-long gardening tool as soon as they arrived.

A deputy said he tried to get away but opened fire after the teen chased after him.

'Without provocation, Gainer raised the bladed end of the tool and ran toward the deputy,' the release stated.

'The deputy retreated, and Gainer chased the deputy in an attempt to assault him with the bladed end of the tool.'

Officers provided medical aid until paramedics arrived, but the teen was later declared dead at the hospital.

No deputies were injured in the incident, which is under investigation by the police department's specialized investigations division.

During the 911 call, Gainer's sister reported that he was attacking one of their siblings and trying to break a window and door.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: autistic; banglist; california; cops; donutwatch; guns; nevercallthecops; nopolicewereinjured; police; wakandagardenclub
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To: Morgana

What’s the link to the families go fund me page?


41 posted on 03/13/2024 9:09:18 PM PDT by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

You might want them to help, but will they even come? And as far as trying to solve it if the thugs are gone if and when they get there they’ll take a report but they won’t bother to try and solve it too much work for petty vandalism.


42 posted on 03/13/2024 9:12:35 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: Morgana
"The fatal shooting of Douglas Zerby occurred on December 12, 2010 in Long Beach, California. Zerby was shot by two Long Beach Police Department officers while playing with a garden hose nozzle. They claimed that they mistook the hose nozzle for a gun and fired at Zerby, killing him, and did not make any verbal warnings or commands. It was later discovered through audio recordings of the officers radios that a house phone rang startling an officer causing him to shoot. The other officers fired once the first shooter did, blaming it on "contagious fire" proving the officers were not trained well."

Shooting of Doug Zerby - Garden Hose Nozzel

43 posted on 03/13/2024 9:14:24 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: blackdog

“Never, ever, call the police”
My Grandmother, in 1972.

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If you’re never ever gonna call the police, be prepared to call for EMS instead. For when your psycho yute lops your head off with his scythe.


44 posted on 03/13/2024 9:15:51 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: kiryandil

Very true.

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Nope. Calling the police in this instance probably saved innocent lives.


45 posted on 03/13/2024 9:17:02 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: yesthatjallen

Yup, similar to combat, one person opens fire and so does everyone else.


46 posted on 03/13/2024 9:17:31 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: EinNYC

I didn’t see the video. I just read the details. This was a wholly justified shoot.


47 posted on 03/13/2024 9:18:09 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

No. I’d take care of it myself.


48 posted on 03/13/2024 9:18:16 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: eastforker

This is one of the few police shootings I’ve seen where the officer tried to flee. I think 90% of cops would have shot before the kid made it through the door. This cop was running away, and legitimately fearing for his life. Clearly he did not want to shoot.


49 posted on 03/13/2024 9:18:51 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: Morgana

You call your infantry buddy.


50 posted on 03/13/2024 9:18:51 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Drew68

Yeah - that’s a deadly weapon.

I thought the gardening tool might have been something else.

“Hey Trevor, this is Djacarious up in editing. You have to change that sentence where the kid is chasing the cops and yelling ‘My hoe gonna’ git’ja!”


51 posted on 03/13/2024 9:19:14 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: Mears

Never. Never seen it once work well, but I’ve seen a lot of lives ruined.


52 posted on 03/13/2024 9:19:25 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: FreedomPoster

“There are no situations so dire they cannot be made worse by the addition of a cop.”

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You aren’t the first to make this point. Others have also. They - like you - are way wrong. Read the article. Read the replies. Thank God the cops were called here.


53 posted on 03/13/2024 9:19:50 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Responsibility2nd

You have a habit of posting snowflake material. I’ll chalk this up to that.


54 posted on 03/13/2024 9:20:44 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Bulwyf

My Grandfather was a take care of it in the family…never call police. I agree with him…God rest his soul.


55 posted on 03/13/2024 9:22:24 PM PDT by antceecee
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To: shoff

What’s the link to the families go fund me page?

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Even though this was a justified shooting, I suspect the family will win big in the ghetto lottery. Just another case of cops shooting a black boy.


56 posted on 03/13/2024 9:22:37 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Morgana

It was too late at that point. The family should had their kid institutionalized until he’s heavily medicated. If that’s not possible, then maybe he’ll have to stay at the institution for life. That’s what we used to do in the old days.


57 posted on 03/13/2024 9:22:45 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Bulwyf

Ping me will ya? When a deranged family member kills a loved one while you stood by helplessly.


58 posted on 03/13/2024 9:25:14 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: antceecee

So your grandfather would have killed the boy? Good to know.


59 posted on 03/13/2024 9:26:05 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I'll take my odds. I also put my personal safety and situational awareness at point in everything I do. So do my children, now 20 somethings, 30 somethings, and close to 40 something.

Police are there to fill out paperwork and pump testosterone and adrenaline into chaotic situations.

Avoid those situations.

60 posted on 03/13/2024 9:35:28 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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