Ala Dan
Member in memoriam
Dateline: 17 June 06 Time: 04:45 hrs
City: Bessemer State: Alabama
Location: The Waffle House on Academy Lane
Bessemer, AL police were summoned too the Waffle House located on
Academy Lane in Bessemer, AL on the morning of 17 June 06 at the
report of a disorderly person branishing a firearm. Upon arrival officers
found 25 year old Derrick Vance of Bessemer inside the cafeteria. As
officers approached, Vance darted out the door and into the parking
lot of the adjacent Cracker Barrel restaurant. When officers caught
up too Vance, a brief scuffle ensued and he again broke away and
ran. Orders were given by responding police officers for Vance to
"put his hands in the air, and do not attempt to go for his gun".
Once Vance disobeyed police commands, officers shot the suspect
in the parking lot of the Cracker Barrel; and he was pronounced
dead on the scene. A brief look into past criminal history of Vance
revealed that he had a viloent past; with threats against police.
The officer involved in the shooting was immediately placed on
administrative leave with pay; while a full review of the shooting
is conducted by the Jefferson County (Alabama) sheriffs office.
City: Bessemer State: Alabama
Location: The Waffle House on Academy Lane
Bessemer, AL police were summoned too the Waffle House located on
Academy Lane in Bessemer, AL on the morning of 17 June 06 at the
report of a disorderly person branishing a firearm. Upon arrival officers
found 25 year old Derrick Vance of Bessemer inside the cafeteria. As
officers approached, Vance darted out the door and into the parking
lot of the adjacent Cracker Barrel restaurant. When officers caught
up too Vance, a brief scuffle ensued and he again broke away and
ran. Orders were given by responding police officers for Vance to
"put his hands in the air, and do not attempt to go for his gun".
Once Vance disobeyed police commands, officers shot the suspect
in the parking lot of the Cracker Barrel; and he was pronounced
dead on the scene. A brief look into past criminal history of Vance
revealed that he had a viloent past; with threats against police.
The officer involved in the shooting was immediately placed on
administrative leave with pay; while a full review of the shooting
is conducted by the Jefferson County (Alabama) sheriffs office.