Posted on 02/20/2006 3:53:15 PM PST by Ellesu
There were two big developments Monday in the case of a motorist who was shot and killed along Greenwell Springs Road Friday after a fight with a police officer. Investigators say an autopsy shows the deadly bullet was fired by a bystander, not the officer. Police also announced that no charges would be filed in the case, either against the police officer involved or the bystander who fired the fatal shot into the head of George Temple.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's spokesman Greg Phares says Officer Brian Harrision was escorting a funeral procession Friday when he pulled Temple over and wrote him a ticket for breaking into the procession. According to Phares, that's when Temple attacked Harrison. Police say Perry Stevens was walking outside of the Auto Zone on Greenwell Springs Road when he heard Harrison yelling for help. Harrison was reportedly on his back with Temple on top of him. That's when Stevens went to his car and grabbed his .45 caliber pistol.
According to Col. Greg Phares, "[Mr. Stevens] orders Mr. Temple to stop and get off the officer. The verbal commands are ignored and Mr. Stevens fires four shots, all of which struck Mr. Temple."
Perry Stevens fired four shots into Temple's torso. Officer Harrison had already fired one shot into Temple's abdomen. With Temple still struggling with the officer, Perry continued to advance toward the scuffle.
"He again orders Mr. Temple to stop what he was doing and get off the officer. Those commands are ignored and he fires a fifth shot and that hits his head. The incident is over with, and as you know, Mr. Temple is dead."
Police are calling the shooting death justified. Perry Stevens has a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Col. Phares would not give out any more details relating to the shooting. Both Phares and Baton Rouge Police Chief Jeff LeDuff stopped short of crediting Stevens with saving the officer's life. LeDuff says the entire incident is unfortunate.
"I spoke with his father at the scene briefly," said LeDuff. "I think this is a tragic situation all around."
9 News is told George Temple has a criminal record, and Officer Harrison was involved in a shooting while employed as a prison guard in East Baton Rouge Parish, where he was suspended for three days back in 1995.
Whoa, he shot him four times with a .45 and that didn't stop him??
Good job.
Good shooting, Stevens!
I thought the same thing! And he was already shot once by the officer! What kind of dope was this dude on?
I'll wager you that the Police Officer thinks that this shooter is a hero, and is probably thankful the guy dd what he did to save the officer's life.
Shot placement!
Shot placement!
Shot placement!
I wonder if the last shot hit him in the Temple?
toxicology tests pending.
I promise that if you shoot me four times in the torso with that gun, I'll quit fighting. No need to blow my head off.
No charges? I guess this proves the police are above the law. If this had been a regular citizen, you JUST KNOW they would have charged him.
er...wait.
Nevermind.
=p
No race issues mentioned?
probably ball ammo, should have used black talons or at least hollow points. :)
Impossible. Just shooting someone in the pinkie with a .45 is a one shot stop. Just ask one of these .45 guys.
BR radio is talking( http://www.wjbo.com ) about it now. Temple black male, Stevens white male and a couple of black callers are screaming it was a race issue.
I wonder if auto zone prohibits CCW. It would have been ironic if they did and the officer got killed because of the delay in the civilians response. Regardless, that some job by him. Takes huge stones and discipline to step up like that.
Shot placement!
Shot placement!
Shot placement!
I agree 100% with shot placement though the .45 is a lot of lead and yes dope must soften it. I've always owned a .45, so use shot placement and more lead.
Yeah, a black racist was trying to kill a white cop. Surely that is a racial attack.
He had to have been pumped up on drugs. Some really big time stuff.
Four times in the gut without hitting a bone or oregon of some sort I can understand.
Basicly a flesh wound.
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