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36. Police urge calm after police shooting in Washington state

Fri Feb 13, 2015, 11:21 PM

Feb 2015

Police urge calm after police shooting in Washington state

| February 13, 2015 | Updated: February 13, 2015 7:33pm

PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Officers involved in the investigation of a deadly police shooting in southeastern Washington pleaded with the public on Friday to not make a tense situation any worse.

"It's a stressful time for anybody who wears a badge," said Sgt. Ken Lattin of Kennewick Police, spokesman for a group of outside police agencies investigating the shooting Tuesday in nearby Pasco of a man accused of hurling rocks at officers.

At a news conference on Friday afternoon, Lattin said members of the public have a right to express their opinions on social media and to march peacefully in the town of Pasco, an agricultural city of 68,000 people about 215 miles southeast of Seattle.

Lattin stressed repeatedly that people need to be respectful of other points of view and to each other. He also cautioned against making a decision about the death based purely on a video seen on the Internet.

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Bystander�s video shows cops shooting, killing fleeing man **WARNING** [View all] jayfish Feb 2015 OP

They couldn't have split up and surrounded/cornered him? Roland99 Feb 2015 #1

Precisely when he appeared to give up running and turned around to surrender. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #13

They shot him because he turned around. He stopped and turned and that will be the testimoney about TeamPooka Feb 2015 #37

Now I feel safer. Hulk Feb 2015 #2

Holy Jesus shaayecanaan Feb 2015 #3

I don't see any signs of an imminent threat to the police officers. Vattel Feb 2015 #4

That was pretty brutal yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #5

It is not that hard to cause a taser malfunction. ManiacJoe Feb 2015 #7

Judge Dredd alcina Feb 2015 #8

"I AM THE LAW!!!!!!!" yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #10

Actually, Judge Dredd respected and upheld the law. Frank Cannon Feb 2015 #16

That video does not support the story being told by the cops. ManiacJoe Feb 2015 #6

Cops lying to cover their asses? Chakab Feb 2015 #18

What in the world? ?! ? That is horrifying. I bet prayin4rain Feb 2015 #9

I can already tell you what the cops will say 7962 Feb 2015 #11

Cold blooded murder. JEB Feb 2015 #12

Normally i give cops the benefit of the doubt. Calista241 Feb 2015 #14

Normally, I don't. Capt13 Feb 2015 #29

That was murder fbc Feb 2015 #15

What the bloody hell? Beaverhausen Feb 2015 #17

OMG! thecrow Feb 2015 #19

Unbelievably stupid and vicious. They must feel sure the system will protect them now. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #20

From the link: Unknown Beatle Feb 2015 #21

Police unions. joshcryer Feb 2015 #25

I dont know how that be seen as anything but murder Ramses Feb 2015 #22

Police training is fundamentally broken alcibiades_mystery Feb 2015 #23

Which is probably why the guy ran away.... Lodestar Feb 2015 #26

Cold blooded murder. joshcryer Feb 2015 #24

Cold blooded murder, because there are no consequences. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #27

POLICE STATE blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #28

K&R Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow Feb 2015 #31

This was the fourth fatal police shooting in Pasco albino65 Feb 2015 #32

My wife was born and lived in Richland for 9 years gopiscrap Feb 2015 #33

I cant watch these things anymore. I hope they procecute the bastard that shot him tho. n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #34

Summary execution for petty crimes. Taitertots Feb 2015 #35

Police urge calm after police shooting in Washington state Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #36

another dumbass that doesn't know how to hold a phone to record video/take pictures. ileus Feb 2015 #38

Idiots. Glad it was caught on camera. PersonNumber503602 Feb 2015 #39