Posted on 09/25/2023 11:36:13 PM PDT by Morgana
Arizona police shot and killed a man suspected of carrying out several robberies in a span of hours - only after they blitzed him with a flashbang and fired non-lethal rounds in an attempt to get him to surrender his weapon.
Detectives from the Mesa Police Department and members of the U.S. Marshals Arizona Wanted Task Force were searching for 20-year-old Ny'Kendreon Pride on August 3.
They spotted him in the area of 1233 North Mesa Drive by the Glen at Mesa apartment complex.
Pride was the prime suspect in a string of thefts: a robbery at a Walgreens the previous night, which was followed by a robbery at a Dollar General around 9.30am that day and a second robbery at the same Walgreens around 12.45pm.
He was considered armed and dangerous and was thought to be carrying a handgun.
Just after 1.30pm, officers encountered Pride, who was walking southbound. As Pride was walking, detectives called to him from their patrol car.
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Let me guess; the perpetrator was another son of Obeyme.
Ny’Kendreon Pride. The cops used a flash bang and a shot gun to take him down at 12 noon after several armed robberies.
His whole name is even longer than that Ny’Kendreon Damir Au’Mariyah Pride
That’s a mouthful
Simultaneously, the front seat detective fired several rounds from his rifle.
They were using non-lethal ammo. Pays to read the article before commenting.
Ny’Kendreon Pride - Fought the law and the law won.
But wait... If he was a “dead” armed robbery suspect why did they shoot him?
And rifle rounds, apparently. Lethal, regardless.
I did read it. It says shot fired and he’s dead. So how does a guy die from non lethal ammo?
Dindu Nuffins ain’t going that direction...
I am sure it was an obama son and I am glad one more obama son is dead. The world is a better place.
The article switches back and forth several times calling the robber “Pride” and then “Price.”
I have come to realize the wisdom of not jumping in on a story before all the facts come out. I have begun to assume every news story while reporting the facts as they are known at the time often prove to be incorrect later. This is assuming the story is in fact based on facts and not adjusted to fit what ever bias the reporter may have.
“Then drive all up on people’s yard like John Wayne?”
John Wayne did lawn jobs?
I believe the time has come in these United States to shoot first. If the perp is jailed, he will be back out on the street before the police finish the paperwork. Time to change it up.
“Ny’Kendreon” - I don’t even need to look. I’m sure he was an innocent college student just heading to study group. /s
That ammunition is from the same company that made "The Majic Bullet".
They were using both lethal and non-lethal. From the article, we can read that the back seat detective used non-lethal and the front seat detective fired rounds from his duty weapon rifle (those being lethal rounds) because he saw Pride reaching for a gun:
“A detective in the backseat fired two bean bag rounds, which are used for the less lethal apprehension of suspects and not designed to kill.
Simultaneously, the front seat detective fired several rounds from his rifle. The detective saw Pride reaching for what he believed to be a gun before using his duty weapon.
Pride toppled to the ground as he tried to flee with the gun in his hand and was hit by the rounds.”
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