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LV officer at Costco recorded in 911 call (Update)
Las Vegas Review Journal ^
| 7-14-10
| Lawrence Mower
Posted on 07/14/2010 11:25:16 AM PDT by Lance Romance
LV officer at Costco recorded in 911 call
Official says police shout at victim: 'Get on the ground'
A 911 call made by a Summerlin Costco employee captures police shouting orders to 39-year-old Erik Scott before the U.S. Military Academy graduate was shot and killed, according to Las Vegas police.
Capt. Patrick Neville said an employee was talking to dispatchers and was close enough to the scene on Saturday that a recording of the conversation caught an officer clearly yelling, "Get on the ground."
Police have refused to release the recording. Investigators hope to review store surveillance video, but Neville said he didn't know whether any video of the shooting existed.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; costco; donutwatch; leo; scott
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The official police story has certainly changed from a man going "beserk" in Costco to a man behaving "erratically" whatever that means.
Dozens of people witnessed the event, and many disagree on whether Scott pulled a gun and aimed it at officers, as police have alleged. The Review-Journal has interviewed six witnesses. Two claim to have seen Scott pull out a gun, and one of the two said it was in a holster.
Investigators have interviewed more than 40 witnesses, including more than a dozen who said they saw Scott with the gun in his hand and out of his waistband, Neville said.
Witnesses have also disagreed on what they heard police order Scott to do. Some heard, "Get on the ground," while others heard "Drop it," or "Get down."
To: Lance Romance
It appears that the police will so muddy the water that they’ll get away with having killed this man.
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:29:46 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
To: Lance Romance
To: Lance Romance
The police were just doing their jobs; following standard procedure. There is no record of a policeman violating a citizen.
/s
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:31:40 AM PDT
by
Gigantor
(Freedom carries with it responsibility. Too many want freedom FROM responsibility...)
To: Lance Romance
Police have refused to release the recording. They'll just tell us what it says instead.
Investigators hope to review store surveillance video, but Neville said he didn't know whether any video of the shooting existed.
How many days after the fact and they still don't know if there is video?
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:33:54 AM PDT
by
Fundamentally Fair
(Bush: Mission Accomplished. Obama: Commission Accomplished.)
To: Lance Romance
Not enough info for an informed opinion, but that won’t stop either the cop-haters or the cop-lovers.
To: ozzymandus
This must be the first article you’ve read on this.
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:36:50 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
To: Fundamentally Fair
How many days after the fact and they still don't know if there is video? A few days to find it and a few days to lose it. Announcement shortly.
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:37:56 AM PDT
by
Stentor
To: Stentor
"How many days after the fact and they still don't know if there is video?"
OOPPPS! Accidently taped the All-Star game over it!
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:41:22 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
(".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
To: Stentor
"A few days to find it and a few days to lose it. Announcement shortly." It's a shame the recording equipment wasn't working properly that day.
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:41:58 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Fundamentally Fair
How many days after the fact and they still don't know if there is video? They'll determine if there's a video after they analyze what's on it.
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:42:40 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Lance Romance
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posted on
07/14/2010 11:59:00 AM PDT
by
FoxPro
(Out side of a dog, books are mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it is to dark to read.)
To: Lance Romance
The lawsuits are going to fly over this one.
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posted on
07/14/2010 12:10:20 PM PDT
by
taxtruth
(Something really stinks In The Federal Government/Mafia and I think it's BO!)
To: Lance Romance
I’m confused...why would one call 911 if the police are already there?
To: dead
They'll determine if there's a video after they analyze what's on it. And if necessary, store it in the evidence locker next to a giant magnet.
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posted on
07/14/2010 12:14:02 PM PDT
by
Never on my watch
(The Obama Administration - an outrage a day)
To: DJ MacWoW
Investigators have interviewed more than 40 witnesses, including more than a dozen who said they saw Scott with the gun in his hand and out of his waistband, Neville said.
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posted on
07/14/2010 12:14:12 PM PDT
by
Grunthor
(I like you but when the zombies chase us, I'm tripping you.)
To: Gettin Betta
I think they sometimes say “hang on the line until help arrives”, and then things happened real (too) fast.
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posted on
07/14/2010 12:15:19 PM PDT
by
21twelve
( UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES MY ARSE: "..now begin the work of remaking America."-Obama, 1/20/09)
To: Lance Romance
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posted on
07/14/2010 12:17:16 PM PDT
by
FoxPro
(Out side of a dog, books are mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it is to dark to read.)
To: DJ MacWoW
It appears that the police will so muddy the water that they’ll get away with having killed this man.
Geez ... maybe us old white guys will have something to riot about.
To: Grunthor
I'm sure that's what the cops say. A witness in one of the other articles was 8 - 10 feet away from Scott, on his right. He said Scott was raising his hands and they were empty. Other earlier articles say his gun was still zipped in it's holster.
I thought the Oakland cop was innocent. These guys are not.
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posted on
07/14/2010 12:21:35 PM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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