Posted on 01/15/2020 6:05:47 AM PST by real saxophonist
Using Red Flag law, woman files paperwork against CSU officer who shot and killed her son
POSTED 6:11 PM, JANUARY 14, 2020, BY LORI JANE GLIHA, ERIC RUBLE AND ASHLEY MICHELS
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. -- A woman has filed a petition and affidavit for an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) against the Colorado State University police officer who fatally shot her son in 2017.
The paperwork was filed Jan. 9. A judge will hear the case Thursday.
To file an ERPO, someone must meet certain conditions, such as living with or be related to the gun owner.
In the ERPO, under penalty of perjury, Susan Holmes claims she has a child in common with CSU police Officer Phillip Morris.
Holmes told the FOX31 Problems she planned to argue in court that she had a different interpretation of what “have a child in common” actually means.
Susan Holmes' son, Jeremy Holmes, 19, was killed during an encounter with Morris and another police officer on July 1, 2017. Holmes possessed a large hunting knife at the time and body camera footage shows he started running toward the officers with the weapon before they opened fire.
District Attorney Clifford Riedel found the shooting to be “clearly justified.”
In the ERPO, Holmes says Morris "used his firearm to recklessly and violently threaten and kill 19-year-old Jeremy Holmes."
The FOX31 Problem Solvers learned there are a total of five ERPOs filed in Colorado courts so far.
Two were filed in Denver County, two were filed in Larimer County and one was filed and denied in Lincoln County.
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Sounds like a justified shoot but whether it is or not this is an entirely improper use of the Red Flag law. Just as everyone here knew would be the case with this travesty of a law.
I’ve seen this. It was actually the female officer that put him down with a headshot as he ran past her. Both officers put all expended rounds on the perp.
“why don’t cops aim for main arm or a leg. guy had a knife, if shot in arm or leg it would have stunned and thwarted advance of guy with knife. police were not in as much life threatening danger from the guy with knife to shoot to kill. “
obviously your only knowledge of firearms and shooting comes from watching bad television shows ... only TV cops can shoot an arm or a leg while being mortally threatened ... in reality, it’s extremely difficult to hit ANY moving target, much less a little target like an arm or a leg ... when that moving target is someone who is shooting back or charging with a lethal weapon, accurate shooting becomes several times more difficult ... REAL cops are trained to never use lethal force unless it is necessary to save a life (including their own), and if such is necessary , then to ALWAYS aim for center mass ... period ... end of story ...
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