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Augiedog

(2,545 posts)
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:21 PM Feb 2022

Young black man shot in the back 5 times here in Madison Wi. by cops but no one knows what

agency, why or what officer.

Last Thursday an array of law enforcement used an aggressive felony road stop tactic in Madison Wisconsin. Entrapping Mr Wilson’s car between two other vehicles. In the process of securing Wilson, who was unarmed, somebody shot him 5 times in the back. He survived the gunshot wounds.

No officer has been identified as the shooter. No agency has been identified as having shot him. No reason has been given for the use of such an aggressive stop tactic.

News agencies can get no answers for what occurred and authorities are not saying anything, period.

Ya gotta kinda wonder just what the heck is going on here. Why is there so much secrecy around this and why, again, is an unarmed black man shot in the back (or any place else) while, apparently, trying to comply with law enforcement?

I can’t begin to understand what it must be like to be black, surrounded by law enforcement and not knowing if you will draw another breath.

Can’t wait to see what form the cover up will take. There is no reasonable reason for this much time to pass without some sort of explanation. Is he a terrorist? Bank robber? Kidnapper? Drug dealer? Or just black and very scary.

5 (five) gunshots in the back. Must be a really compelling reason…right?

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Young black man shot in the back 5 times here in Madison Wi. by cops but no one knows what (Original Post) Augiedog Feb 2022 OP
Link... IrishAfricanAmerican Feb 2022 #1
Sounds like closing of ranks and cover up. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #2
omfg, the guy had his hands up and they shot him in the fuckin back !! They wont even let him uponit7771 Feb 2022 #3
Officer probably meant to taze him.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #18
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #20
I mean the cop probably felt threatened. CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #21
Sheriff's Office says federal agents involved struggle4progress Feb 2022 #4
"Neither the sheriff's office nor any other law enforcement agency had previously mentioned struggle4progress Feb 2022 #8
Well, obviously, his Incredible Hulk-like back made them fear for their lives. LoisB Feb 2022 #5
Madison PD, Dane Sheriff's Office confirm their officers did not fire struggle4progress Feb 2022 #6
Madison officers did not see officer-involved shooting struggle4progress Feb 2022 #11
"Authorities with the Madison Police Department said MPD officers had responded struggle4progress Feb 2022 #12
FTP. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #7
What the hell? mahina Feb 2022 #9
"The Sheriff's Office says at the time, Wilson was wanted on a DCI warrant, but has not provided struggle4progress Feb 2022 #10
"Wilson is in medical isolation at the jail .. without post-surgery pain medication, struggle4progress Feb 2022 #13
WTH 🤬🤬 live love laugh Feb 2022 #23
Black man shot, injured by state officers during arrest struggle4progress Feb 2022 #14
Thank you for the additional links. n/t BeckyDem Feb 2022 #15
America's finest. BeckyDem Feb 2022 #16
There is nothing to wonder, this is and has been for a very long time state-sanctioned gang activity Scalded Nun Feb 2022 #17
I have been to that location a couple hundred times for fuel and food over the past 5 years Tetrachloride Feb 2022 #19
Shouldn't forensic evidence tell who shot him? live love laugh Feb 2022 #22

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
3. omfg, the guy had his hands up and they shot him in the fuckin back !! They wont even let him
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:30 PM
Feb 2022

... talk to a lawyer, I think they guy is still alive but not for long because these thugs.

omfg

SergeStorms

(19,193 posts)
18. Officer probably meant to taze him....
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 08:49 PM
Feb 2022

pulled his service revolver out instead, then mistakenly fired 5 shots into the young man's back before realizing his mistake.

No, I'm not smellin' what these cops are sellin' either.

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
4. Sheriff's Office says federal agents involved
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:42 PM
Feb 2022

By Nick Viviani
Published: Feb. 8, 2022 at 11:34 AM EST
Updated: 6 hours ago

... Tuesday’s statement was .. the first one to include that federal agents were involved in the effort to arrest Wilson. However, it did not say which agency or agencies were involved, or to what extent. Prior statements by the Sheriff’s Office indicated only state and local law enforcement were there. In statements of its own, the Madison Police Dept. confirmed three of its officers were there in support roles and that they had been there to assist agents with the state Dept. of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation.

The Sheriff’s Office reiterated that its deputies were not on hand at the time of the shooting ...

https://www.nbc15.com/2022/02/08/sheriffs-office-confirms-name-man-officer-involved-shooting-says-federal-agents-involved/

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
8. "Neither the sheriff's office nor any other law enforcement agency had previously mentioned
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:47 PM
Feb 2022

a federal law enforcement agency’s involvement in Thursday’s incident"

https://fox47.com/news/local/dcso-identifies-man-injured-in-officer-involved-shooting

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
6. Madison PD, Dane Sheriff's Office confirm their officers did not fire
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:45 PM
Feb 2022

Sierra Rehm
Feb 8, 2022 Updated 3 hrs ago

... On Monday, Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes released a statement clarifying his officers' involvement at the scene of American Parkway and East Park Boulevard. Barnes said his officers were assigned to maintain the outer perimeter and that assisting outside agencies during larger operations is not uncommon.

