DonLever Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Police kill armed 14-year-old boy on New York City street The Associated Press Published Sunday, August 4, 2013 1:33PM EDT Last Updated Sunday, August 4, 2013 10:53PM EDT NEW YORK -- A rookie police officer shot and killed a 14-year-old boy on a street early Sunday after he refused to drop his gun and pointed it in the direction of officers, authorities said. Shaaliver Douse died of a single gunshot to his jaw after the confrontation in the Bronx. Two officers with the New York Police Department were on foot patrol when they heard gunfire at about 3 a.m. local time. The officers responded to the scene and found the boy with a 9mm handgun firing shots at a fleeing man, authorities said. Police released two surveillance videos Sunday evening that show a man they've identified as Douse, wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, fire at a group of men standing outside a bodega and then chasing after one of them. Police said Douse fired four shots in all. The officers identified themselves as police and ordered him to drop his weapon, authorities said. "The officers ordered Douse to drop the gun but instead he fired another round," NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said at a news conference. "It is undetermined at this time whether he fired at the officers or a fourth time at the unknown male who had just run past the officers." When he pointed his gun in the direction of officers, one of the officers shot him, police said. Douse was pronounced dead at the scene. The two officers had joined the department in January. Douse's aunt, Quwana Barcene, told the New York Post the boy was an only child. "It's not fair. It was my sister's only child. You shouldn't have to bury your child," she said. Douse had been in trouble with the law before. He was charged in May with attempted murder after a 15-year-old boy was shot in a Bronx neighbourhood where Douse lived. That shooting took place two miles from where Douse was later shot to death. Douse was also charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing in connection to the incident. The prosecution of Douse was then deferred, said Steven Reed, a spokesman for the Bronx District Attorney's Office. The office had insufficient evidence to proceed, and the victim was unable to identify his shooter, he said. The case was still open, Reed said Read more: http://www.ctvnews.c...3#ixzz2b5LzF1hc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 this was justified, the knife incident wasnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 If the cop is white and the kid is black.... watchout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-47 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 "It's not fair. It was my sister's only child. You shouldn't have to bury your child," she said. Obviously I wasn't there, but pretty sure the kid had it coming, bad record, refusing to comply, very dangerous situation... It's hard not to justify the shot in this scenario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
мeтpо Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 If the cop is white and the kid is black.... watchout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelon Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 If the suspect is a danger to the police's lives in any way, they have every right to use deadly force, especially with someone firing off a handgun. Doesn't matter what race they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam13371337 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 based on the info out on him, he was a menace to society. only a matter of time before he killed someone. a major threat to society has been removed. Good riddance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 The 14 year old kid kill by cops: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Do you think we will hear from Rev. Al Sharpton soon? Or Mr.Obama, "If I have a son, it will be like him", "It could have been me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Our Species has managed to invent more efficient ways to kill ourselves through out our history , I wonder whether we will be able to to find a way a non lethal way to stop a person from hurting others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Kesler Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Shooting at cops is gambling with your life, a bet you lose more often than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 The 14 year old kid kill by cops: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Do you think we will hear from Rev. Al Sharpton soon? Or Mr.Obama, "If I have a son, it will be like him", "It could have been me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleMrHan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Condolences to the family, its a tragedy and the kid was failed either by the system as a whole or by the way his parents raised him. As much as I sympathize with loss of life, I can not help but to defend police officers involved. In their every day, while we sit behind desks and work in our every-day jobs, they risk their lives for us, and no matter how trivial the situation might seem, where there is even a slightest chance of being shot, deadly force is justified. In the moment of decision-making, one has to think of their family as well, and, in todays World, 14 year old is just as deadly as 40 year old. I am also sure that the police officer who shot him is in much turmoil as the family, he has to now live with the fact that he shot a 14 year old kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 The 14 year old kid kill by cops: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Do you think we will hear from Rev. Al Sharpton soon? Or Mr.Obama, "If I have a son, it will be like him", "It could have been me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 The kid didn't give the cops any other choice. I wonder what he was shooting at the other guys for. It doesn't say for sure whether he was shooting near the end at the cops or at those same people, but if you're trying to kill someone then you're making your own bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderTwinPowers Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 If the cop is white and the kid is black.... watchout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Suicide by cop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 What if the cop is black and the kid was white?... Then how would it be perceived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I'm normally against the police in these type of situations but the kid had it coming. He was shooting at a group of others AND pointed his gun at the cops. Condolences to the family but the cop clearly made the right decision in protecting himself and the people around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue90 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Stupid pigs should have tasered him instead. Or tried to disarm him. He's 14 for crying out loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Stupid pigs should have tasered him instead. Or tried to disarm him. He's 14 for crying out loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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