Trooper in deadly Montgomery County shooting identified, but questions remain

[Route 45]

I've driven by that house. The neighborhood looks quite different in person.

ABQ, represent!

 

[ArcadiaGP]

 

[KG1]

Could it be said that the Trooper’s age and experience level may have played a part in this tragedy just like OC’ing a handgun did?

 

[Mgderf]

That trooper has got to be glad he will not be judged by the court of public opinion..
If you considered the comments section of Lafayette's Journal & Courier, you would believe the trooper should be drawn and quartered before a trial can commence.

I have serious reservations about the account told by the trooper, but I wasn't there.

 

[Expat]

Could it be said that the Trooper’s age and experience level may have played a part in this tragedy just like OC’ing a handgun did?

I would suspect so... FWIW

 

[Lelliott8]

Even if the cop did it by accident, its been shown before that nothing will happen to him because he didn't have bad intent.

If I shot someone in the face without malice, would nothing happen to me too?

 

[Sigblitz]

Is this a food thread? Anyone have the recipe for disaster?

 

[Glockman91]

The mother called dispatch letting them know her husband would be working on the vehicle. The witness who videotaped said the man shot by the cop, had his hands up in the air and was complying with orders, the trooper asked where the gun was as he was behind his police cruiser door and the man pointed to his right hip and the cop shot him. That is when the witness started videotaping. They let that man lay there and bleed out. 2 officers were on the scene when the shots were fired.

 

[hpclayto]

The mother called dispatch letting them know her husband would be working on the vehicle. The witness who videotaped said the man shot by the cop, had his hands up in the air and was complying with orders, the trooper asked where the gun was as he was behind his police cruiser door and the man pointed to his right hip and the cop shot him. That is when the witness started videotaping. They let that man lay there and bleed out. 2 officers were on the scene when the shots were fired.

And you know all of this to be true how?

 

[Glockman91]

When the news outlets starting reporting it and the witness also commented on some of the posts on fox 59 but since then she has deleted her FB account so I would assume she was advised to keep quiet during all of this from an attorney. You heard about what happened to the guy in NY right? The guy that videotaped the cops choking the guy over cigarettes was harassed by police, even arrested for releasing the video and has to constantly look over his shoulder. You always have to be careful when it comes to cops, if you catch them in the act they like to harass you and do whatever they can to get back at you.

 

[PaulJF]

The mother called dispatch letting them know her husband would be working on the vehicle. The witness who videotaped said the man shot by the cop, had his hands up in the air and was complying with orders, the trooper asked where the gun was as he was behind his police cruiser door and the man pointed to his right hip and the cop shot him. That is when the witness started videotaping. They let that man lay there and bleed out. 2 officers were on the scene when the shots were fired.

This is the sequence of events as reported by many in Facebook comments, but not as reported by any news source or the man who took the video.

 

[Glockman91]

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ramsey-orta-eric-garner_us_57f5019ae4b04c71d6f12ba4

 

[hpclayto]

When the news outlets starting reporting it and the witness also commented on some of the posts on fox 59 but since then she has deleted her FB account so I would assume she was advised to keep quiet during all of this from an attorney. You heard about what happened to the guy in NY right? The guy that videotaped the cops choking the guy over cigarettes was harassed by police, even arrested for releasing the video and has to constantly look over his shoulder. You always have to be careful when it comes to cops, if you catch them in the act they like to harass you and do whatever they can to get back at you.

Ahhh yes. Third party information via Facebook. So you weren’t there, got it.

 

[Glockman91]

So you are automatically going to side with the police?

 

[hpclayto]

So you are automatically going to side with the police?

I’m not going to side with anyone until the investigation is complete and the facts have been brought to light. Crazy, I know.

 

[churchmouse]

 

[KLB]

BULLY!

 

[KLB]

I’m not going to side with anyone until the investigation is complete and the facts have been brought to light. Crazy, I know.

I hope they are, but I fear not many will be. Unless there are actual witnesses or camera footage we do not know about, there we are unlikely to learn much more about what happened.

 

[churchmouse]

BULLY!

 

[Sigblitz]

The mother called dispatch letting them know her husband would be working on the vehicle. The witness who videotaped said the man shot by the cop, had his hands up in the air and was complying with orders, the trooper asked where the gun was as he was behind his police cruiser door and the man pointed to his right hip and the cop shot him. That is when the witness started videotaping. They let that man lay there and bleed out. 2 officers were on the scene when the shots were fired.

So there is a witness.