Officer Given Paid Leave After Killing Teen, Participates in NRA-Sponsored "Killer Cop Competition"

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2. This article leaves out a lot of details and was 'debunked' earlier

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5537773

The real truth: http://www.nmdas.com/districts/second/linked/alan%20gomez%20shooting%20review.pdf

The police were not called because he was "acting erratically". They were called because cause he was holding people hostage in the home armed with a gun and knife, an illegal gun at that, refusing to let them leave. Also known as kidnapping. And he had fired shots from the porch.

He knew the cops were there and refused to follow any commands or release the hostages.

He had put the gun down at the time and picked up a large spoon- and after dark, in a split second chance the officers knowing he had been armed, had previously fired shots, had just talked to a hostage on the phone who said he was still armed, and saw an object in his hand. They had to act when they had him visible and they were in position.

He didn't get shot for "acting erratic", he got shot for kidnapping and actively holding hostages.

But the typical dishonest cop-hating folks at places like Alternet don't bother with facts, not do people who blindly repost the cap here and the other who blindly fall for it.