Authorities stated several law enforcement agencies were working collaboratively to arrest Quadren Wilson, 38, of Beaver Dam when shots were fired. Wilson was hospitalized, but has since been released and is now being held in the Dane County Jail ...

"No Madison officers fired their weapons. Nor did they witness the shooting," Barnes said. "All three helped provide aid and secured the scene until investigators with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office arrived. Our department respects the investigative process that is being led by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office."

Tuesday, the Dane County Sheriff's Office, which is the lead investigating agency, released an update also stating its officers were not involved in the incident ...

https://www.wkow.com/news/madison-police-department-dane-county-sheriffs-office-claim-officers-did-not-fire-weapons-in-officer/article_3dd68e0c-88f8-11ec-9516-1f85aa645a84.html

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
11. Madison officers did not see officer-involved shooting
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:54 PM
Feb 2022

By Nick Viviani
Published: Feb. 7, 2022 at 3:16 PM EST

... Chief Shon Barnes explained that three MPD officers helped maintain the perimeter at the carpark on the city’s east side on Thursday while agents with the state Dept. of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation attempted to arrest the suspect, who has been identified by his lawyer as Quadren Wilson.

Barnes’ statement noted that it is “not uncommon” for MPD officers to aid outside agencies in their efforts. After the shooting, the officers assisted in securing the scene, near the intersection of American Parkway and East Park Blvd., until members of the Dane Co. Sheriff’s Office arrived ...

https://www.nbc15.com/2022/02/07/mpd-madison-officers-did-not-see-officer-involved-shooting/

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
12. "Authorities with the Madison Police Department said MPD officers had responded
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:56 PM
Feb 2022

Authorities with the Madison Police Department said MPD officers had responded to the intersection of American Parkway and Eastpark Boulevard around 8:20 a.m. Thursday to help the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation and an unknown federal law enforcement agency with an attempted arrest"

https://www.channel3000.com/dcso-identifies-man-injured-in-officer-involved-shooting-asks-for-patience-during-investigation/

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
10. "The Sheriff's Office says at the time, Wilson was wanted on a DCI warrant, but has not provided
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 06:49 PM
Feb 2022

further details. Court records show several cases against Wilson, but only two are currently open. When the shooting happened, Wilson was on extended supervision for three felonies he pleaded guilty to in 2017 and wearing a GPS monitoring device. Eisenberg argues because DCI can track Wilson’s movement, and because Wilson had a parole meeting scheduled for the day after the shooting took place, a public and violent arrest was unnecessary"

https://www.nbc15.com/2022/02/08/father-lawyer-man-shot-officer-involved-shooting-speak-out/

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
14. Black man shot, injured by state officers during arrest
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 07:03 PM
Feb 2022

by CAT CARROLL · Feb 8, 2022

... The incident occurred when Wilson was sitting at a stoplight and an SUV in front of him moved in reverse. To prevent a collision, Wilson also shifted his car into reverse and tried to avoid being hit. During all this, another SUV behind him pulled forward, smashing his car.

Undercover officers then jumped out of the two SUVs and proceeded to smash the windows of Wilson’s car. The officers demanded Wilson to put his hands “up in the air” and then fired multiple gunshots at him, according to Wilson’s mother in the WSJ article. Local authorities are in the process of investigating the shooting, and it is unclear whose weapon was fired.

Wilson underwent surgery Saturday morning, but has not been able to see his family since the incident, according to Wisconsin State Journal. In a Facebook post Monday evening, Wilson’s aunt Sharon Irwin shared he was out of surgery and had been sent to the Dane County Jail. Officers fired 20 rounds at Wilson’s car, at least five of which went into his back, according to Irwin.

Wilson has an open disorderly conduct case and several other criminal convictions that he has served sentences for and was wanted on a state Department of Corrections warrant ...

https://badgerherald.com/news/2022/02/08/black-man-shot-injured-by-state-officers-during-arrest-in-madison/

Scalded Nun

(1,236 posts)
17. There is nothing to wonder, this is and has been for a very long time state-sanctioned gang activity
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 08:27 PM
Feb 2022

Red state, Blue state...it no longer matters. These are uniformed gangs, and if the GOP gets its way in regards to who is running the country, they will be able to act with impunity. Folks will then question these incidents at their own peril.

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