Preacherman
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Sheeple never cease to fascinate me with the sheer illogic and stupidity of their comments. See the bits highlighted in bold for examples. Conflict resolution? When a dumb whatever is pointing a gun at you? Sheesh . . . :banghead:
(Besides which, sounds like the conflict was, indeed, resolved!
)
From the Indy Star ( http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060707/NEWS01/607070504/-1/ZONES04 ):
July 7, 2006
Police response ends with shooting
After armed man is chased and killed by officer, residents ask why
By Andy Gammill and Kevin O'Neal
Police chased a man they said was causing a disturbance on East 38th Street into an apartment building and fatally shot him Thursday, an incident that heightened concerns about crime -- and complaints about the police -- in the Eastside neighborhood.
Harold Ward, 28, was pronounced dead at Wishard Memorial Hospital at 2:25 p.m., police said.
The officer who shot him, Patrolman Brycen Garner, has been on the force two years and will be reassigned to administrative duties pending a series of mandatory reviews. Indianapolis Police Maj. Lloyd Crowe said the shooting appeared to follow departmental protocols but that an investigation would determine whether Garner used force appropriately.
Nearby residents called police about 1:45 p.m. to report that a man in the 3200 block of East 38th Street was creating a disturbance by shouting, interfering with traffic and hitting passing cars. Police said callers also reported the man had a gun.
Officers arrived and said they saw Ward, who lived in the 5400 block of East David Street, waving a gun and shouting obscenities. Officers asked Ward to drop his weapon, but instead he ran inside an apartment building. Crowe said officers followed Ward but did not enter the building, instead ordering him to put down his gun and come out.
Garner, however, approached from behind the building and confronted Ward in a hallway. Ward turned his gun toward Garner, police said, and Garner fired his shotgun. Police said Garner shot Ward once in the chest.
"The suspect aimed the weapon he had at the officer," Crowe said. "If he was in fear for his life, the officer did the right thing."
Police are issued a Glock pistol, but patrol officers are allowed the option of adding a department-issued shotgun to their weaponry. Crowe did not say what kind of ammunition was in the shotgun.
Court records showed Ward had been arrested four times in recent years, with one of those arrests leading to a cocaine-possession conviction. Ward originally received a suspended sentence, but a probation violation meant the suspension was revoked, and he got a two-year sentence.
Police records said Ward also had been involved in several incidents since 2000 in which police were called but no one was arrested, including a domestic disturbance last month.
Mike Shafer, who said he was across the street when Thursday's shooting occurred, described a chase that escalated into what he said sounded like a "shootout" as police cornered Ward.
Shafer said officers approached Ward on the steps outside an apartment building. Shafer said he then saw Ward run inside and heard shots fired as officers followed. He heard more shots, he said.
"They had the building surrounded," Shafer said.
He said he thought the police should have acted with more restraint.
Neighbors gathered along 38th Street for more than two hours to watch as police gathered evidence and took statements.
At an on-scene news conference, residents aired their doubts about the police version of events.
Demetria Lipscomb, who lives up the street with her six children, said she's afraid of the crime in the neighborhood and believes the police are contributing to it.
"They should teach the cops conflict resolution," she said. "They're just going in there and shooting them."
Lipscomb said that even if the police were right and Ward pointed a gun at an officer, the officer should have been able to try something else besides killing him.
Several investigations will follow the fatal shooting, with the first probe being conducted by police homicide investigators.
The case will be handled by IPD's internal affairs office and a critical incident response team, and a Marion County grand jury will look into the shooting.
(Besides which, sounds like the conflict was, indeed, resolved!
)From the Indy Star ( http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060707/NEWS01/607070504/-1/ZONES04 ):
July 7, 2006
Police response ends with shooting
After armed man is chased and killed by officer, residents ask why
By Andy Gammill and Kevin O'Neal
Police chased a man they said was causing a disturbance on East 38th Street into an apartment building and fatally shot him Thursday, an incident that heightened concerns about crime -- and complaints about the police -- in the Eastside neighborhood.
Harold Ward, 28, was pronounced dead at Wishard Memorial Hospital at 2:25 p.m., police said.
The officer who shot him, Patrolman Brycen Garner, has been on the force two years and will be reassigned to administrative duties pending a series of mandatory reviews. Indianapolis Police Maj. Lloyd Crowe said the shooting appeared to follow departmental protocols but that an investigation would determine whether Garner used force appropriately.
Nearby residents called police about 1:45 p.m. to report that a man in the 3200 block of East 38th Street was creating a disturbance by shouting, interfering with traffic and hitting passing cars. Police said callers also reported the man had a gun.
Officers arrived and said they saw Ward, who lived in the 5400 block of East David Street, waving a gun and shouting obscenities. Officers asked Ward to drop his weapon, but instead he ran inside an apartment building. Crowe said officers followed Ward but did not enter the building, instead ordering him to put down his gun and come out.
Garner, however, approached from behind the building and confronted Ward in a hallway. Ward turned his gun toward Garner, police said, and Garner fired his shotgun. Police said Garner shot Ward once in the chest.
"The suspect aimed the weapon he had at the officer," Crowe said. "If he was in fear for his life, the officer did the right thing."
Police are issued a Glock pistol, but patrol officers are allowed the option of adding a department-issued shotgun to their weaponry. Crowe did not say what kind of ammunition was in the shotgun.
Court records showed Ward had been arrested four times in recent years, with one of those arrests leading to a cocaine-possession conviction. Ward originally received a suspended sentence, but a probation violation meant the suspension was revoked, and he got a two-year sentence.
Police records said Ward also had been involved in several incidents since 2000 in which police were called but no one was arrested, including a domestic disturbance last month.
Mike Shafer, who said he was across the street when Thursday's shooting occurred, described a chase that escalated into what he said sounded like a "shootout" as police cornered Ward.
Shafer said officers approached Ward on the steps outside an apartment building. Shafer said he then saw Ward run inside and heard shots fired as officers followed. He heard more shots, he said.
"They had the building surrounded," Shafer said.
He said he thought the police should have acted with more restraint.
Neighbors gathered along 38th Street for more than two hours to watch as police gathered evidence and took statements.
At an on-scene news conference, residents aired their doubts about the police version of events.
Demetria Lipscomb, who lives up the street with her six children, said she's afraid of the crime in the neighborhood and believes the police are contributing to it.
"They should teach the cops conflict resolution," she said. "They're just going in there and shooting them."
Lipscomb said that even if the police were right and Ward pointed a gun at an officer, the officer should have been able to try something else besides killing him.
Several investigations will follow the fatal shooting, with the first probe being conducted by police homicide investigators.
The case will be handled by IPD's internal affairs office and a critical incident response team, and a Marion County grand jury will look into the shooting.
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