[Illusion]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Four rounds fired at close range from a beanbag shotgun did nothing to stop the advance of a man who threatened Albuquerque police with a hammer in early December, according to lapel-camera video released by APD on Friday.

Police cornered 37-year-old Andy Snider, who was armed with the hammer, shortly before 10 p.m. on Dec. 8 after chasing him down a university-area alleyway. Snider is not visible on screen at the time Albuquerque Police Department officer Nathan Cadroy shoots at him with the beanbag shotgun, and all that can be heard is "Beanbag him! Beanbag him!" when the officer shoots the first of four rounds, according to the video. The video is mostly dark and grainy outside of where officers' flashlights are shining.

By the time the officer shoots the fourth nonlethal round, Snider can be seen sprinting toward him, undeterred, with the hammer in his hand. That's when APD officer Hector Marquez, who was standing to Cadroy's right, shoots four live, lethal rounds from his handgun from within several feet of Snider, the video shows.It's unclear how many rounds struck Snider, but he ran past Cadroy and kept running down the alley for a few paces before falling over. The two officers stood near him, calling on him to drop the hammer and waited for backup to arrive.

Snider, a convicted felon, was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The officers were uninjured.

Police encountered Snider after a 911 call from a gas station at University and Central, where witnesses told police that Snider got into a fight with another person in the store.

According to the video, Snider shouts what appears to be, "I am Yahweh!" when police encounter him. They then begin chasing him on foot when Snider refused to drop the hammer and followed him into an alley near Mesa and Gold SE.

Then-APD interim Chief Allen Banks said at a news conference after the shooting that the hammer Snider carried was a "deadly weapon" and that the APD supervising sergeant's initial instructions for Cadroy and Marquez were to use the beanbag shotgun, one of officers' less-than-lethal options.

The shooting was the department's fifth in six weeks when it happened in December 2013, and Snider is one of 21 men shot and killed by Albuquerque police since 2010. The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a comprehensive investigation to determine if APD has a "pattern or practice" of violating city residents' Constitutional rights. That investigation has been underway since November 2012.

[docfr8]

Escalation of force.. (non-lethal force gradually moving upwards to lethal force).. Bean bags were used first, they didn't work.

When the suspect was charging the officer with the hammer, the suspect was turning his deadly force towards the officer.. Second officer was there as backup and applied the deadly force to the suspect to save his fellow officer from getting bludgeoned..

Skepticism:
People can say that the subject wasn't running toward the officer with a hammer. They can say that he was running out of the alley, and the officer was in his way because they corralled him in the alleyway.

Fact remains, is that he had a weapon in his hand and displayed possible intent to use the weapon to escape capture.

[kellyhound]

he ran past Cadroy and kept running down the alley for a few paces before falling over.

could be a danger for other people too carrying that hammer so this one looks justified to me, esp. when he's shouting he's a god / divine warrior. aka nutter

[blancadon]

They took down Thor.

[russell515034]

Originally Posted by docfr8 ↗

Escalation of force.. (non-lethal force gradually moving upwards to lethal force).. Bean bags were used first, they didn't work.

When the suspect was charging the officer with the hammer, the suspect was turning his deadly force towards the officer.. Second officer was there as backup and applied the deadly force to the suspect to save his fellow officer from getting bludgeoned..

Skepticism:
People can say that the subject wasn't running toward the officer with a hammer. They can say that he was running out of the alley, and the officer was in his way because they corralled him in the alleyway.

Fact remains, is that he had a weapon in his hand and displayed possible intent to use the weapon to escape capture.

What ever happened to the days when officers were trained to shoot at non-lethal areas of the body to incapacitate the subject?

And tactically speaking, I would never have been that close to the suspect who has a hammer. The positioning of both officers shows poor training.

Lastly, my argument is proven correct in the fact that the had 21 fatal officer related shootings in a span of 3 or so years. Not even Chicago or L.A., where gang violence is worse, do they have that many in a decade. They are being investigated by the US Justice Department now.

[uncleanone]

lol OOW!!!

[knny77]

One of the few fatal police interventions that I feel is justified.

[Jigger VanQuish]

OH MY GOD! THEY SHOT YAHWEH!!!....You Bastards.

[docfr8]

Originally Posted by russell515034 ↗

What ever happened to the days when officers were trained to shoot at non-lethal areas of the body to incapacitate the subject?

And tactically speaking, I would never have been that close to the suspect who has a hammer. The positioning of both officers shows poor training.

Lastly, my argument is proven correct in the fact that the had 21 fatal officer related shootings in a span of 3 or so years. Not even Chicago or L.A., where gang violence is worse, do they have that many in a decade. They are being investigated by the US Justice Department now.

This fake ass wannabe cop midget bitch dont know what the fuck he's talking about.

[Arevalosocom]

Good shoot.......officer even tried non lethal.