Aspiring marine, 17, shot dead by female police officer 'who mistook Nintendo Wii controller he was holding for a gun'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2563445/Georgia-teen-holding-Nintendo-Wii-controller-shot-police-thought-holding-gun.html
Police went to the 17-year-old's home to serve a warrant on his father over a probation violation
When Christopher Roupe opened the door, an officer shot him him in the chest
Police claim he was holding a gun, while witnesses say he was holding a Nintendo Wii controller
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Autopsy Results Reveal Murdered College Student Shot 7 Times, Then Cuffed By Police. Was unarmed.
Nearly two months ago, NewsOne reported on the tragic case of Kendrec McDade (pictured), the California college student and football star who was killed by Pasadena cops while they were responding to a robbery. Now that McDade’s autopsy report has been released, it’s been revealed that he was shot seven times at close range and handcuffed afterward, according to the L.A. Times.
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After cell phone store worker Oscar Carrillo lied to authorities that the two men who stole his backpack were armed, Jeff Newlen and Mathew Griffin came to the scene. Soon after, they began pursuing McDade who was on foot. Reportedly, when the student allegedly reached for his waistband, one of the officers, who was said to be sitting in the patrol car, fired four rounds at McDade. The second officer, who was on foot, fired yet another four rounds because he “believ[ed] his partner was involved in a firefight.”
Both Newlen and Griffin went on record, stating that they realized McDade was unarmed after they had already shot him. Even more upsetting, though, is that the coroner was able to determine that McDade was handcuffed for a period of time after the shooting.
Of course, Pasadena Lt. Phlunte Riddle quickly defended the officers’ actions of handcuffing the teen after he had already been shot. “Procedurally, until an individual has been deemed to be no further threat, the officer can use discretion to unhandcuff,” said Riddle.
http://newsone.com/2015110/kendrec-mcdade-shooting/
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