bearkat42
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The disturbing incident—even condemned by one of the officer’s brothers—was apparently even worse than initially thought, as departmental video shows that the officers tried to run Joseph Mann over twice.
According to recently released dash-cam video from a July altercation, two Sacramento, Calif., police officers attempted to run over an African-American homeless man—twice—before they shot and killed him in a hail of bullets.
The Sacramento Bee reports that one of the officers says “f–k this guy” in the final minute before they shot Joseph Mann. Moments later, the driver says, “I’m going to hit him.”
“OK. Go for it. Go for it,” his partner responds.
The Bee reports that Officers Randy Lozoya and John Tennis gunned their vehicle toward Mann during the July 11 incident, backed up, turned and then drove toward him again, based on dashcam video released by police. They stopped the car, ran toward Mann on foot and shot him 14 times. He was obviously running away from them.
After a private citizen gave news outlets video from the incident, police released dashcam video on Sept. 20 and called a news conference that day.
The Sacramento News And Review that the videos seem to contradict the department’s initial statement that its officers resorted to lethal force only after de-escalation tactics failed.
Lozoya and Tennis are currently on “modified duty,” according to a police spokesman.
Dispatchers told officers that Mann was seen with a knife and a gun. Police have never reported finding a gun.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2016/10/video-reveals-sacramento-calif-police-tried-to-run-over-black-man-before-fatally-shooting-him/?utm_content=buffer3c4d1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
According to recently released dash-cam video from a July altercation, two Sacramento, Calif., police officers attempted to run over an African-American homeless man—twice—before they shot and killed him in a hail of bullets.
The Sacramento Bee reports that one of the officers says “f–k this guy” in the final minute before they shot Joseph Mann. Moments later, the driver says, “I’m going to hit him.”
“OK. Go for it. Go for it,” his partner responds.
The Bee reports that Officers Randy Lozoya and John Tennis gunned their vehicle toward Mann during the July 11 incident, backed up, turned and then drove toward him again, based on dashcam video released by police. They stopped the car, ran toward Mann on foot and shot him 14 times. He was obviously running away from them.
After a private citizen gave news outlets video from the incident, police released dashcam video on Sept. 20 and called a news conference that day.
The Sacramento News And Review that the videos seem to contradict the department’s initial statement that its officers resorted to lethal force only after de-escalation tactics failed.
Lozoya and Tennis are currently on “modified duty,” according to a police spokesman.
Dispatchers told officers that Mann was seen with a knife and a gun. Police have never reported finding a gun.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2016/10/video-reveals-sacramento-calif-police-tried-to-run-over-black-man-before-fatally-shooting-him/?utm_content=buffer3c4d1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer