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A black off-duty St. Louis officer trying to assist after a police car chase ended in a shootout near his home was shot by a white cop from his department.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the 38-year-old African-American cop was home Wednesday night when he heard commotion nearby.
According to the outlet, officers had been pursuing a white sedan with three male suspects inside when the car crashed near the intersection of Park Lane and Astra Ave.
The three men in the car opened fire on pursuing police and fled the scene.
The off-duty officer, who has not been identified, grabbed his department-issued gun and went out to offer assistance.
The outlet reports that he was initially stopped by two St. Louis officers and ordered to the ground.
A department summary of the incident released Thursday stated that when the cops recognized him as a member of their force, they told him to get up and walk toward them.
That's when another officer arrived to the scene, and fired at the off-duty cop, striking him in the arm.
During a news conference at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Interim Police Chief Lawrence O'Toole said the officer had been injured by "friendly fire" when cops and the suspects were involved in a shootout.
The department later confirmed the off-duty officer had been shot by another cop in a separate incident.
According to Fox 2 Now, the officer who fired at his colleague told investigators he feared for his safety and didn't recognize the man as one of their own. The on-duty officer's identity has also not been released, but he's said to be 36 years old and a member of the department for eight years.
An attorney for the injured cop said in a statement that the incident was a "real problem."
"In the police report, you have so far, there is no description of threat he received. So we have a real problem with that," Rufus Tate Jr. said. "But this has been a national discussion for the past two years. There is this perception that a black man is automatically feared."
The off-duty cop, an 11-year veteran of the force, was released from hospital Thursday. It's not clear if the cop who shot him is on administrative leave.
The two suspects involved in the police shootout, 17-year-old Cortney Smith and 17-year-old Deandre Chaney, are in police custody. The third suspect is still on the loose.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the 38-year-old African-American cop was home Wednesday night when he heard commotion nearby.
According to the outlet, officers had been pursuing a white sedan with three male suspects inside when the car crashed near the intersection of Park Lane and Astra Ave.
The three men in the car opened fire on pursuing police and fled the scene.
The off-duty officer, who has not been identified, grabbed his department-issued gun and went out to offer assistance.
The outlet reports that he was initially stopped by two St. Louis officers and ordered to the ground.
A department summary of the incident released Thursday stated that when the cops recognized him as a member of their force, they told him to get up and walk toward them.
That's when another officer arrived to the scene, and fired at the off-duty cop, striking him in the arm.
During a news conference at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Interim Police Chief Lawrence O'Toole said the officer had been injured by "friendly fire" when cops and the suspects were involved in a shootout.
The department later confirmed the off-duty officer had been shot by another cop in a separate incident.
According to Fox 2 Now, the officer who fired at his colleague told investigators he feared for his safety and didn't recognize the man as one of their own. The on-duty officer's identity has also not been released, but he's said to be 36 years old and a member of the department for eight years.
An attorney for the injured cop said in a statement that the incident was a "real problem."
"In the police report, you have so far, there is no description of threat he received. So we have a real problem with that," Rufus Tate Jr. said. "But this has been a national discussion for the past two years. There is this perception that a black man is automatically feared."
The off-duty cop, an 11-year veteran of the force, was released from hospital Thursday. It's not clear if the cop who shot him is on administrative leave.
The two suspects involved in the police shootout, 17-year-old Cortney Smith and 17-year-old Deandre Chaney, are in police custody. The third suspect is still on the loose.
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So, this cop rolls up on the scene where other cops, who are not shooting, and have the situation under control ..... and immediately started shooting at the black guy ......... then jumps on the 'ol *feared for his life* excuse when it's made painfully clear what exactly was going on ........
Black cop lives matter only when they're in uniform ....... and nobody is shooting ...... -
Good for him. Now go on and accept all the fake apologies and excuses from the white cops and tell them u understand
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What a great opportunity for the Black Officer to expose law enforcement for the racists, bigots and supporters of white supremacy that they are. But I am sure they are trying to pay the homie off and do damage control.
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I'm going to wait and see how this black cop goes about this.
I say that cause ain't too many weak possible ? ass ? going to hire a lawyer named RUFUS.
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I bet that ? thought he was different from other black people before this happened. Lets see if he exposes those racist or just starts tap dancing. But in the meantime
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Needs to happen more often. Divide and conquer those MFs.
As long as you have Black pigs sitting comfortably alongside the other race soldiers not doing anything about us being profiled and killed, ? 'EM. -
They keep committing the same crime we keep having the same conversation..
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They both should do a 3-5
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I hope he sues for all he can get.
Cac literally rolled up and just shot the first black person he saw, no questions. Imagine if my man had died and couldn't tell the story himself. They wudda told all sorts a lies -
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Retired Correction Officer Beating By Police Says…:
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Yo, this "I feared for my safety" defense as to go. That's one of the things that BLM and other activists need to add to the list of policy changes. Hell, that might need to be number 1. The reason we see it all the time is because it's a real defense for cops. All they have to say is that they feared for their safety and juries can acquit them. That's why it's so hard for them to be convicted of anything.
That was part of the problem with the Castile case. The officer said he was afraid for his safety, and from the video, he does appear to be afraid. However, being afraid shouldn't be a defense for killing someone. -
The Lonious Monk wrote: »Yo, this "I feared for my safety" defense as to go. That's one of the things that BLM and other activists need to add to the list of policy changes. Hell, that might need to be number 1. The reason we see it all the time is because it's a real defense for cops. All they have to say is that they feared for their safety and juries can acquit them. That's why it's so hard for them to be convicted of anything.
That was part of the problem with the Castile case. The officer said he was afraid for his safety, and from the video, he does appear to be afraid. However, being afraid shouldn't be a defense for killing someone.
Yup, and as ? up as it may sound, id like to see a person shoot a cop, and use that as an excuse, just to see what would happen(we kno what would happen) -
CeLLaR-DooR wrote: »I hope he sues for all he can get.
Cac literally rolled up and just shot the first black person he saw, no questions. Imagine if my man had died and couldn't tell the story himself. They wudda told all sorts a lies
Nah. That's what he gets for thinking he's 1 of them. He got his wake up call, that's enough compensation -
You are black before u are born therefor everything else comes thereafter
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The Lonious Monk wrote: »Yo, this "I feared for my safety" defense as to go. That's one of the things that BLM and other activists need to add to the list of policy changes. Hell, that might need to be number 1. The reason we see it all the time is because it's a real defense for cops. All they have to say is that they feared for their safety and juries can acquit them. That's why it's so hard for them to be convicted of anything.
That was part of the problem with the Castile case. The officer said he was afraid for his safety, and from the video, he does appear to be afraid. However, being afraid shouldn't be a defense for killing someone.
Yup, and as ? up as it may sound, id like to see a person shoot a cop, and use that as an excuse, just to see what would happen(we kno what would happen)
That is literally what this thread is about bruh -
The Lonious Monk wrote: »Yo, this "I feared for my safety" defense as to go. That's one of the things that BLM and other activists need to add to the list of policy changes. Hell, that might need to be number 1. The reason we see it all the time is because it's a real defense for cops. All they have to say is that they feared for their safety and juries can acquit them. That's why it's so hard for them to be convicted of anything.
That was part of the problem with the Castile case. The officer said he was afraid for his safety, and from the video, he does appear to be afraid. However, being afraid shouldn't be a defense for killing someone.
Yup, and as ? up as it may sound, id like to see a person shoot a cop, and use that as an excuse, just to see what would happen(we kno what would happen)
That is literally what this thread is about bruh
Nah because this will probley go down as an "accidental shooting" and nothing will come of it -
Retired Correction Officer Beating By Police Says…:http://youtu.be/CxwIJdYfDcQ
I don't like to laugh at ppls pain but this one always makes me laugh....
"Treated me like I'm just another black dude"
.........surrounded by civil rights activists....LOL
He thought he transcended race because of his badge. -
Lol if u can easily be put down on the ground becuz your skin color how can u hold your head high as a enforcement officer, doesn't make sense in my head, yo blackas could easily be looked at as a criminal cuz the color of your skin
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leftcoastkev wrote: »Retired Correction Officer Beating By Police Says…:http://youtu.be/CxwIJdYfDcQ
I don't like to laugh at ppls pain but this one always makes me laugh....
"Treated me like I'm just another black dude"
.........surrounded by civil rights activists....LOL
He thought he transcended race because of his badge.
That's ? was counting zeroes with every tear he dropped is, what he was doing.
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leftcoastkev wrote: »Retired Correction Officer Beating By Police Says…:http://youtu.be/CxwIJdYfDcQ
I don't like to laugh at ppls pain but this one always makes me laugh....
"Treated me like I'm just another black dude"
.........surrounded by civil rights activists....LOL
He thought he transcended race because of his badge.
He's a ? ass CO. In a lot of instances they're worse than regular police. ? that ? ass ? and I laugh every time that video is brought up. -
Boo ? hoo.
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This incompetent cop just rolled up blasting. Just like how they killed Tamir Rice. After they shot a black man they'll say they were in fear of their life and they get off or get a mild sentence. It's like black men are dangerous predators like bears or wolves the way they're always scared and shooting them. Even then you can't ? those animals indiscriminately without a permit or w/e. This is sick.
https://youtu.be/gCNWIA6091U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO6-GIwSguY
