Posted on 01/31/2006 1:06:17 PM PST by LouAvul
CHINO, Calif. (AP) - A videotape released Tuesday shows a sheriff's deputy shooting an unarmed Air Force policeman who recently returned from Iraq as he appeared to obey an order to get up off the ground.
KTLA-TV broadcast a 40-second clip it said came from a Chino resident who videotaped Sunday night's shooting, which followed a 100 mph car chase.
Senior Airman Elio Carrion, 21, was listed in good condition at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. He was shot three times in the chest, ribs and leg, his father-in-law, Ernesto Paz, told KTLA-TV.
Carrion was a passenger in a Corvette that crashed into a wall following the brief chase, authorities said.
The dark, grainy videotape shows Carrion lying on the ground next to the car, talking to a silhouetted officer who is pointing a gun at him. Carrion supports himself on one arm and his face is brightly lit by the officer's flashlight.
Carrion is heard telling the officer he is unarmed and is in the military.
At one point, a voice is heard saying several times: "Get up."
Carrion says: "I'm gonna get up." As he rose, at least four shots were fired and Carrion collapsed.
Investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department took the original tape, refusing to release it to the public or describe what it shows.
The deputy, whose name was not released, was placed on paid administrative leave, a routine procedure in officer-involved shootings.
Sheriff Gary Penrod said he could not comment until the investigation is completed.
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Very tragic.
With no more information than this article, it sure sounds like deputy Barney Fife. He should be a big, steaming, smelly heap o' trouble.
Watch all the obfuscation by the "my officers, right or wrong" supporters here.
Is there a link to the video????????????
I naturally tend to side with the serviceman on this...not having more information. If the cop shot him as revenge for the car chase...he is going down for attempted murder. The victim is alive and can talk.
California. What a shocker.
And why would anyone in their right minds surrender the ORIGINAL videotape to investigators from THAT department...?
Sorry to say it, but I believe this story...
Unless there's something here that we don't know,this doesn't look good for the cop involved,particularly given that the Airman was a passenger and not the driver during the 100 MPH chase.
How did you see the unreleased video?
Well, maybe there is another tragedy. The taxpayers of this jurisdiction are going to take it in the neck defending another incompetent cop.
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Betcha there is a lot of "officer wrong reguardless" as well.....
Brings up a point: If you happen to shoot video of any incident, try to make a copy before surrendering it to the police. This is especially true if the video shows any excessive use of force by a police officer.
You could, actually, try to refuse to give it to the police officers at the scene, but it's unlikely that you'll succeed. Best bet is to wander off after shooting the video, make a copy, then let the police and the media know that the video exists.
Then this really is a poorly written article. I wonder what else they got wrong.
Word to the wise. Always make multiple copies of any tapes before turning one over to the cops. Hide extra copies away like squirrels hide nuts. And put a copy on the web to get it spread far and wide as quickly as possible.
100 mph car chase that ended in a wreck? Cop should have shot them both.
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