Police shoot man in the back with both hands held High

[Divernan]

28. Arizona quickly overtaking Florida & Texas as NOT a good place to visit.

The Pinal County sheriff's office issued a statement justifying the shooting, which statement omits the fact that the man's hands were in the air when he was shot. If it weren't for that citizen's video, those cops would clean get away with cold blooded murder. The article at the link provides an HONEST police officer's interpretation of the video:

But a former DPS and Scottsdale Police Officer Jess Torrez disagreed after viewing the video.

"You have multiple police officers on the scene and only one person makes the shot. That tells me that other officers at the scene did not feel there was justification to use deadly physical force," said Torrez.

Torrez said despite Longoria's behavior during the chase and initial part of the standoff, the only actions that were central to a decision to shoot, occurred right before the deputy opened fire.

"Officers are taught to look at the hands first and foremost. So if his hands are up in the air, he doesn't have anything in them. How do they justify using deadly force?" asked Torrez.

http://www.kpho.com/story/24524429/5-investigates-video-contradicts-pinal-sheriffs-statements

Wonder if the officer opening fire happens to be a vet with PTSD? Vets get preference points for govt. jobs, including law enforcement. If they survived 3 or 4 tours in the middle east, I'd expect them to be quick on the trigger.