Police kill Hostage taker

[hochwald]

Yes it appears he is still alive. I stand corrected. I guess this shows one should not "assume" anything. I assumed he was head shot with a lighter caliber weapon. I am puzzled by a shoulder shot instead of a head shot in that type of situation.

At the moment the hostage taker was shot, he appears to be getting more agitated, could be the police had to act at the moment.

 

[Trigger Time]

Good job boys in blue! Another scum bag off the plannet! That's the way it should be for this type of crime. Saves tax money and he can't get out of jail in a couple weeks to do it again and maybe kill a cop the next time.

 

[Trigger Time]

Oh damn he's not dead!?! What a tragedy!!!

 

[Sheepdog Gear]

Good job boys in blue! Another scum bag off the plannet! That's the way it should be for this type of crime. Saves tax money and he can't get out of jail in a couple weeks to do it again and maybe kill a cop the next time.

Not dead. See above.

 

[Sheepdog Gear]

Oh damn he's not dead!?! What a tragedy!!!

Crud. Sorry. Posted at the same time. I'll make it up to you with a .

 

[Mackey]

Have you not seen all the movies where the dead guy gets you as soon as you turn your back?

Yeah, ever heard of Zombies?

 

[OkieGirl]

Which one is it?

Oh no! You confused the bunny!!!

Let me help make it easy for you...keep your bad guys cuffed all the time. Remember possums? Well, bad guys know those tricks too.

 

[Mackey]

Yes it appears he is still alive. I stand corrected. I guess this shows one should not "assume" anything. I assumed he was head shot with a lighter caliber weapon. I am puzzled by a shoulder shot instead of a head shot in that type of situation.

I'm not a member of a swat team, and I'm not an LEO (but I do watch movies and youtube)....but I'm thinking that a skull shot could have sent bone or lead fragments into the hostage if it was a side shot.

 

[Trigger Time]

Crud. Sorry. Posted at the same time. I'll make it up to you with a .

No problem. I should have read the rest of the posts instead of getting post happy after watching the video.

 

[j706]

I'm not a member of a swat team, and I'm not an LEO (but I do watch movies and youtube)....but I'm thinking that a skull shot could have sent bone or lead fragments into the hostage if it was a side shot.

I am not on a SWAT team either. But based on how that incident seems that it was I would have head shot him in a heart beat. A person can still be a threat after being shot in a shoulder. But the officers may have had knowledge about the guy that wasnt shared and acted accordingly. All is well that ends well and I am not second guessing them

 

[Manatee]

The guy still owed $15,000 on his Visa. Bank of America wouldn't allow the head shot.

 

[lucky4034]

Why did they cuff him, if they shot him in the head and killed him?

You ever seen an episode of The Walking Dead?

 

[jblomenberg16]

In one of the videos I saw, it appeared to have passed through the individual and passed through the glass in the door. Also, at the end of the video it looks like the officer that shot may be walking up (guy with the dog turns to talk to him). Looks like an M4 with EOTECH. Perhaps it was intended to be a head shot and depending on range may have hit lower than planned depending on the zero on the rifle.

 

[perry]

The guy still owed $15,000 on his Student loan. Sallie Mae wouldn't allow the head shot.

ftfy

 

[Gluemanz28]

My best friend from HS was on the SWAT team in Delaware County. The SWAT team went in to secure a hostage situation and in the process they shot a perp in the shoulder and nearly blew the arm off and it was just hanging. They are trained to treat everyone as though they are still alive until the coroner says otherwise. They cuffed the mans dangling arm to his good arm. He was pronounced dead at the scene later by the coroner.

 

[Bob2]

Yes it appears he is still alive. I stand corrected. I guess this shows one should not "assume" anything. I assumed he was head shot with a lighter caliber weapon. I am puzzled by a shoulder shot instead of a head shot in that type of situation.

Maybe was supposed to be head shot, but they "missed"

 

[223 Gunner]

Good job Denver PD!

 

[Whitsettd8]

Think the perp has seen too many Hollywood movies and should had picked a more appropriate sized human shield. Left a whole lot of meat exposed.

 

[baddyna96]

To those of you with Facebook. Check this out. I think it is the perps page.

https://www.facebook.com/SCARECROW1133?fref=browse_search

 

[db1959]

To those of you with Facebook. Check this out. I think it is the perps page.

https://www.facebook.com/SCARECROW1133?fref=browse_search

The FB page you linked was the one for the Elkhart Martins shooting. That page was taken down.