There is a still photo out showing the guy still holding the gun in the upright position while still on the ground.
It looks like a gun anyway. It's hard to be certain with all of the shadows.
Posted on 12/14/2015 9:10:02 AM PST by Fundamentally Fair
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has scheduled a news conference Sunday to discuss the fatal shooting by sheriff’s deputies of a man wielding a gun at a busy Lynwood intersection, an incident caught on a dramatic video that has sparked protests in the neighborhood.
The sheriff and homicide detectives will discuss the shooting at a news conference at 11 a.m. at the Hall of Justice downtown. A group of civil rights organizations are planning their own news conference and are calling for a meeting with McDonnell.
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The video showed deputies repeatedly firing at the man, even after he fell to the ground. The Sheriff's Department said the man had fired shots into the air and pointed the weapon at the deputies before they opened fire. Officials also said they recovered a loaded .45-caliber handgun at the scene.
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“The video showed deputies repeatedly firing at the man, even after he fell to the ground.”
That’s to make sure he is not going to shoot them from the ground.
There is a still photo out showing the guy still holding the gun in the upright position while still on the ground. He was not giving up the pistol. The guy was probably high on something.
“The video showed deputies repeatedly firing at the man, even after he fell to the ground.”
While he was still in possession of the GUN, of course. How this can be considered a “bad shoot” is beyond me. I’m guessing the neighborhood is at least “mixed”. There were clerks and customers at the gas station. Don’t their lives matter? I’d love to know what their opinion of this event is. I’ll bet they aren’t saying anything except “thank you” privately to the police.
Just as he was getting his life together...........
FYI
There is a still photo out showing the guy still holding the gun in the upright position while still on the ground.
It looks like a gun anyway. It's hard to be certain with all of the shadows.
First thought, in Fear the Walking Dead the public wasn’t aware of the zombie epidemic. When zombies didn’t go down after being shot there were protests against police brutality
On his way from church to surrender the gun so that children wouldn’t get it.
Yep, that is the photo. Thank you for posting it.
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