King County, Wash., sheriff makes policy changes after unarmed man shot 16 times in bed
Source: Seattle Times
Relations between the King County Sheriff's Office and the state Department of Corrections (DOC) have been strained after a sheriff's detective and a corrections officer reportedly shot a man about 16 times, severely wounding him during a joint operation that took an unexpected turn.
... The incident occurred inside an Auburn-area house Feb. 11. The man who was shot, Dustin Theoharis, now 29, survived multiple wounds to his arms, legs, torso and jaw, including fractures that required a series of surgeries.
... DOC Specialist Kris Rongen, assisted by sheriff's Detective Aaron Thompson, went to the house to serve a felony arrest warrant on an ex-offender — someone other than Theoharis — who had failed to report to community supervision. ... After taking the ex-offender, Nicholas Harrison, into custody, Thompson and Rongen learned that Theoharis was in a different part of the house ... . They decided to check whether Theoharis had a gun, which would be a violation of Harrison's probation.
Rongen and Thompson headed to a dark room where Theoharis was lying in a bed. "Specialist Rongen and Detective Thompson said that they identified themselves, gave Mr. Theoharis commands that he did not comply with, that he said he had guns, and that it appeared that he was reaching for one," according to a report by the sheriff's shooting review board.
... No firearms were found in the room. A flashlight was found in a pool of blood next to the bed, and an end table within reaching distance contained aluminum cans and a variety of objects, including two remote controls, according to the prosecutors' summary.
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"Also found in the room were heroin, needles, spoons and a scale with heroin residue, although no criminal charges were filed against Theoharis."
I think the alcohol helps you survive thing is a myth, isn't it? But you are right, I was thinking that a powerful narcotic might have helped the victim survive. And I hope he wins his suit.
