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Mississippi police kill man while serving warrant at wrong house
UPI ^ | 7/26/17 | Ray Downs

Posted on 07/26/2017 7:32:32 AM PDT by Timpanagos1

July 26 (UPI) -- Close to midnight on Sunday, Southaven, Miss., police arrived at the wrong house to serve an arrest warrant and shot a man dead in his own home, according to reports.

Ismael Lopez, 41, was shot dead late Sunday night after he checked to see who was at his front door. But the police were supposed to be across the street to serve an arrest warrant for Samuel Pearman, who was wanted on an assault charge, reported WREG.

"Someone didn't take the time to analyze the address," said Murray Wells, the attorney representing Lopez's family. "This is incredibly tragic and embarrassing to this police department that they can't read house numbers."

DeSoto County Prosecutor John Champion said it was "possible" that police went to the wrong house and confirmed that Lopez's name was not on the warrant.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: bluelivesmatter; donutwatch; homeinvasion; leo
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To: nclaurel
If police shot through the door, was it closed? If so how did the dog charge or the police see a gun?

I suppose it could be that the door had been opened, but some officers were still outside. I imagine the cops outside would be disappointed at being left out of the fun of shooting their guns in action, so they had to resort to shooting through the door.

61 posted on 07/26/2017 8:14:57 AM PDT by Wissa ("Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult." - Michael Corleone)
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To: plain talk

“Had the man obeyed the police and dropped the gun he would be alive.”

You are so right!

Had the man made the proper decision and lived in a house that was not on the same street as a man with a warrant he would still be alive.

Had the man made the right decision and worked the overnight shift, he would still be alive!

Had the man gone on vacation, on the knight of his murder his would still be alive!


62 posted on 07/26/2017 8:16:11 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Drew68
Why do I have a feeling that there will be no body camera evidence.

Probably the same reason I have that same feeling.

63 posted on 07/26/2017 8:16:55 AM PDT by Wissa ("Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult." - Michael Corleone)
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To: miss marmelstein

I agree, but for not being female.


64 posted on 07/26/2017 8:17:22 AM PDT by onedoug ( KEK)
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To: xrmusn
"I have observed, while watching ‘Cops’ that when UC are conducting a sting operation be it drugs or prostitute, there is a lack of ANY uniformed Police around and I would think that if I were ‘legally’ (or not) armed that when the ‘pro’ excuses herself and someone barges through the door that ‘I’ would be in a heap of trouble as I definitely will be turning around with ‘something’ in my hand.. Especially if she had ‘demanded’ we go to the room of her choice."

I have no idea what you wrote. None of it made any sense.

65 posted on 07/26/2017 8:20:18 AM PDT by jackibutterfly
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To: Hugh the Scot
“Had the man obeyed the police”... Horse shit! The man was in his own home, and WAS NOT the subject of any legal matter before the police.

So? The police were at his door. Once he opened the door and saw police why did he continue to hold a gun and not drop it? Not too bright.

66 posted on 07/26/2017 8:21:03 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Timpanagos1

Oh wow. Gutierrez is gonna be wound up now.


67 posted on 07/26/2017 8:21:25 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Timpanagos1

Embarrassing that they can’t read numbers? What a trance response....more embarrassing that they couldn’t execute a warrant without killing somebody


68 posted on 07/26/2017 8:22:21 AM PDT by Homer1
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To: Timpanagos1

exactly


69 posted on 07/26/2017 8:22:31 AM PDT by I got the rope
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To: plain talk

I don’t buy that story one bit. Is there video of this?


70 posted on 07/26/2017 8:23:38 AM PDT by I got the rope
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To: Timpanagos1
embarrassing to this police department

Yes, murder is very embarrassing.

71 posted on 07/26/2017 8:23:49 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs and RINOs...same thing)
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To: NorthMountain

Naw mani it’s just an embarrassing mistake...kind of like a typo..../sarc


72 posted on 07/26/2017 8:24:34 AM PDT by Homer1
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To: Responsibility2nd; plain talk

Perhaps someone can explain why a law abiding citizen is NOT allowed to answer his door armed, at any time, let alone at midnight with someone banging on your door.

And maybe you could also explain why, in a nation protected by the constitution, why police are allowed to shoot anyone who is deemed to have a gun? Are our rights to be armed not guaranteed by the constitution?

We are now in a terrible time, where if a person is thought to be armed, police are allowed to shoot them on the spot. How are we to exercise our second amendment rights when police are allowed to shoot on sight anyone exercising those rights?


73 posted on 07/26/2017 8:24:40 AM PDT by walkingdead (It's easy, you just don't lead 'em as much....)
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To: Timpanagos1

There’s absolutely no excuse for getting a wrong address on a warrant.


74 posted on 07/26/2017 8:24:47 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Someone knocks on your door after midnight, you open the door and there are a bunch of men who start shooting and yelling at you.

Bunch of men? I thought they were the police. If you hold a gun on the police and refuse to drop it the police will probably shoot you.

75 posted on 07/26/2017 8:25:51 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: jackibutterfly

It is posts like that that make me drink another cup of coffee, and then when I read it again, it is clear that no amount of coffee will make it make sense.


76 posted on 07/26/2017 8:26:54 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: plain talk

That whole story sounds flaky....


77 posted on 07/26/2017 8:27:52 AM PDT by Homer1
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To: plain talk
"So? The police were at his door. Once he opened the door and saw police why did he continue to hold a gun and not drop it? Not too bright."


No, apparently you aren't.

I do hope you enjoy groveling at the feet of your betters though...
78 posted on 07/26/2017 8:28:07 AM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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To: plain talk
Bullshit. We all know how this goes down:

DROP THE BANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANG GUN!!!

Ooops ....

And then the copsuckers show up and try to claim that somehow it's the citizen's fault that the great heroes, the thin blue line, the all-holy 'first responders' murdered him.

BTW, check out the video at HeyJackass! titled "Shoot His Ass". It shows cops actually getting it right.

79 posted on 07/26/2017 8:28:44 AM PDT by NorthMountain (The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
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To: plain talk

They shot through the door. Their story is completely made up.

The wife’s story of the events is more believable.


80 posted on 07/26/2017 8:29:09 AM PDT by I got the rope
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