Posted on 07/09/2021 11:23:56 AM PDT by simpson96
Police in Florida released bodycam video of a fatal officer-involved shooting over July Fourth weekend that shows a man pointing a gun at an officer before being shot.
The incident happened just after 10 p.m. Sunday when Tampa police responded to a call about a fight near the 3700 block of Temple Street, where one man was reportedly armed with a gun, the Tampa Police Department said.
Officer Bryan Velazquez, 33, shot John Reuben Turbe Jr. when Turbe raised a gun at the officer during a foot chase, police said. Turbe, 40, died at a hospital.
Tampa police released about two minutes of video footage leading up to the shooting.
The video shows Velazquez stopping at a gas station to ask an employee where the suspect went and to give a description. Velazquez then leaves the store and spots a man armed with a gun as he walks through the parking lot.
"Hey, put the gun down," Velazquez yells. "Put it down! Put it down!"
The officer can be seen drawing his service weapon and giving chase when the suspect runs.
"You’re going to get shot," Velazques says as he catches up to Turbe. "Put the gun down now!"
Turbe turned toward and pointed a gun at an officer who was giving chase following a report of a fight, police said. Turbe was shot and later died at a hospital.
Turbe appears to turn around and move toward the officer with a gun in one hand at his side. He then appears to raise the gun at Velazquez, who repeatedly orders him to drop the gun.
The video freezes and four gunshots can be heard. Velazquez can then be heard calling for backup as video cuts to another officer performing chest compressions on Turbe, who lay bleeding on the ground.
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Stupid should hurt...and in this case it did!
Poor aspiring rapper.
Now he’s a poor expiring rapper.
democrats already meeting to decide if they can use this for the 2021 riots. If they decide yes, the media will immediately fulfil their duty and make it a 24/7 obsession. The leaders/agitators of the street savages will be ready for the headlines and tell the street savages to go for the next round of sneakers, flat-panel TVs, beer and pocketbooks, compliments of Whitey.
He din do nuffin
I’m not sure if they want to relive the summer of fire & destruction. While the first couple of weeks of the BLM riots perhaps helped Biden on the margins, the rest of the summer hurt him.
Look at the polling. Defund the Police and BLM do not poll well. Then again, they have created a monster they simply can’t control. They may be getting riots irrespective of their political inexpediency.
-- he was pointing a gun at police.
Hands Up Don't Shoot.
-- it's on video, he pointed a gun at the cop.
HANDS UP DONT SHOOT
-- His hands weren't up. It's all recorded. He was pointing a gun at the policeman. The police told him to put the gun down, told him he'd be shot if he didn't.
HANDS UP DONT SHOOT
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Reality is not important anymore.
Might’ve had a chance for escape if he’d have worn his pants above the knee.
“Florida man” strikes again
I knew the article would not end well when it began with “Florida man.”
John Reuben Turbe Jr., shown here in 2012 while serving a few months for cocaine possession, was fatally shot by a Tampa police officer after raising a gun at him, police said.
FAFO
Idiot had that one coming.
As far as headlines go that one should be in the same category as "Dog Bites Man."
“democrats already meeting to decide if they can use this for the 2021 riots. If they decide yes, the media will immediately fulfil their duty and make it a 24/7 obsession. “
And it’s easy. They show him before the gun is visible, edit out the part with the gun, and then show him going down (or already down) without the gun visible.
That likely would be enough to light up a few cities.
The shallow end of the gene pool got cleaned up a little.
Outstanding
No need to call for backup.
Problem solved.
Play stupid games yada, yada, yada.
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