Police Chase Ends with Man Sitting in His Van With 3 Kids and His GF

[Ruth]

Police Chase Ends with Man Shot While Sitting in His Van With 3 Kids and His GF

This police chase has been on our local news all day. There was a police chase because this man did not stop for speeding. The chase ended with the man sitting in his van with his gf and her 3 kids; cop opens up the mans door and shoots him in the chest:
http://www.cleveland.com/strongsville/index.ssf/2017/03/man_shot_and_killed_during_str.html

 

[user1234]

Hi Ruth.
Tragic story.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Perhaps it was police-road-rage?

 

[Rens]

What an insane idiots.

 

[psalms 91]

Another cop that uses force not needed

 

[Lamb]

http://fox8.com/2017/03/07/new-details-emerge-in-strongsville-police-chase-and-shooting/

More details are coming out about this. The report states that the guy who got shot had been reaching down to the cigarette lighter to light a cigarette. Right after is when the policeman fired shots.

It's sad that the guy was shot in front of kids but even sadder that it's his fault he took them on a high speed chase with no headlights on.

 

[Rens]

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[psalms 91]

http://fox8.com/2017/03/07/new-details-emerge-in-strongsville-police-chase-and-shooting/

More details are coming out about this. The report states that the guy who got shot had been reaching down to the cigarette lighter to light a cigarette. Right after is when the policeman fired shots.

It's sad that the guy was shot in front of kids but even sadder that it's his fault he took them on a high speed chase with no headlights on.

I agree but it still is a cop reacting with excessive force

 

[Rens]

That cop should be thrown in prison. Maybe then it stops. Terrible. I don't understand why she let him drive and stepped in with her kids if he had no license.
http://fox8.com/2017/03/07/girlfrie...-after-police-chase-explains-chain-of-events/
Here he'd go to jail.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/07/police-officer-jailed-for-attempted-manslaughter/

 

[Lamb]

I agree but it still is a cop reacting with excessive force

Unless it comes out that he was reaching for a gun to shoot the cop first?

 

[MoreCoffee]

Unless it comes out that he was reaching for a gun to shoot the cop first?

Police are loosing credibility.

 

[Brighten04]

There was a lot of wrong on both sides of this situation.

 

[psalms 91]

Unless it comes out that he was reaching for a gun to shoot the cop first?

Yeah a cigarette lighter really looks a lot like a gun

 

[Rens]

 

[MoreCoffee]

There was a lot of wrong on both sides of this situation.

Don't blame the dead man and his kids and wife. They didn't shoot anybody. And speeding is not a capital crime.

 

[Lamb]

Yeah a cigarette lighter really looks a lot like a gun

Under the dash is where some guns are stored? Easy to grab?

 

[Lamb]

I misread one article. I thought it said that the van driver rammed into the police officers. Trying to find that page again.

 

[Ruth]

http://fox8.com/2017/03/07/new-details-emerge-in-strongsville-police-chase-and-shooting/

More details are coming out about this. The report states that the guy who got shot had been reaching down to the cigarette lighter to light a cigarette. Right after is when the policeman fired shots.

It's sad that the guy was shot in front of kids but even sadder that it's his fault he took them on a high speed chase with no headlights on.

His gf was interviewed on the news: This is according to his gf who was sitting right next to him: Her bf had already lit his cigarette and was sitting there smoking and the police officer opened the door and shot him twice in the chest. Strangely it was not on the news the following day.

My opinion: If they thought he had a gun would they open the door and risk being shot point blank?

News reported: When I watched the news story the anchor person said that police were watching him and saw him light his cigarette.

 

[Ruth]

http://fox8.com/2017/03/07/new-details-emerge-in-strongsville-police-chase-and-shooting/

More details are coming out about this. The report states that the guy who got shot had been reaching down to the cigarette lighter to light a cigarette. Right after is when the policeman fired shots.

It's sad that the guy was shot in front of kids but even sadder that it's his fault he took them on a high speed chase with no headlights on.

Yes, he took them on a high speed run from the police but does that give them the right to kill him?

 

[Ruth]

Perhaps it was police-road-rage?

I agree with this MC.