Officer Fatally Shoots Teen

[TheeBadOne]

Police Say Incident Happened During Drug Investigation

LOUISVILLE -- An undercover Louisville Metro Police officer fatally shot a 19-year-old man outside a liquor store Saturday night during a drug investigation, police said.

Michael Newby of Louisville was shot three times in the back around 11:45 p.m. in the parking lot of a Discount Liquors store in the 4600 block of Market Street, police said.

Newby was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, WLKY NewsChannel 32 reported.

The death marked the third time in 13 months that a police officer has fatally shot someone in Louisville.

The officer, McKinley Mattingly, was placed on administrative leave following the shooting. Police are investigating.

Police said Mattingly was trying to buy drugs from a suspect as part of an investigation. The deal went bad, and a struggle ensued over Mattingly's service weapon, police said.

Mattingly then fired five shots, three of which hit Newby, police said.

Police said officers handcuffed Newby and found a handgun, drugs and drug paraphernalia on him. They then saw he was seriously injured, so they took the handcuff off so first aid could be administered, police said.

One of Newby's family members told NewsChannel 32's Natasha Collins that the family will consult a lawyer.
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The family has already told the press "he was shot because he was black".

 

[nico]

sounds like there'll be one less drug dealer in Louisville. I'd be interrested to hear what the race of the officer was and if the 19 year old had a gun, drugs, and paraphenalia on him because he was black too

 

[chetrogers]

Didnt have his gun out by the sound of it if they found it when they searched him ..And shot in the back? I agree the guy shouldnt be doing drugs and have a gun but shot in the back?..Dont know if i like that.

 

[BluesBear]

The family has already told the press "he was shot because he was black".

At 46th and Market in Louisville EVERYBODY is black!

I doubt you'd find an undercover white officer in that area.

 

[hammer4nc]

Facts to date:

Officer shot at fleeing suspect 5 times, scoring 3 hits in the suspect's back.

Officer was wired for undercover drug sting, but microphone was (cough) *turned off*... so no recording was made.

Officer refuses to talk, to the Public Integrity Unit who is investigating the shooting.

Officers handcuffed suspect after he was shot, but out of concern for his welfare, removed his handcuffs so paramedics could render aid.

Family of Amadou Diallo was just awarded $3 million, for the police shooting in NYC (no wrongdoing admitted by officials).
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Circle up the wagons again, boys, its going to be a rough ride!

Who would like to speculate on the officer's testimony (if it is ever heard)? ... "suspect was moon-walking (backwards) rapidly, and I feared for my life..."

 

[hammer4nc]

And then there's this...

Link: http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-10/107347704441680.xml
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Prosecutors say police planted drugs, guns at least 13 times

The Associated Press
1/7/2004, 4:10 a.m. ET

DETROIT (AP) — In a court filing, government prosecutors say indicted Detroit Police officers planted drugs and guns on residents at least 13 times during a two-year period.

Eighteen officers were indicted last year on corruption charges. The filing precedes two trials in U.S. District Court, the first of which is scheduled to begin in February, The Detroit News reported Wednesday.

Wayne Circuit judges already have overturned the convictions of two men based on interviews with indicted officers.

"The officers planted drugs and guns on their victims. They claimed that the arrests of the victims occurred in public when actually (the) defendants entered the victims homes illegally and arrested them. They repeatedly made false claims of 'hot pursuit' to justify unlawful entries. They caused bodily injury to the victims and concealed that," government lawyers John Engstrom and Michael Bullota said in a 50-page U.S. District Court filing Tuesday.

The documents said indicted officers, William Melendez and Matthew Zani, were the "masterminds" of a conspiracy to "run roughshod over the civil rights of the victims."

David Lee, a lawyer for Melendez, said the government's case was nonsense.

"There was no conspiracy, so how could they be masterminds?" Lee said.

At least four Detroit police officers will testify for the government, including one of the indicted officers, Hubert Brown. Brown has pleaded guilty to writing a false report.

The first nine defendants go on trial Feb. 9 in front of U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn. A second trial for the remaining defendants will be held soon after the first.

The indicted officers have either been suspended or resigned.

 

[TheeBadOne]

And then there's this

An then there's this

 

[hammer4nc]

Police give seminar on how to get arrested...

This incident is not fading away (by a long shot)...numerous citizen rallies and protests; outreach meetings with mayor and police chief.

The cop who pulled the trigger refuses to give a statement. Is taking the fifth amendment now becoming standard practice for officers who shoot someone? Or, just when the shooting circumstances are suspicious?

Anyway, in a past thread, someone mentioned (with tongue in cheek), about a proposal by cops, that community policing should include training on "how to be safely arrested"; at the time, the implication was that such a suggestion, indicated the likely arrival of a police state.

