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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnother black man has been shot in Baltimore(who knows what happened now?)
@greta:
young black male shot in Baltimore by police witnessed by Fox crew
@cmcampbell6:
Commander at the scene confirms it was a shooting. Man had a gun, police tried to arrest him, it fell and went off, he says.
It fell?
Several tweets about this. Riot police and gawd are there.
If true, what a hot mess.
Unconfirmed:
@ssdance: Fox News is saying police shot someone in the back at North/Penn.
Lawd help if this is true!
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)Highly unlikely. Modern guns do not do "go off" when dropped unless they are broken and already in need of repair before being dropped.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)But there is nothing modern about an enormous amount of weapons in public. Not only not modern, but very poorly cared for.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)I can't confirm one way or the other.
panader0
(25,816 posts)ETA: Police now say the man was hit by his own bullet when he tossed his gun.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)They say he had a handgun that misfired when he dropped it, but no one was shot. We'll see.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)this is not good.
bigtree
(85,915 posts)Baltimore Police @BaltimorePolice · 10m 10 minutes ago
The reports of a man being shot at North and Pennsylvania Ave are NOT true. Officers have arrested a man for a handgun at the location
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Colin Campbell @cmcampbell6
Commander at the scene confirms it was a shooting. Man had a gun, police tried to arrest him, it fell and went off, he says
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)who say someone got shot.
herding cats
(19,549 posts)The official story now is the guy threw his gun down and it went off, but no one was hit.
He was however taken to the hospital, so we shall see.
FSogol
(45,355 posts)Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)I threw in that tweet to see what came of their reporting.
There now seem to be a brazillion stories.
bigtree
(85,915 posts)...same force that claims people can sever their own spines in custody.
FOX reporter didn't see anyone get shot, but he was going to claim he saw the whole thing if it actually happened.
Zane Zodrow ?@ZaneZodrow 11m11 minutes ago
BREAKING: Fox Reporter Says He Saw Black Man Shot While Running From Police @TPM http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fox-news-witnesses-baltimore-shooting
#BaltimoreUprising #BlackSpring
FSogol
(45,355 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)bigtree
(85,915 posts)8m8 minutes ago
TC ?@tchopstl retweeted Colin Campbell
New police version. #Baltimore
Colin Campbell @cmcampbell6
Man was fleeing from police, pulled out gun and it went off, police say. Arrested, hospitalized "out of an abundance of caution."
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)Holding my breath...