Officers Devon Smith, Sean Dolan, and Brian Devaney are each charged with a total of twelve criminal counts of manslaughter and reckless endangerment for their actions that night, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Tuesday. ... Authorities had previously charged two teens in connection with the initial gunshots that were fired - Angelo "AJ" Ford, 16, of Sharon Hill, and Hasein Strand, 18, of Collingdale. Stollsteimer's office also announced Tuesday that murder charges related to Bility's killing were withdrawn against the two Black teens. ... Ford is still facing charges for his "attempt to kill Strand," according to the release.
Interesting.
So the two teens were shooting, and the cops shot back (recklessly in the eyes of the DA) and hit some bystanders, killing one. Now the cops are being charged for shooting the bystanders.
Isn't this similar to the situation where two people commit a home invasion, the homeowner kills one of them, and the other gets charged with his buddy's murder? Since the teens initiated the crime, and the bystanders were injured during that crime, shouldn't the teens be charged?
I'm not saying that the cops should NOT be charged as well, perhaps they should. But it seems odd that the teens would get off scot-free in that regard.
I guess I'd have to see more details, like where everyone was positioned
From what I can gather the cops weren't shooting anywhere near the teens that kicked this off
From initial reports, they essentially heard gunshots, then started firing where they thought they heard them coming from.. which ended up being into a crowd.....
How only one person was killed is probably a miracle..
If that's the case, hang them high...
Just like when NYPD ended up shooting 9 people, as they were trying to stop a guy with a knife from stabbing one of their officers. I'm sorry, you signed up for that shit... You know the risks, you don't get to shoot random members of the public to save your own ass.
I'd rather have an extra couple holes that I may/may not survive, than live with the knowledge that I killed an innocent person.
To justify actions like this, like the NYPD did, is 110% 'we're more important than you, and your lives don't matter'....
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According to CCSO, the robbery suspect fled the scene in a vehicle that was reported stolen. Deputies said they found the suspect and pursued him to a home, which KOIN 6 News revealed through property records to belong to Vancouver police officer Donald Sahota. It is unclear how the suspect ended up at Sahota’s home near Battle Ground.
CCSO said the robbery suspect contacted someone at the house, and a deputy fired their gun. On Sunday, the Vancouver Police Department announced Sahota had been killed at his home.
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Some details are leaking, and stories are getting updated…
“ A Clark County Sheriff's deputy unintentionally shot and killed an off-duty Vancouver police officer as the officer was scuffling with an armed robbery suspect….”
Your chances, as a law-abiding citizen, of being “unintentionally” shot by an undertrained trigger-happy cop in the US are much higher than chances of being shot by a criminal.
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Some details are leaking, and stories are getting updated…
“ A Clark County Sheriff's deputy unintentionally shot and killed an off-duty Vancouver police officer as the officer was scuffling with an armed robbery suspect….”
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