Houston police fatally shoot man who opened fire on motorist and officers

[12over]

Source: CNN

Houston police early Wednesday fatally shot a man who opened fire on a car carrying three civilians and at a patrol vehicle, the city's police chief said.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo described the incident, which occurred about 4:30 a.m. in the Hyde Park section, as an active shooter situation.
The male suspect shot about four rounds at a Chevrolet Tahoe carrying three people and then fled, according to Acevedo.
Investigators believe the suspect thought the Tahoe "was a police car coming," Acevedo said.
Officers dispatched to the area heard gunshots and saw the suspect holding a silver revolver, according to the police chief.
"As they turned the corner, the suspect fired multiple rounds at those officers, striking the patrol car" carrying two officers, Acevedo said.
SWAT negotiators attempted to engage the suspect for more than 30 minutes, according to Acevedo.
At one point, the chief said, the suspect said he was "going to shoot officers and he raised his pistol."
A SWAT officer fired a single shot and struck the suspect, who was rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Acevedo said.
No one else was injured.
There will be an internal investigation into the shooting, according to Acevedo.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/26/us/houston-police-fatally-shoot-gunman/index.html

[The Magistrate]

1. Few Object ions Will Be Made, Sir

It would be interesting to know why he began shooting, but the police conduct appears reasonable and necessary.

[PatSeg]

2. Yes, at least that shooting

appears to be justifiable and necessary. There clearly are times when it is imperative to take decisive action and they probably saved innocent lives.

[The Mouth]

3. Good riddance.

Good shooting.

[Kali]

4. found a fairly clear justifiable police shooting, did you?

no comments on shooting a Black man in the back 7 times in front of his 3 kids?

[JI7]

5. +

[The Magistrate]

6. True, Ma'am

Just another try at dragging the hook across the bottom to see if snags a catfish....

[LanternWaste]

9. Try not to conflate mere observation and stalking. They are two wholly separate concepts.

"Please stop" indeed...

[12over]

12. Terms of service.

Do not personally attack, insult, flame, threaten, bully, harass, stalk, negatively call-out, ascribe ugly ulterior motives to, or make baseless claims about any member of this community. Do not post in a manner that is hostile, abusive, or aggressive toward any member of this community.


This person, Kali, has followed my posts over several threads over several days doing nothing but sniping at me personally and ascribing ulterior motives to the posts. Now you are doing the same.

I posted a story about someone shooting at police, potentially someone wanting to make the protesters look bad.

you are all now stalking and harrassing. Stop it.

[KS Toronado]

13. Hi 12over, welcome to DU

[marble falls]

21. You need to check out the section of ToS on 'interference with forum moderation'.

[Kali]

10. you posted the OP

this is a public forum.

[KS Toronado]

16. Looking from the outside, this post was about Houston not Jacob Blake, why attempt to turn

it into a discussion about Jacob Blake? There's already dozens of posts about Jacob Blake, we
all know what happened and are appalled by what he's going through. Comparing apples and
oranges leads nowhere.

[Kali]

17. oh I suppose you could look into it yourself if you really wanted to.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

19. Lots of folks "looking into it"...

...seem to have been afflicted with a Nietzsche-esk result.

[KS Toronado]

20. Oh I suppose you could look into it yourself if you really wanted to.

[LanternWaste]

8. +1!

Watched The Hobbit last night, and really enjoyed Bert, Tom and William getting stoned by daylight.

[oldsoftie]

14. Most ARE justified. But that does not negate the need for justice for those that are NOT.

And REAL justice, not just a lawsuit payout.

[Ford_Prefect]

11. Another case of suicide by inciting police reaction?

[Vinca]

15. There's a big difference between a justified use of lethal force as in this case, and what

is unjustified. When someone is moving toward you firing a gun, justified. Moving away from you with no gun, not justified.

[apnu]

18. "SWAT negotiators attempted to engage the suspect for more than 30 minutes"

Must have been a white dude then.