I'm sure there'll be more details come out. If it's true that she was carjacked and he ran out after with a gun then he set himself up for this.
I hope the guy makes it and I hope he turns down the lawyers who'll be contacting him very soon.
Something isn't adding up here. It takes a while for the police to show up...by the time they get there isn't the perp already gone? The report says he's still at large - meaning he's no where to be found. So WHY was this guy still outside and handling his firearm? I'm not second guessing the poor guy because I wasn't there and know little to nothing about the situation. It seems, from the information given, by this time his firearm should have been reholstered and he inside consoling his wife by then.
Unfortunate. This guy is more than likely going to get a payday.... well, if he lives.
He made an idiot choice to not drop the gun and it got him shot. Who's not to say he was panicking and didn't notice the sirens? I'm not saying it's 100% the cops fault, this guy set himself up to get shot, but they shouldn't have shot because he had a gun in hand. I don't know all the details, but to assume he shouldn't sue them is not right...
From what I am told about how things are done down there, I think you're probably right. However, there are a lot of facts that still haven't seen the light yet.
Yet another situation where the CCW badge could have saved the day.
Apply purple as necessary.
...and since they're looking for Team Unknown Dude With A Gun, you don't want to be wearing that team's uniform.
Anyway, this has come up on INGO multiple times about not dropping the gun when ordered to by police. I've seen many posters say they wouldn't do it for various reasons. This is why you do. Even plain clothes/off duty police officers are trained to comply and drop the gun. You know why? Because the uniform guy arriving doesn't know what you know by some magical telepathy.
Cops don't have magical Jedi powers that allow for mind reading?
The cops don't, but the dogs do.
Cops don't have magical Jedi powers that allow for mind reading?
Boy, are there going to be some disappointed judges across Indiana when they learn this!
"He called the police. He is the one who called the police and he opened up his garage and he just made eye contact and immediately he got shot. No warning, no nothing," said Kamaria Howard, the victim's niece.
From the WTHR website, quote from homeowner's niece:
Not vouching for the veracity (obviously) but it does provide a possible detail.
I hope he wasn't in his garage when he was shot.