Well, its happened. Get a load of this article...All they have to do now, is register the course in the local community college. They've advertising a hotline for reporting police abuse! Some of the logical disconnects are boggling!

Link: http://www.familybadge.org/index.cf... Police News&newsletterid=4981&menugroup=Home
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Metro Police offer advice on how to deal with officers

Louisville, Ky -- Since the shooting of 19 year old Michael Newby by a Metro Police officer, the department is reaching out to the community. On Saturday, Mayor Jerry Abramson and officers handed out advice for interacting with law enforcement.

The Mayor answered more questions about the shooting and citizens rights at a forum at Quinn Chapel.

Most attending learned when an officer pats down a suspect, it is primarily to look for weapons. Practical advice for a passionate situation.

This forum dealt with how any citizen should properly react when confronted by law enforcement. There were also explainations that some demands are made for safety. Putting someone on the ground is to prevent them from being shot.

When stopped in your car, police say keep your hands on the wheel and if you need to reach in the glove box or under the seat to get your license, tell the officer so they dont think you're reaching for a gun.

The officers also say when you're stopped by police, slowly pull over to the right and if you do not feel safe, turn on the hazard and inside car lights so the officer does not think you are trying to get away.

When you reach a safe place, pull over. Keep your hands out of your pocket and where the officer can see them.

But what happens when someone feels the police who are not following the rules.

"I wasn't treated favorably until they realized who I was," said Donnie Morris Sr, who was at the forum."I'm married to a judge"

Others at the forum say young people are often treated rudely by police. The presenters at the forum said there is a rule for that as well. Complaints never reach the place where something can be looked at and reviewed.

*Comment: Would it be fair to say that this indicates a problem?*

"The only way for the administration to know we have work to do in the department is for that complaint to come forward," says Marsha Moorman, the LMPD Citizen's Advocate.

A complaint can be filed downtown anytime because officers acknowledge, there are troublemakers on both sides.

If you have a complaint of unfair or unprofessional conduct by police, call 574-HELP and a citizen's advocate can assist you in filing a formal complaint.

 

[hammer4nc]

Background info on shooter...

Link: http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=1588513&nav=0RZFK10h
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Officer Involved In Deadly Shooting Once Called Himself 'Mad Dog'

(LOUISVILLE, January 6th, 2004, 10 a.m.) -- As the investigation into the shooting of a 19-year-old drug suspect continues, there are new questions surrounding not only Officer McKenzie Mattingly's actions the night of the shooting, but his behavior while working on another police force as well. At that time, he called himself "Mad Dog" Mattingly on businesses cards he handed out. WAVE 3 Investigator James Zambroski has more.

Experts we spoke with say McKenzie's decision as a police officer to distribute business cards describing him as McKenzie "Mad Dog" Mattingly, along with a hint of bathroom humor and a macho Marine Corp logo, might reflect a deeper problem with judgment, which can be dangerous in a profession where such lapses often prove fatal.

Officer McKenzie Mattingly transferred to Jefferson County's police force from the Bardstown police department in 1999. While on duty in Nelson County, he frequently passed out his business card, which also lists his accomplishments, including:

World Traveler
Countries Conquered
Alligators Castrated
Professional Bull****er
HIV Negative

The nickname made Dr. J. Price Foster, a criminal justice expert at the University of Louisville, squirm. When asked if the idea of a sworn police officer with the nickname "Mad Dog" made him uncomfortable, Foster laughed and said: "Well, you know -- sure, of course it does."

Foster said he would have explored the nickname in depth if he had been doing Mattingly's background check prior to employment. "If he's otherwise a good officer, then I would have myself or somebody from the command staff talk about the image that's portrayed by that kind of behavior."

Even if the card is meant as a big joke, Foster said it was a poor one. "The big question in policing is should we hold officers to a higher standard? I think the answer to that is yes."

Does Foster think the card reflect poorly on the officer? He says that, "at very best, it's poor judgment."

When asked if he thought such a lapse in judgment is a predictor of future behaviors, Foster replied: "I think it reflects a kind of an approach to the job that's possibly a negative approach."

After a police shooting last year, Chief Robert White revised the department's policies last April, including guidelines on the use of deadly force. Chief White determined "deadly force -- as with all uses of force -- may not be resorted to unless other reasonable alternatives have been exhausted or would clearly be ineffective."

The policy also states that an officer may fire his or her weapon "in defense of human life, including the officer's life, or in defense of any other person in immediate danger."

Uof: law professor Russ Weaver says the community deserves answers as to why Officer Mattingly used deadly force when Newby was apparently running away. "The fact he's running away is a fact, there may be less need to use force, but that not to say that you couldn't demonstrate the need."

Professor Weaver says the training of all officers involved should also be reviewed.

A commander with the LMPD says it's too early to know if investigators knew about Mattingly's nick name...when he was hired in 1999.