Looking at the
Wayback machine capture of the web page as of August 2013, Ofc. Beth Gatny #309 is missing from that as well.
But the Internet is hard to completely scrub. radaris.com has
Beth Myspace My name is Nancy Beth Gatny, Beth Gatny to those who know and love me, Officer Gatny to those who don't and I used to be Beth Daniel of Lebanon, Mo. ...
(the myspace link is dead) The page has her being in Cartersville, GA
"“My name is Nancy Beth Gatny, Beth Gatny to those who know and love me, Officer Gatny to those who don’t and I used to be Beth Daniel of Lebanon, Mo.”
I believe they think I am more than a little odd. I can try to pep talk myself into believing that I need to focus but the little weirdo that lives inside me, she is off her meds, dancing through the trees and singing off key at the top of her voice… yep going to be a great day, I can feel it!!!">
/http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/02/20/ga-cop-kills-boy-holding-game-controller/
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Corporal Beth Gatny
Eyewitness statements do not support the cop’s story.
Renee Vance, Christopher’s aunt is reported to have said,
“She immediately fired a bullet into the boy’s chest and killed him, The officer gave him ‘no warning’ to drop the controller before taking his life.The 13-year-old sister of Mr. Roupe, who was crying, went to hug and/or comfort her dying brother when the female cop pointed the gun at her and told her to ‘shut up.’”
Watch the video, with a report from WSB-TV.
“A female police officer told GBI investigators that Roupe pointed a gun at her when he opened the door.”
Cole Law, the attorney representing the Roupe family said,
“It just doesn’t add up. We don’t know where that statement came from. The eyewitnesses on the scene clearly state that he had a Wii controller in his hand. He heard a knock at the door. He asked who it was, there was no response so he opened the door and upon opening the door he was immediately shot in the chest.”
Tia Howard, a neighbor who lives a few doors down, said they ran to the home after they heard the shot.
“When we got up there, they said there was a Wii remote in his hand and she shot him.”
Another neighbor, Ken Yates, said he saw the female cop moments after the fatal shot.
“This is tragic. She came out of this house. She put her head in her hands and she was sobbing. Supposedly, he opened the door with a BB gun and in my opinion I think he was playing a game with his neighborhood buddies,”
The family has set up a facebook page to honor their son. Lend them your support and let them know you’re willing to help.