From Denver, another tragic story about cops shooting and killing someone holding a “weapon” that turned out to actually be a harmless object. In this case, an officer with the Denver Police Department (DPD) shot and killed a man armed with a marker. The officer (whose name has not been released) said she believed that 36-year-old Brandon Cole had been holding a knife when she shot him on the evening of August 5. [More]
Unmarked, unnamed, unaccountable…
[Via Michael G]
Reminds me of this 2012 incident:
“Houston police shot to death a double amputee in a wheelchair who they said was trying to stab an officer with a pen…a reported schizophrenic who lost an arm and a leg in a train accident – was acting aggressively…. Claunch trapped one officer with his wheelchair in the corner of a room “where he couldn’t get out,” said a Houston police department representative who declined to be identified.
As he advanced toward the officers, Claunch was “refusing to show his hands,” the representative said.
The object turned out to be a pen, which Claunch attempted to use to stab the cornered officer, according to police accounts reported in the media, including by KTRK.
The other officer, Matt Marin, was “in fear of the safety of his partner and the safety of himself,” Silva said. Marin then fired his “duty weapon, striking the suspect,” Silva said. ”
Heroes in blue, coming for you.
Remember this one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charles_Kinsey