Georgia man shot by police who went to wrong home dies: media

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Georgia man shot by police who went to wrong home dies: media
June 9, 2016

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A man died on Thursday after being shot by police who may have been sent to the wrong address in response to a report of gunfire, according to local media reports.

Relatives of William Powell told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper that he died around 4 p.m. local time at the Atlanta Medical Center. Local broadcaster WSB-TV also reported the death.

. . .

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said Powell was armed with a handgun when an officer shot him in the neck after he did not comply with orders to drop his weapon outside his house in Stockbridge, south of Atlanta, on Tuesday night.

Powell's mother-in-law, Geraldine Huey, told the newspaper that Powell armed himself and went outside thinking he was checking out a possible intruder. Huey told the outlet she lives next door to Powell, a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/georgia-man-shot-police-may-gone-wrong-home-065932750.html?nhp=1

[braddy]

1. Still no details, now that he is dead we may never know the facts. Usable video would be nice.

[christx30]

2. Do Georgia police wear body cameras?

If not, they can say whatever they want. We'll never 100% know the truth of what happened.
Heartbreaking.

[braddy]

6. I don't know, but a homeowner is dead, this better be investigated as a possible murder until they

can find cause.

[SoCalMusicLover]

26. I'm Sure The Police Will Get Right On That Investigation

[maxsolomon]

3. Another pointless death

He armed himself for protection from the protectors who armed themselves for protection from the armed.

Everyone with a gun is jumpy because they think everyone else has a gun. Including the cops.

[Ahpook]

8. Yep!

It seems to be a constant circle jerk. Only problem is innocent people get in between.

[Crunchy Frog]

21. Exactly what the gun lobby wants...

I suspect.

[blackspade]

4. Another innocent murdered by cops.

Peace to his family.

[Xipe Totec]

5. To Protect and Serve... nt

[cstanleytech]

7. Ok, I can understand getting his gun ready if he thought there was an intruder

but once he did that and he was assured of his safety for the moment why did he then go outside rather than call the police if he wasnt in any danger?

[braddy]

10. Adults still check their own property in America, we haven't yet reached the stage where we hear a

noise in our yard and call the police to come and check it out while we cower inside.

[cstanleytech]

12. Not an issue of cowering its an issue of not being stupid, if I heard something I would make sure

the inside was secure first and then I would call the police because unless you have security cameras covering your house outside at all angles if it was a robber they could have an accomplice you might not see hiding in wait.

[braddy]

15. 330 million Americans cannot call the police every time we hear a noise outside and have to check

it out, some of us aren't interested in calling the police at all, for one thing they kill too many innocent people responding to calls, for instance this military veteran.

[NutmegYankee]

11. His dogs were outside and barking a lot.

He went outside to see what had gotten them all riled up.

[cstanleytech]

13. Ahh.

[passiveporcupine]

19. It's very possible he was worried about his Mother

who lived next door. The intruder (what he thought) had not entered his home, so maybe it was going to try to get into her home.

What would you do if your Mom lived next door and you thought there was a possibly dangerous person outside. You'd want to make sure your Mom was safe and with you, right?

[cstanleytech]

25. True thats another possibility of course I probably would be dialing 911

first on a my cellphone before I stepped outside but then again everyone is different.

[NutmegYankee]

9. More information Here:

According to police, Powell ignored orders to put down his handgun. One of the officers then fired at the homeowner, who had just emerged from his garage.


Powell, according to his mother-in-law, Geraldine Huey, had gone outside to investigate a possible intruder.

“He went to see what the dogs were carrying on about,” said Huey, 85, who lives next door. “He (picked) up his gun and when he got to the gate, they shot him.”

http://www.myajc.com/news/news/crime-law/gbi-officers-respond-to-wrong-house-shoot-homeowne/nrcj8/

[csziggy]

14. I bet every cop was shouting orders at him

Many of them conflicting. He may not have been able to understand what they were yelling at him about.

I also bet he never really understood what was going on.

I used to watch some of the real life cop shows and if a group of men started screaming at me I wouldn't be able to figure out what they were on about. But I don't carry a gun around so hopefully they wouldn't shoot me.

[atreides1]

16. Or the cops are lying!

Maybe they just saw the gun and fired! Shoot first, make up a good story, later!!!

Probably wouldn't be the first time that cops lied about how they dealt with a suspect!!!

[csziggy]

17. That's always possible - and maybe more probable nt

[Locrian]

22. exactly - bang!.... put down the gun!

[Beakybird]

18. Another gun fail

As culpable as the police are, if the homeowner didn't have a gun, he wouldn't be dead - probably.
Knowing the police, they would have shot him for holding a kiwi because it might have been a hand grenade.

[Rex]

20. If only he wouldn't have had a gun, he would still be alive.

Guns don't always protect, sometimes they get you killed.

[valerief]

23. "Oops! Sorry, our bad. We'd give you money but we spend all city money on the militarization of

our police force. You know, to protect you."

[Beaverhausen]

24. Wait, I thought we want everyone to be able to be armed and defend themselves?

But if everyone has guns, I guess cops can just shoot people at will.

I'm really trying to understand, but I don't. Doesn't Georgia have some of the most lax gun laws?

[braddy]

27. Why do you want the police to shoot people at their individual whim?