Dashcam Video Shows Officer-Involved Shooting in Wildfire Evacuation Zone

[volshayes]

Looks like a "Suicide by Cop".

https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/vehicles-equipment/in-car-video/news/21033248/dashcam-video-shows-officerinvolved-shooting-in-wildfire-evacuation-zone?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181121014&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J

[Danger Rane]

Damn, the worst thing about this is the K9 getting killed in the crossfire.

[Erik88]

That was a giant cluster F. It's pretty clear this guy wanted the cops to shoot but I can't help but notice how much faster cops pull the trigger these days. It doesn't take much. Make a quick motion, shots fired. Holding a cell phone, shots fired. Reach for ID...

 

[bersaguy]

8 hours ago, Danger Rane said:

Damn, the worst thing about this is the K9 getting killed in the crossfire.

I have watched the video several times ad I did not seen a K-9 anywhere. If there was one killed it had to be by friendly fire which make all the worse.......JMHO

[peejman]

That's a strange one. If you're gonna shoot the guy, hold the dog. If you're gonna release the dog, give it a chance to do its job, which I'm certain it will quite effectively. 

[volshayes]

2 hours ago, bersaguy said:

I have watched the video several times ad I did not seen a K-9 anywhere. If there was one killed it had to be by friendly fire which make all the worse.......JMHO

Right at the end of the video about 1:54 or 1:55, you can see the K-9 running up to the suspect at the left rear of the car.

[Mark A]

This article has a lot more info

 

https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/k-9-equipment-services/news/21032824/sutter-county-california-sheriffs-office-k9-bandit-slain-during-pursuit

[volshayes]

California Deputies Bid Farewell to Fallen Sheriff's K-9

https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/k-9-equipment-services/news/21034531/california-deputies-bid-farewell-to-fallen-sutter-county-sheriffs-k9-bandit

[Quavodus]

On ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 7:29 AM, Erik88 said:

That was a giant cluster F. It's pretty clear this guy wanted the cops to shoot but I can't help but notice how much faster cops pull the trigger these days. It doesn't take much. Make a quick motion, shots fired. Holding a cell phone, shots fired. Reach for ID...

 

Yeah, its not to hard to get shot by cops these days.

Edited November 30, 2018 by Quavodus

[bersaguy]

Well I won't say that LEOs are all trigger happy. Their are some men and women that should not be wearing a police uniform, thats for sure. They have a chip on their shoulder when they put it on and the chip remains when they take it off. My issue is what kind of a country would it be without the good ones that perform their jobs and don't have the attitude the few bad ones have. IMO I would rather have the good ones but sometimes you have to take a little bad to see the good.

[DaveTN]

He was being stopped as a suspect in a double homicide. He failed to comply until he exited and pointed the pipe like a gun. I would have shot him.

Until I read in the story that he had a pipe I assumed he was pulling a gun. He had ample opportunity to stay alive and he decided not to.

There are a lot of bad or questionable shootings, but that wasn’t one.

In the video Erik felt the need to post; the Trooper was charged, pled guilty and was sent to prison.