[The Krokodil]

Originally Posted by Steve 1 ↗

Footage of California police killing unarmed teen prompts claim of 'trigger-happy' officers

Police in California have released graphic body-camera footage of officers repeatedly shooting an unarmed teenager, including multiple shots that were fired as the adolescent was gravely wounded, lying on his back and barely moving.

The release on Wednesday of video of the killing of Dylan Noble, a 19-year-old shot at a gas station in Fresno on 25 June, occurred just hours after the police department told the Guardian it would not release the footage.

Officers privately showed the video to Noble’s family last Friday but had initially refused to release the video to the public until the investigation was complete.

“They just wanted to shoot him,” said Darren Noble, Dylan’s father, after watching the footage. “They’re just trigger-happy.”

After watching the footage, Noble’s family launched legal action against the city alleging that the shooting was “an inexcusable use of excessive force”.

According to the Fresno police department’s account of the shooting, officers pulled Noble over while investigating reports of a man carrying a rifle at around 3.20pm.

Police claim that the officers believed Noble had a gun, though they later learned he had no weapons on him or in his pickup truck.

Blurry video from a witness that emerged last week captured the final bullets that killed Noble, but the body-camera footage provides a much fuller picture of the shooting.

The body-camera footage released Wednesday shows that officers approached Noble with their guns pointed at him and repeatedly shouted: “Let me see your hands” and “Both hands.”

When Noble eventually exited and walked away from his truck, he appeared to have his left arm outstretched and, for a few seconds, his right arm behind his back. He then briefly walked toward the police.

Officers continued shouting at him to show his hands, with one screaming: “Get your fucking ass on the ground.”

One officer then fired two shots at Noble, who collapsed onto the ground and rolled onto his back. Approximately 12 seconds later, while Noble was laying on the ground, the same officer fired a third shot.

An officer then shouted: “If you reach one more time, you will get shot again. Stop.”

Roughly 15 seconds after the third shot, with Noble barely moving, another officer shot a fourth.

“Do not reach again, please,” an officer said.

Narrating the footage, police chief Jerry Dyer repeatedly pointed out moments when, he said, it appeared that Noble had something in his hand. He said the investigation would seek to determine whether each bullet was justified and if there were alternative actions the police could have taken.



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...olice-shooting

The dude fucked up for not listening to direct orders by the Cops.. if I would reach back my pants and walk towards cops when they have guns, a of course I'm going to get Shot so... stupid decision from that young adult.

You only get what the Fuck you pay for in Life!!!

The parents should have raised him to respect the authorities, but he simply had a death wish and nothing can change what happened

The Cops clearly shot him to avoid the risk of them getting killed

THE END

[Lim Jahey]

Idiot police. He shouldn't have died, they have unlethal means to get him on the ground right? Bull-shit.

[LERK]

It's rare to see someone shot that is complying with police commands. He got what he wanted I guess.

[Yanni]

i loved seeing the grinning retarded cowboy eat a lead sandwich.
fuck 'em.

[River]

American cops are fucking retarded.

[iflewaway]

is this suicide?

[Mobirés]

I'm sorry to say this, don't want to be disrespectful. But in these kind of cases the american ppl are crazy. First of all, why shoot someone when you can taser him?....while you taser him put his arms around his back and search him....glad i live in the netherlands.....where policeman actually think! these kind of things make ppl elsewhere on the planet think why are those americans so shootloving...

[mothmon]

I personally would have brought in a K9 that's trained to attack the arms and hands and disable them but sometimes time is of the essence. A perpetrator can do a lot of damage before backup units can even arrive on the scene. I don't see why they just can't use a tranquilizer gun on these apes.

[Nestyx]

alot of ppl talk to much when a cop shoot someone,cops are afraid to get shot just like all of us ,if there is a clue that our lives where in danger we wouldve empty the clip probly ,this guy wanted to die cus he kept taunting the cops ,lord knows if something happened at home that got the dude like that,but who knows

[geminiman7]

How are you going to shoot a person with a shotgun and then ask them to raise their hands??