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The officer opened fire around 7:40 a.m. Friday when the 16-year-old driver of a black sport utility vehicle, who police thought was a carjacker, attempted to ram the officer, police spokeswoman Cpl. Diane Richardson said.
The 16-year-old and a 17-year-old who police believe to be his accomplice fled from the scene and were later arrested at Brookside Motel in Alexandria by Fairfax County police, Richardson said. The 16-year-old was taken to the hospital to be treated for a bullet wound in his forearm.
Police say the incident started early Friday morning when the two teens stole the SUV from the 2100 block of Anvil Lane in Oxon Hill. The SUV's owner had left the engine running to warm up on a cold morning, making it an easy target for the two young men, Richardson said.
The teens then drove the SUV into another neighborhood and stole a gold Toyota Camry on the 700 block of Carson Avenue. Around 7:30 a.m., an officer attempted to stop the Camry, but the driver fled onto Indian Head Highway where he lost control of the car and crashed into a guardrail.
While the officer pursued the 16-year-old on foot, a black SUV pulled up and the teenager pushed the driver aside, took the wheel and then attempted to ram the officer.
"The officer thought he was witnessing a carjacking and abduction, and was in fear for his life," Richardson said.
Around 8:10 a.m., Farifax County police received a call that a gunshot victim was at the motel, a Fairfax County police spokesman said. Fairfax police responded and found the wounded 16-year-old, his alleged 17-year-old accomplice and the black SUV.
Fairfax County police "put two and two together and realized it was the same vehicle we were looking for," Richardson said. Charges are pending for both teens.
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al said:
I know the family great guy but why did the cop killed him he said he try running him over. But second version he said he though he was meaning maybe come on I can understand jail time but shooting a 17 year old kid cops get away with everything
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Melinda said:
I think that the copes did the right thing i just hope every one is ok though. I lived next to the road the shooting happend down.
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Melinda said:
I think that the copes did the right thing i just hope every one is ok though. I lived next to the road the shooting happend down.
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Examiner Reader said:
well this is a true story because it was my friend that the police killed....
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Examiner Reader said:
it was justified
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Kudda said:
Complete & total B.S This is an old story. Theyve always wanted a pce of J.J. Alas, never had a thing on him the last 20 they raided him. Why werent the tires shot out? Why did 1 of Irvings finest drive his mustang away instead of having it towed? No ones life was ever threated. They have a chip on their shoulder . They came up with nothing on him this time also and that wasnt acceptable. GOOD JOB GUYS! I guess Irving PD is just as corrupt as Dallas. What a shocker. God Bless you J.J Kudda
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Pete said:
They culver city police officer shot and killed an innocent man, my friend alex. Someone that was good to the community and was a good person, unarmed at the time. Sad but it's a fact that some police are corrupt
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Examiner Reader said:
Whooaaaa! This is a shame. Police officers got to much power. I get paranoid just seeing the police behind me or anywhere in my sight because of all these stories. I have no what so ever a criminal record but I do get scared DWB (Driving While Black) or WWB (walking while black). You are a suspect as soon as police see you. I hope those police officers will rot in hell and that they will have regrets for the rest of their life.
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vicious said:
this story is based on lies and false facts.
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Dewitt CSI said:
To anyone who wants the whole truth of what acctually happened just ask for Ammariea I am a Dewitt CSI and I was across the street from the crime scene right from the start. I can tell you truthfully what happened from start to finish.
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Ammariea said:
I dated Officer Darnell and he was a great person and a Great Police Officer. I wish him the best.
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Examiner Reader said:
I feel that if everyone in the car would have followed instructions and the so called friends he was with would not have been running around pointing a gun at others this young man would still be alive.
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Examiner Reader said:
Isn't it how it always is police shoots another victim becasue they feared for their life. Of course they are investigating to make sure that the police officer did the right thing. How is it that we always here the cops side of the story, I would like to hear the story of the two other suspects who were present there when this all happened. As it is the Culver City Police has a reputation for discriminating against people.
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Examiner Reader said:
From what I have heard the man was at his own home, cleaning up his backyard, a neighbor thought he was a burglar and called the police, when they arrived they shot him in the back yard then he went into his house and got a gun after being shot, then when police saw him out front, a witness reports that they gave him 10 seconds or less to put down his weapon then killed him. Every single one of the cops involved in this needs to go to prison. He was unarmed the first time he was shot, then after the trauma of being shot he grabbed a weapon, hmmm.....Murder is murder, whether intentional or not. A badge should not protect murderers. If people do not believe he was shot in the backyard, then explain the blood trail from his backyard into his home.
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Local said:
trigger happy cop didnt have to shoot to kill
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Examiner Reader said:
Good job ccpd
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Examiner Reader said:
....Rules for not getting shot by the Police: 1) Don't be a criminal. 2) Don't act, pretend, reach for your waistband, etc....etc....etc.... 3) Do what the Police Officers TELL you to do, do not deviate from this. 4) Don't be stupid.... This is your 101 lesson for criminal, gang-banging scum....OUT!
