California police kill suspect after report of armed man

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 6:37 pm CDT, Sunday, June 14, 2020

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California shot and killed a man they believed was armed with a gun, authorities said Sunday.

Officers responded to a gas station convenience store in San Bernardino on Saturday night following a report of a man “waving around a handgun,” the city's police department said in a statement.

“Patrol officers arrived and located a suspect matching the description, and the suspect was still carrying what appeared to be a black handgun in his hand. An officer-involved shooting occurred and the suspect was struck and was injured,” the statement said.

. . .

Delina Miranda, who witnessed the incident, said she saw the man earlier rummaging through garbage cans with a flashlight.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/California-police-kill-suspect-after-report-of-15339193.php

[Aussie105]

1. Killed by a cop with bad eyesight.

Being not-white and wielding a flashlight.

Add that to the list of reasons to get killed by the Defenders of the Peace, Our Fine Officers of the Law.
(It's a long list. Includes 'Running away from the police while black' and 'breathing while black'.)

Honestly?

Police training:
Rule 1: Shoot first, ask questions later.
Rule 2: 'Oh, my bad! Sorry!' gets you off.
Rule 3: You get 6 bullets per shift. We want you to use them all.

I guess if I wanted to kill my neighbor, all I need to do is ring the police, and use a few key words . . . like 'he is black' . . . 'he has lots of weapons' . . . . 'planning to kill police officers'.

Yep, easy way to get rid of a troublesome neighbor.

[oldsoftie]

4. No word yet that he didnt have a gun. And he was reported as a white man.

Video shows him pointing "an object" towards a police car.
"drop the gun!" means drop whatever the hell you're holding.
We COULD wait for the rest of the facts.

[stillcool]

7. I can't watch another

person being killed by police, so early in the day, but do wonder what 'facts' you're waiting for. Is there more video?

[oldsoftie]

9. Well, was a gun recovered? Post below says video looks like he's pointing one.

If he was, thats a big deal

[The Mouth]

10. I've known my entire life that

pointing ANYTHING that might be a gun -or look like a gun to a stressed out person with bad eyesight at night- at any cop or soldier *WILL* get me shot, and that no one is going to have the slightest bit of sympathy for me.

Period.

[oldsoftie]

11. Exactly. And when i looked at the picture, if its not a gun its a damn good fake.

[PatSeg]

8. A comment below shows photos of the suspect

who apparently was Hispanic and he definitely looks like he is pointing a gun at the cops, not a flashlight. However, that does not mean that the police acted appropriately, we still don't know enough details. Right now, any shooting by police is suspect and will hopefully get serious scrutiny.

[secondwind]

2. I feel like we're in the Twilight Zone.

[TristanIsolde]

3. This is a nightmare

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. Two local sources for follow-up relating to this incident....

Source: https://twitter.com/SanBernardinoPD

Link to tweet

(snip)

San Bernardino PD @SanBernardinoPD Jun 14
The suspect was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment, however he was pronounced deceased. The suspect was ultimately determined to be an unidentified Hispanic Male Adult. This is an ongoing investigation. (Page 3)

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San Bernardino Police shooting leaves suspect dead
San Bernardino Sun
By Staff report
PUBLISHED: June 13, 2020 at 11:17 p.m. | UPDATED: June 14, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

Link: https://www.sbsun.com/2020/06/13/san-bernardino-police-shooting-leaves-suspect-dead/

(snip)

An officer-involved shooting occurred and the suspect was struck and was injured,” police said, adding the suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead.

A video of part of the incident posted on YouTube appeared to show an officer or officers yelling “drop the gun” before and after shots were heard.

No bystanders or officers were hurt during the incident, San Bernardino Police Sgt. John Echeverria said. The identities of the suspect and the involved officers were not immediately made public and the incident was under investigation.

KY

[Walleye]

6. Trigger happy