Related news story:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/07/06/police-officer-involved-shooting-in-falcon-heights/
Does not look good. Too bad video doesn’t show what happened earlier. But what it did show was very troubling.
These seem like good people, this looks bad.
The cop is going down. If she is believed, and it would appear that she is very believable, then the cop is headed for prison.
Cops shoot a CHP holder who has informed the officer of that and that he has a gun,
or
Guy says no such thing (legal in many states)and then reaches for his wallet, cop sees the gun and shoots him four times.
Bad either way.
Or, guy pulls out the gun and is shot.
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There should be audio of the verbal exchange between the LEO and dead passenger.
Okay, media.. Do your thing!! Conventions coming up and lots of black dudes getting shot by cops just in time. False flag? Crisis actors? Oh wait, just coincidences I’m sure like chatting grandkids and golf on a plane with Loretta Lynch!
Yes, we’re much better off giving up our guns, and letting police be the only ones with guns. /s
The driver of the vehicle who was just involved in a shooting was handcuffed and put in the back of a unit and she still has her cell phone with her? Wowza!
They better hope they have audio of the verbal exchange. They should.
If they do and prove the LEO gave multiple commands not to move his hands, then driver will have a lot of explaining to do. If not.....
The video with the driver giving the near real time story like a reporter is fascinating.
There are several things that bother me about this:
1. Broken tail light—well don’t police usually use license plate to run a check of the car’s owner? Officer was behind the car if broken tail light. Why wouldn’t he run a check on the plates.
2. I was under the impression that your lic. plate would reveal to an officer doing a lic plate check that you are a CCW holder, and when stopped you tell the officer you have a firearm...Shoudn’t this cop have checked??
You cannot obtain a CCW if you have a criminal record, so the driver not very likely a perp. Again, wouldn’t officer be able to verify some of this?
Minneapolis police have both dash cams and body cams...Wonder if this nearby municipality does as well, if they do, then should be able to obtain video of officer actions prior to the passenger starting her phone.
The local news said the girlfriend is in custody...I wonder why??
Very troubling video to me as news reports show the guy seemed like he was a nice guy who was in wrong place wrong time, etc...
Disarm unionized Government employees.
The steering wheel is on the right?
She livestreamed it on Facebook so there were dozens of people watching as it unfolded. That’s why she gives her location, asking people to come to where she’s at once they put her in the back of the police car with her daughter (who was in the backseat).
Lavish said her boyfriend had a CC permit and told the officer, who advised him to keep his hands in sight - and the boyfriend immediately started doing something with his hands other than what was directed by officer.
Social media and the people who participate in it make it possible for life to imitate art and for art to imitate life all at the same time and sometimes they cancel each other out. I believe it is a harbinger of things to come.
Here we go again. /eyeroll
Prayers up for the man’s family.
That’s horrible.
That’s horrible.