Posted on 06/06/2022 8:25:07 AM PDT by rktman
An Illinois police officer fatally shot a man Thursday after the suspect arrived at a traffic stop involving another motorist and charged the officer with a hatchet, police said.
The fatal shooting happened in Naperville, some 33 miles west of Chicago, at around 11:00 a.m., the Naperville Police Department (NPD) announced in a press release. Police said preliminary information indicated that while a 22-year veteran of the police force was conducting a traffic stop near McDowall Road and Bond Street, “an unrelated vehicle” arrived at the scene and parked next to the car that was pulled over.
A white male suspect “quickly” hopped out of the vehicle “and charged at the officer” while wielding a hatchet, NPD Chief Jason Arres said at a brief press conference. The officer, who was not injured in the incident, then shot the suspect who was pronounced deceased after being conveyed to a local hospital, police said.
A still body camera image shared in the press release, seen below, shows the suspect with a hatchet in hand appearing to approach the officer. Authorities have not yet publicized the man’s identity, but the release disclosed he was in his 20s.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I blame the N H A.
Waiting to see if female cop. Story avoids that.
Saw a clip,of an officer shooting a knife wielding suspect 11 times, and the suspect kept on attacking and then walked off.
Yep, no need for more tha 5 rounds, ever /s
In the end if female, she saved taxpayers a bundle of $$$.
You can thank her.
But I project that females are more likely to take a life as they are most of the time, less able to subdue a man, naturally.
we need sensible hatchet control.....
Is “her” first name Jason?
Why oh why won’t the evil republicans help caring democrats pass the Assault Hatchet ban?
It’s time to put a stop to crazed Boy Scouts freely wandering the woods and toolies brandishing their dangerous Assault Hatchets!
Why would it matter?
Another death by “gun violence”, which is just further proof that guns need to be taken away from citizens. Despite the fact that the shooting was justified, and done by a cop. This is still counted as “death by gun violence” by those who count such things.
LOL !
Yup. My mom fell down while carrying an unopened bottle of wine inside her house and cut her hand quite badly. Yup, alcohol related injury.
No more assault hatchets.
Nah
“Waiting to see if female cop.”
From the police statement video at the link it sounds like there were 2 cops in the car.
Also, I’ve never thought female cops, female prison guards or female front line military troops was ever a good idea IMO.
Females are just not able to handle some jobs physically......that’s just the way it is and no amount of affirmative action hiring policies is ever gonna change that.....no doubt it’s probably got a few people killed though....sadly.
It was a white male. Down the memory hole it goes!
A case of another ghost hatchet.
Sounds like suicide by cop.
Clearly we need universal background checks to buy/sell/transfer hatchets.
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