A western Indiana construction worker who was fatally shot by a state trooper who believed he reached for a handgun during a confrontation on a highway was seen on cell phone video struggling to move as he was forced to walk toward officers.
Authorities would not release the name of the officer who shot 56-year-old Glenn A. Rightsell after the Linden man failed to follow his orders and allegedly grabbed a handgun on his own waist Friday night.
He died at a hospital. The trooper was not injured.
Police said the trooper had tagged an abandoned sport-utility vehicle Friday afternoon along US 231 in Montgomery County.
The shooting occurred three hours later when the trooper noticed a car parked in front of the SUV, with its hood up, and stopped to investigate.
Rightsell's nephew, Matt Clark, told the Journal & Courier his uncle was trying to fix his daughter's stalled SUV and he always carried a gun on his belt.
An Indiana man was fatally shot by a state trooper who said he reached for a handgun during a confrontation on a highway. Glenn A. Rightsell, 56, is circled above lying on the ground behind his daughter's car after being shot
An unnamed officer shot Rightsell after the Linden man failed to follow his orders and allegedly grabbed a handgun on his own waist Friday night. Police then made him walk toward them as he bled out
Police said the trooper had tagged an abandoned sport-utility vehicle Friday afternoon along US 231 in Montgomery County
An officer can be heard repeatedly telling Rightsell in the clip: 'Do not reach for the gun. Do you understand?'
'Glenn always carried a gun on his belt, so who knows what the officer might have thought,' Clark said.
'A lot of bad coincidences and an officer that used a shoot-first, ask-questions-later mentality.'
Sgt. Kim Riley said that the trooper 'noticed a handgun on the waist of Mr. Rightsell as he pulled around behind the Tahoe.'
Riley added: 'The trooper wasn’t sure whether someone was there stealing something or what.'
Riley did not reveal whether the man was shot more than once.
Rightsell's nephew, Matt Clark, told the Journal & Courier Rightsell (pictured) was trying to fix his daughter's stalled SUV and he always carried a gun on his belt
A man named Jon Johnson published the cell phone footage he took from inside his home.
Johnson wrote in a YouTube description: 'This man was killed outside my front door last night. He had been shot by police prior to me filming.
'He died shortly after he was taken into custody. IMO LE Inaction and incompetence led to this man unnecessarily dying. They also endangered the public by not closing off the scene.
'I honestly don’t know... I do know they took a really long time to secure the scene. If the shooting is justified, then this video can only help.'
Rightsell (pictured) died at the hospital Friday night
Clark said about his uncle: 'Glenn always carried a gun on his belt, so who knows what the officer might have thought'. Rightsell is pictured
An officer can be heard repeatedly telling Rightsell in the clip: 'Do not reach for the gun.'
Rightsell was seen lying behind his daughter's white car after being shot and calling out for help.
The man is eventually seen walking toward officers who refused to assist him while he was bleeding out the ground.
The trooper has not yet released comment.
Clark told the Journal & Courier that he has doubts about the officers' side of the story.
'I have witnessed him having laughs with police officers at the American Legion while armed, as he always is,' Clark said.
'If he, in fact, did reach for his weapon, it would have only been to disarm himself. I feel that there must be an independent investigation to ascertain the truths of this situation.'
Link hienalouca.com
https://hienalouca.com/2018/12/31/police-trooper-fatally-shot-man-after-he-grabbed-handgun/
Main photo article A western Indiana construction worker who was fatally shot by a state trooper who believed he reached for a handgun during a confrontation on a highway was seen on cell phone video struggling to move as he was forced to walk toward officers.
Authorities would not release the name of the officer...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
Dianne Reeves US News HienaLouca
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12/31/05/7976028-6541335-image-m-60_1546235378319.jpg
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий