SATX officer fired for shooting teen

[pronstar]

Damn…

San Antonio police officer fired after shooting teen in McDonald's parking lot

The rookie cop initially said he was struck by the teen's vehicle, but newly released body-cam footage suggests otherwise.

www.sacurrent.com

 

[studenygreg]

It's a crazy story. I'm curious how it ends

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[BeatTheTunaUp]

The kid definitely put it in reverse and gave it gas. You can see his arm shift, and a car doesn't roll back 10 feet on a level parking lot.

 

[Sam7sf]

The news article left out much needed information. Such as why the call was made for him to be there and why the kid is so important. Also the kids reaction. Kid was wanted?

 

[deemus]

Oh man. No winners in that one.

 

[studenygreg]

The news article left out much needed information. Such as why the call was made for him to be there and why the kid is so important. Also the kids reaction. Kid was wanted?

Officer was called the McDs for something else. That kid/car fit the description of someone he was looking for previously. I will try to find the article

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[studenygreg]

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[innominate]

The news article left out much needed information. Such as why the call was made for him to be there and why the kid is so important. Also the kids reaction. Kid was wanted?

I was assuming the officer pulled into the McDowells for a big mick and saw the vehicle that fled from him the previously and initiated the call himself. Situation went down hill from there.

 

[studenygreg]

SAPD fires officer who shot teen outside McDonald’s restaurant, releases video of incident

SAPD fires officer who shot teen outside McDonald’s restaurant, releases video of incident

The San Antonio Police Department on Wednesday fired a police officer who shot a teenager outside a McDonald’s restaurant less than a week ago.

www.ksat.com

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[Sam7sf]

SAPD fires officer who shot teen outside McDonald’s restaurant, releases video of incident

SAPD fires officer who shot teen outside McDonald’s restaurant, releases video of incident

The San Antonio Police Department on Wednesday fired a police officer who shot a teenager outside a McDonald’s restaurant less than a week ago.

www.ksat.com

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Thanks. That cleared it up.

 

[studenygreg]

Thanks. That cleared it up.

The current doesn't do a good job reporting news. They are better at covering events and entertainment type stuff.

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[jrbfishn]

I would not want to be that cop right now. Whether he gets charged or not, life as he knew it is over.

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[brashears9567]

I was assuming the officer pulled into the McDowells for a big mick and saw the vehicle that fled from him the previously and initiated the call himself. Situation went down hill from there.

My buns have no seeds.


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[TexasRedneck]

Cop screwed up by the numbers....

1. Called for backup - then initiates contact with the suspect BEFORE requested b/u arrives.

2. Opens the door of the vehicle, surprising the suspect - who, at that point, was NOT under arrest/detention and had NO idea he was being approached.

3. The kid may not have responded correctly, but the act of opening the door without announcing himself was illegal - and most of us would have reacted adversely in the same situation.

4. I see any contact w/the officer by the vehicle as being incidental to the cops stupid choices, and therefore not an intentional act of assault by the kid.

 

[TexasRedneck]

I would not want to be that cop right now. Whether he gets charged or not, life as he knew it is over.

As it should be. I'm VERY pro-cop, but this guy was flat-out wrong.

 

[Vaquero]

Lock your doors. Wether you're inside or out of your vehicle.

Bad shoot.

 

[jrbfishn]

^^^^^^to the last 2 posts.
Oh yeah. That's why I said that life as he knew it is over.

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[Maverick44]

Cop screwed up by the numbers....

1. Called for backup - then initiates contact with the suspect BEFORE requested b/u arrives.

2. Opens the door of the vehicle, surprising the suspect - who, at that point, was NOT under arrest/detention and had NO idea he was being approached.

3. The kid may not have responded correctly, but the act of opening the door without announcing himself was illegal - and most of us would have reacted adversely in the same situation.

4. I see any contact w/the officer by the vehicle as being incidental to the cops stupid choices, and therefore not an intentional act of assault by the kid.

He could have also parked his cruiser behind the suspect's car. That tends to limit the direction the suspect's car can go in, like in reverse towards the officer and anyone else that might be in that lot.

He also kept shooting after the immediate threat had passed (the existence of which at any point is arguable) and the suspect was fleeing. That put the passenger needlessly in danger.

That guy doesn't need to be an officer.

 

[cycleguy2300]

but the act of opening the door without announcing himself was illegal

Which law is that? I'm not familiar with it...

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[cycleguy2300]

Which law is that? I'm not familiar with it...

Anyway, the question of justification is based on not what events (aka bad tactics) lead to the use of deadly force, but at the moment deadly force was used was the deadly force justified.

The question is basically "could another reasonable officer in the same situation with the same reasonable beliefs (that this was the suspect in a felony evading) come to the conclusion that the vehicle was striking him or attempting to evade possibly entangling him in the door causing serious bodily injury or death?

I might watch the video later...