[Hanze]

Short and long versions attached.

[mexx]

1. Was told to drop his weapon multiple times.
2. Feel sorry for the cops who had to lawfully shoot this nutcase.
3. No Worldstar comments?!? ... wtf lol.

I would like to point out though - the amount of shots fired was a bit uncalled for. Why are cops not trained to shoot nutcases in the knee etc basically anywhere non lethal?? I can understand not every call out is the same for police BUT given this guy had a knife and could of been disabled with a shot to the knee or even shoulder.. instead of gunning him down so violently to death..

[docfr8]

According to Huffington Post 8/20/2014 "Kajieme Powell Identified As Man Killed In St. Louis Officer-Involved Shooting"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5694224.html

St. Louis officials have identified the 25-year-old man shot dead yesterday in an officer-involved shooting that happened only a few miles from where Michael Brown was killed by police earlier this month.

Authorities said Kajieme Powell stole donuts and energy drinks from a store yesterday afternoon, which prompted the owner to call police, according to KSDK. When two officers arrived shortly before 1 p.m., they said they observed Powell acting erratically. He refused to put down a knife when commanded to do so, police said.

Witnesses said the suspect yelled, "Shoot me now. Kill me now," before approaching officers. Some people who saw the shooting described it as "suicide by cop," according to USA Today.

In a statement delivered yesterday before a crowd near the scene of the shooting, St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said that both officers opened fire on Powell after the suspect came within three or four feet of police while holding the knife in an "overhand grip."

Police identified Powell Tuesday night, as about 150 people gathered near the scene of the shooting. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a peaceful protest at the store disbanded by 1 a.m., Wednesday morning.

The newspaper reports:


At its height, the crowd around the market numbered about 150. Some of them at times shouted "Hands up! Shoot back!" as police officers stood nearby.



Earlier, St. Louis aldermen Antonio French and Chris Carter urged people at the scene to remain calm.

"Let's be patient," French said in raw video that emerged yesterday afternoon. "The last thing we need is violence in our neighborhood. No silliness over here. We're going to find out what happened. You've got people that got your back over here. You aren't alone like they are in Ferguson."

Tuesday's shooting happened about three and a half miles from where Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, was shot and killed by police on Aug. 9.

[BigFoot]

"Here we go again.." at the end of the first video perfectly describes the situation.

[Tiffany32]

Score another one for the good guys

[Tiffany32]

.. that's two in 1 months time, I'm personally hoping for a "baker's dozen" by the end of the year

[Roses_und_Kittens]

I'm hoping that every white cop in your family gets murdered and we have video evidence of it in HD.

Enjoy bible study and your Arby's tonight, you dike.

[Tiffany32]

Originally Posted by Roses_und_Kittens ↗

I'm hoping that every white cop in your family gets murdered and we have video evidence of it in HD.

Enjoy bible study and your Arby's tonight, you dike.

That wasn't very nice ... No Arby's tonight though gonna eat over with my cops friends at very nice restaurant after the bible study

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by mexx ↗

Why are cops not trained to shoot nutcases in the knee etc basically anywhere non lethal?? I can understand not every call out is the same for police BUT given this guy had a knife and could of been disabled with a shot to the knee or even shoulder.. instead of gunning him down so violently to death..

It's very hard to aim and shoot a moving person, who doesn't walk in a straight line, in a small body part like the knee or the shoulder especially when the subject is holding a weapon so for their own safety they just aim for the upper body and fire away to eliminate the possible lethal incoming danger.

Guy had it coming shouting and acting like that.
If he would have stood still they maybe could have used a taser.

[Sharon]

Oh well, they did what had to be done in that situation