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Examiner Reader said:
Why is it that ever other news source reporting on this says that a gun was found. Why does this news source seem as if it wants to inflame people and cause distrust of the police. How about reporting the news not making it up!
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Dazz said:
Do the Baltimore police get the message yet. There has to be different tattics or there will be plenty more shootings.
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Examiner Reader said:
I live in Buffalo and that cop had every right to shoot that kid. When you walk up to a cop and hold a gun to their head you basically just signed your own death warrant. What did you expect the cop to do? Ask the kid to see it to make sure it was a real gun? Come on, if someone was holding a gun to my head, I'd shoot to kill too. Like the one poster said, cops have every right to protect themselves. They put their life on the line every single day. (Especially in the slum-city of Buffalo.) All I hear from you people is whine, whine, whine and then you wonder why the cops don't show up when you call them. If you bothered to look into the article a little more you would find out that the kid had a long history of problems and it's really no suprise he ended up dead in the gutter. It's not everyone elses job to raise your kid. Where was him (single) mom when all this was happening? When the police questioned her, she said she hadn't seen him since the night before
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Examiner Reader said:
this is messed up man
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Examiner Reader said:
OMG!!!!
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Examiner Reader said:
Man threw his jacket at the officer's face and the officer fired ??????????????? I guess that jacket was a deadly weapon!
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Examiner Reader said:
Two less to worry about, they won't be breaking into houses anytime soon. Don't break into houses and you won't get shot by the police...very simple.
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Examiner Reader said:
is there a follow up on this story anywhere?
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Examiner Reader said:
weed does not have nothing to do with this.
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Examiner Reader said:
if you think that cops get their job because they don't care about their lives are ridiculous. Everyone is scared for their life esp. when a 14 yearold tries to kill you by pinning you in between 2 cars. Have some respect you low lifes. If you think the cop who was hit didn't have anything to live for then you're wrong. i hate people like you who automatically think that the gov. is wrong and out to get everyone. Grow up the worl doesn't care about you or your beliefs. Put yourself in the police officers shoes for a week and see how you feel about the selfish family who try and make one persons life miserable because they're son was shot for trying to kill an officer. POlice officers hvae familys too and put they're lives on the line to save yours!
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Brady2Moss 16-0 said:
I grew up in this area so to all u out of staters writing negative stuff know this Barnstable and Yarmouth police forces are among the more corrupt in Massachusetts with a long history of excessive force brutality and fake arrests in attempts to catch others Heres a few of the more corrupt in that area. Officers, Needham Thompson Parkass Hagerty Mckenna Sweeny and this short Greasy haired guinea bastard whos name i forgot but you cant miss the stinch of his corruption he got suspended for siding with drunk town workers who hit my moms car and then had the odasity to deliver a phony ticket to my house in my name which was quickly dismissed its small town ethics out there with Judge Reardon as the ring leader..
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Vague said:
The details are too vague! He drove "toward" the officer. That is in no way the same as saying he tried to run over the officer, or to ram his cruiser. And think of the intentions. He didn't want to stop for the cop, yet he'll gladly turn around and assault the cop with his car? Marijuana can make people do strange things, but not _that_ strange. Some people always blame the cops no matter what. Some people always bow down to authority no matter what. I'd prefer to get the whole story to form an educated opinion, but this "news" article simply doesn't allow that. Too few facts.
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army said:
people who disrespect law enforcement and the police, don't deserve to be in America. respect the police, and they will respect you. i would rather have a hard as cop on the street protecting me, than the NAACP and ACLU.
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Examiner Reader said:
Maybe we should shoot all Level 2 sex offenders
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Examiner Reader said:
Its justified to shoot him when he is charging at officers with a knife in one hand and a syringe in the other, and threatening their lives. Officers are trained to shoot in the chest. I say they used pretty good restraint by only firing 2 shots considering the number of officers on scence.
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Examiner Reader said:
i ran down to dedham distich court to pay my find becauce iwould,t want to be shot 275 dollars
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Examiner Reader said:
This was my uncle yeah he wasnt in his right mind but tell me how is it justified to shoot him in the stomach when the knifes in his hand. Thats where your trained to aim.
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Examiner Reader said:
Cranson Howard? Is this the Cranston I knew from Compton? The one who lived near Kelly Park and was friends with Raquel Bowen? Hmm, I wonder.
