Pigs back it: Police shoot dead black 12 yr old armed with BB gun
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 12-year-old boy wielding what turned out to be a BB gun when he was shot by police outside a Cleveland recreation center died early Sunday morning, a police union official confirmed.
The boy, whose name has not been officially released, was shot in the stomach at Cudell Recreation Center, at Detroit Avenue and West Boulevard, about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.
He was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in serious condition, EMS officials said. Throughout the night his condition deteriorated and he died early Sunday, Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association president Jeff Follmer said.
The shooting came after a man at the park adjacent to the rec center called police when he saw "a guy with a gun pointing it at people."
The caller twice said the gun was "probably fake" and told dispatchers the person pulling the gun from his waistband was "probably a juvenile," according to audio released by police officials late Saturday.
The caller's doubt was never relayed to the responding officers - one in his first year on the force, and the other with at least a decade of experience, Follmer said.
The rookie officer saw the boy at a park bench pick up what looked like a gun and placed it in his waistband, Follmer said.
The officer ordered the boy to put his hands in the air. Instead, police said, the boy reached for his gun. Deputy Chief Edward Tomba said the boy made no verbal threats to the officer and there was no physical confrontation.
The officer fired twice at the boy, hitting him in the stomach at least once.
The department's Use of Deadly Force Investigation Team is investigating the shooting. Detectives recovered the weapon, which turned out to be a BB gun with the orange safety marker scratched off, police said.
The officer remained hospitalized at Fairview Hospital with an ankle injury, Follmer and police officials said. He and his veteran partner have been placed on administrative leave during the investigation
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/11/12-year-old_boy_shot_by_clevel.html#incart_story_package
The boy, whose name has not been officially released, was shot in the stomach at Cudell Recreation Center, at Detroit Avenue and West Boulevard, about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.
He was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center in serious condition, EMS officials said. Throughout the night his condition deteriorated and he died early Sunday, Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association president Jeff Follmer said.
The shooting came after a man at the park adjacent to the rec center called police when he saw "a guy with a gun pointing it at people."
The caller twice said the gun was "probably fake" and told dispatchers the person pulling the gun from his waistband was "probably a juvenile," according to audio released by police officials late Saturday.
The caller's doubt was never relayed to the responding officers - one in his first year on the force, and the other with at least a decade of experience, Follmer said.
The rookie officer saw the boy at a park bench pick up what looked like a gun and placed it in his waistband, Follmer said.
The officer ordered the boy to put his hands in the air. Instead, police said, the boy reached for his gun. Deputy Chief Edward Tomba said the boy made no verbal threats to the officer and there was no physical confrontation.
The officer fired twice at the boy, hitting him in the stomach at least once.
The department's Use of Deadly Force Investigation Team is investigating the shooting. Detectives recovered the weapon, which turned out to be a BB gun with the orange safety marker scratched off, police said.
The officer remained hospitalized at Fairview Hospital with an ankle injury, Follmer and police officials said. He and his veteran partner have been placed on administrative leave during the investigation
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/11/12-year-old_boy_shot_by_clevel.html#incart_story_package
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The shooting came after a man at the park adjacent to the rec center called police when he saw "a guy with a gun pointing it at people."
The caller twice said the gun was "probably fake" and told dispatchers the person pulling the gun from his waistband was "probably a juvenile," according to audio released by police officials late Saturday.
THEN WHY THE ? ARE YOU CALLING THE POLICE?!?! -
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He's not dead
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And one ? officer fired two shots.
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Kid shouldn't have reached. Officers actually made the right call this time. It's just unfortunate it happened to only be a BB gun.
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He took the orange cap off it.
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[Trillmatic] wrote: »Kid shouldn't have reached. Officers actually made the right call this time. It's just unfortunate it happened to only be a BB gun.Shizlansky wrote: »He took the orange cap off it.
Can't really blame the officer this time.
? all those other crooked cops that get off tho. -
What ever happened to shooting n-ggas in the knee?
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Surprised it was only twice.
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Bout time we switched to unarmed police
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Y'all ? talkin about he reached really believe that ? huh ?
Does common sense dictate that a person plans to go to war against real guns with a ? BB gun ?
The police SAID he reached like they say about every ? body every time.
SMH.
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Shizlansky wrote: »He took the orange cap off it.
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Smh...
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[Trillmatic] wrote: »Kid shouldn't have reached. Officers actually made the right call this time. It's just unfortunate it happened to only be a BB gun.
The kid could've been reaching for BB gun to show the pig it was fake.. or he could've been reaching for it to take it out and put it on the ground while surrendering... -
You gotta blame the parents for this, shorty shouldnt be recklessly pointing a bb gun at ppl. Cops is shooting at brown folks for less.
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Bully_Pulpit wrote: »You gotta blame the parents for this, shorty shouldnt be recklessly pointing a bb gun at ppl. Cops is shooting at brown folks for less.
This too. -
Billy_Poncho wrote: »Bout time we switched to unarmed police
Wait what? -
[Trillmatic] wrote: »Kid shouldn't have reached. Officers actually made the right call this time. It's just unfortunate it happened to only be a BB gun.
I dont even think he reached.
Remember the father who was shot weilding a toy gun? Apparently he "reached" too. And was pointing it at people.
Video evidence showed that those claims were false. -
What ever happened to shooting n-ggas in the knee?
That's only on tv and the movies.
In real life, police have always been trained to shoot center mass. -
stringer bell wrote: »[Trillmatic] wrote: »Kid shouldn't have reached. Officers actually made the right call this time. It's just unfortunate it happened to only be a BB gun.
The kid could've been reaching for BB gun to show the pig it was fake.. or he could've been reaching for it to take it out and put it on the ground while surrendering...
That may be true. The problem is if the report is accurate and real, then the cop wasn't in the wrong. The dispatcher failed to inform the Officers that the gun may be fake based from the initial call of the witness. If a cop sees you tuck your gun, tells you to put your hands up and instead you reach for your gun you WILL be shot. Regardless if the boy was trying to show him it was fake, there is no fault on the officer this time around. I don't believe the boy went to grab the gun in order to harm the cop, but he just made a very unfortunate mistake.Busta Carmichael wrote: »[Trillmatic] wrote: »Kid shouldn't have reached. Officers actually made the right call this time. It's just unfortunate it happened to only be a BB gun.
I dont even think he reached.
Remember the father who was shot weilding a toy gun? Apparently he "reached" too. And was pointing it at people.
Video evidence showed that those claims were false.
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Y'all ? talkin about he reached really believe that ? huh ?
Does common sense dictate that a person plans to go to war against real guns with a ? BB gun ?
The police SAID he reached like they say about every ? body every time.
SMH.
The facts will come out. No every incident like this are under the same circumstances and it would be foolish to assume that every cop shooting is the same. -
How'd the cop hurt his ankle?