[kellyhound]

On Monday, officer Dave Stockton, 44, fired twice at Spurgeon Daniels, 62, after police twice used a stun gun to no avail, Kelly said. Daniels died at University Medical Center.

Metro responded on a welfare-check call about 12:40 p.m. to an apartment complex at 2200 W. Bonanza Road.

The security officer at Kensington Suites who called police reported that Daniels had made vague threats to harm himself and others, was seen running around the complex naked that day and had flooded his apartment.

he person reporting told dispatch he was afraid something bad may have happened to Daniels because he was not answering the door,” Kelly said.

Police heard Daniels inside of the apartment but he wouldn’t answer the door. They entered the apartment at 12:55 p.m.

Stockton’s body-worn camera footage, played at the briefing, showed Daniels with no pants on and standing next to the kitchen counter, making incoherent statements and holding his right hand behind his back.

He approached officers from the kitchen and Stockton tried to deploy his stun gun, which malfunctioned. A sergeant handed Stockton his stun gun and Stockton used it on Daniels, who ignored officer commands.

aniels briefly slumped over a table before he started swinging a knife, cutting one officer on the hand.

Officers retreated to the apartment building landing, where another officer deployed a stun gun, prompting Daniels to again swing the knife and lunge at Stockton. Stockton then fired twice.

Had Daniels survived, Kelly said, he would have faced charges of battery with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon on a protected person.

The two stun guns that did deploy didn’t stop Daniels, the assistant sheriff said.

“If (neuromuscular incapacitation) had occurred, the individual would’ve locked up and would’ve been unable to move,” Kelly said.

Police were investigating whether Daniels had a history of mental health issues, Kelly said.

The officer injured by the knife was treated and released from a hospital.

The shooting marked the department’s 13th of the year and the third in a 48-hour stretch that began about 1:15 p.m. Saturday when two officers fatally shot a man after an hourslong barricade.

Later that night, an officer returned fire at a man who had shot at officers. That man was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

[horsecs]

Too bad he wanted to die. I felt sorry for him being in that messy place. Reminded me of the drug days from long ago.

[pervM]

Huh, nice to see professional cops for a change. Even used the standard "two-shot" burst that gets taught in all police- and army forces as the standard.

[Padraig Flaherty]

Seriously, why don't they employ high dose tranqs that would knock them out fast?! They do it to dangerous animals!? Lotta lives would seriously be saved!!!

[lion]

Bang bang down goes Frazier

[Necrotic Bowel]

I wonder who his interior decorator is?

[Vamooska]

Originally Posted by Padraig Flaherty ↗

Seriously, why don't they employ high dose tranqs that would knock them out fast?! They do it to dangerous animals!? Lotta lives would seriously be saved!!!

Fuck that shit. He wanted to die. He lunged at an LEO and paid the price. You gotta take a stand against this bullshit. Cops have enough to worry about without fucking snowflakes defending lunatics.....Fuck off.

[Vamooska]

He is upset because his housekeeper quit.

[ginchiller]

Originally Posted by Padraig Flaherty ↗

Seriously, why don't they employ high dose tranqs that would knock them out fast?!

cause life isn't a video game, fast in real life is still several minutes... way too slow, even in case of an old running man

[AngelAssassin]

Originally Posted by Vamooska ↗

Fuck that shit. He wanted to die. He lunged at an LEO and paid the price. You gotta take a stand against this bullshit. Cops have enough to worry about without fucking snowflakes defending lunatics.....Fuck off.

I think the point was that there are other, non-lethal options they could have at hand for these type situations. Rubber bullets being one, stun shields another... In this situation, I do believe they could have used a tranquilizer effectively, dose him at the start when he’s still across the room, then just wait.
It’s unfortunate the man wasn’t having a great day, but I don’t believe he did anything that warrants death either. Too bad it ended that way.
Too many social issues involved to start a discussion here. It’s constantly being played out in the media, I won’t continue to rehash it here.