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Examiner Reader said:
let me say they're are some real idiots in this world and everybody saying things about this man, you should be ashamed of yourselves.the real question is why are trained police officers shooting at a disabled man standing next to his young daughter, who called her daddy for help...that's what i'd like to know any other man would've done the same for his child, even the cops that killed him, well ex cops i hope.. so people if you are judging this man, may god have mercy on your soles, and i pray for the police that now have to deal with the fact that they shot and killed an innocent man in front of his daughter, i hope they realize the mistake they made and i pray for other people in that town if they are allowed to come back to work, and a public apology to his daughter who from what i understand was also struck by gunfire from the police would be nice and baby girl if you're reading this time heals everything and don't listen to any of these idiots... your dad didn't do anythi
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Denyse said:
They killed my friend i just seen him.he was being shy to say anything to me i had to speak to him and before the day i seen him i havent seen him since henry clay and now its just like wow hes gone and mr. white is hurt i give my condolences out to Michael Byounes mother and family and larry babes i hope you get well soon Michael's in a better place now he dont have to hurt anymore gods taking care of him real good.i understand wat youre going through you guys been hanging with each other as bestfriends since henry clay.
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Jesus said:
It seems that whenever a cop gets killed everyone feels bad for them, it's all over the news like we're supposed to CARE. But when an innocent gets killed people make a fuss but nothing ever gets done. Maybe some cops deserve to get shot, and next time it happens I might not feel so bad. Cops need lessons on morality, decency, human rights and respect, not abusing powers granted to them by the very people they shoot. So more protecting and SERVING and less killing, or else, you deserve death as much as a street thug.
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Examiner Reader said:
So much for the police slogan to Protect and Serve The new slogan should read to Beat and Kill. This was truly a disaster and another sad case of an innocent person being killed in front of kids. These kids were traumatized and their lives will be shattered forever. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY GIVE IT ALL TO GOD!!!
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Examiner Reader said:
These police should pay for these crimes their commiting. Really they should also check the backgrounds of these predjudice police they are hiring. And stop bandading them fools and put them to death like they are doing others or life in prison. Let them know its not okay. I read the comment about Al Sharpton i disagree with that comment. Altho Al is so full of it some things its necessary to get involved in and this is worth getting involved in.
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Examiner Reader said:
Racist cops!
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Examiner Reader said:
here is the issue...although the police officers said they feared for there life there is no way in hell that it took 50 BULLETS to kill the man. 50 shots...seriously they had to make sure he was REALLY dead. In order to shoot that many shots you have to RELOAD your gun. So your telling me that after you fire a round of bullets you need to load your gone and shoot more rounds? Those 3 officers need to pay for their crime and just because you are a police officer doesn't mean anything.
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tonya said:
what is governor rendell going to do about the police killing innocent black men? Having a past criminal record doesn't make someone guilty! Wake up Pennsylvania, they will continue to kill all of you as long as you let them. Pennsylvania is always covering up a police killing. Everyone there needs to protest and try to get results. Violence is not necessary, but peolple are there fighting and killing over colors and territory
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Examiner Reader said:
Not surprised! How can anyone feel so physically threatened by a 62 y.o. woman who is considered incapable of living on her own due to health issues be enough of a threat to be shot down? Tossing a blanket over her head would incapitate her at that age due to diminished reflexes! PLEASE..... How many 62 y.o. woman carry knives in assisted living facilities?
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Examiner Reader said:
This is all about money and nothing else. Now they are talking civil suit which means going after some money from the NY taxpayer. Everytime Sharpton of Jackson show up you know it is money. Why dont Al Sharpton come and live in West Baltimore and spend some of his dough here to help - of course not, he wants nothing to do with anybody that cant get there hands on $$$$$$$
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Examiner Reader said:
The problem here is not "high politics" or "political theory", the problem here is stupid, poorly trained, cowardly, numbskull cops. That's it. That's the problem.
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Examiner Reader said:
While I do agree these police are probably guilty as charged, let us remember that, when charged, they have the same rights as anyone else: the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty; the right to be judged on evidence and sworn witnesses, not on what the media reports; the right to have all doubt resolved in their favour and not in favour of the prosecution. As with any other accused of the same crimes, they have the right to decide if they want a judge only trial or judge and jury. That does not mean they are innocent, and it does seem they really are guilty, but they cannot be deprived of rights in law that other citizens have, can they?
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Examiner Reader said:
Someone said in his comment that the cops feared for their lives. I say if cops are scared GET OFF THE FORCE! I do not want to be shot by a scaredy-cat trigger-happy cop when I'm just holding a cell phone. I do like cops, though. I belong to a policing organization in Chicago. The bads ones make the good ones look bad , too.
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The Truth said:
A police state depends on a fascist government which is basically what the plutocracy is in America. Let us not be confused by religion or racism as both are ignorance and will not free peoples to deal with the here and now.
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The Truth said:
America selling the fraud of democracy when in fact the American Government is a complete plutocracy and a police state. American citizens suffer most at the hand of the police state but that fraud democracy attacks other countries and tries to police another fraud. American people need to step out of delusion and take it to the streets in every American city. Freedom is not just a word but to be free of the rich taking advantage of others who are not heavily armed. An honest government without a police state can no longer be had through some fake election where there is just no choice but more of the same.
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