Posted on 07/13/2010 3:47:06 AM PDT by marktwain
Edited on 07/13/2010 4:51:40 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas Metro police on Monday identified the three officers who shot and killed an armed man outside a Costco store in Summerlin.
They are Officer William Mosher, 38, a five-year veteran of the department, Officer Joshua Stark, 28, who has been with the department since September 2008, and Officer Thomas Mendiola, 23, who joined the department in March 2009.
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...then what in the hell is this about? A West Pointer running amok outside of a Costco? Doesn’t compute.
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“I couldn't agree with you more....My wife and I were 7 or 8 feet away from the shooting as were the police. We were to the suspects immediate right. We heard and saw the 3 police officers shouting to the man in question to ‘get on your knees’ several times. At that point the man appeared somewhat stunned by the commotion and shouting of the police. His Right arm went up in a defenseless position and it appeared his left arm appeared to be going up but there was NO gun in his hand. He was taserd and shot at the same time. At no time did the man in question ever raise his voice, shout an obscenity or become confrontational with the police. We saw the disabled man stooping to his right facing us with what appeared to be a bullet wound in his upper chest with blood coming from the wound and immediately his eyes became glossy as he began to convulse. At this point he was no threat to anyone, both hands were in full view of us and there was no gun. As he was down, the police continued to shout ‘put the gun down’ several times...but there was no gun in his hand as we had full vantage point view. The injured man was having agonal respirations, he was down when the second volly of bullets rang out. There was no doubt in question that following the second barrage of bullets the man was dead. His girlfriend was to the back side of us and began to scream.....why did you kill him, he is a military man with a license to carry a concealed weapon. You didn't need to kill him....you didn't need to kill him.
An officer then came up to the injured man who in my opinion was a ‘dead’ man’, was cuffed with his hands behind his back and no attempt by the officer to determine if the man was alive or dead. No apparent life saving aid was given to the ‘downed’ man. The man was totally lifeless when the Paramedics arrived on scene. I was absolutely surprised to see that no attempt at aggressive ACLS was engaged. They simply just picked up the body like a ‘sack of potatoes’ and hurled him onto the gurney and into the ambulance This was a crime scene.... the crime scene was violated. One of the paramedics who attended to an injured elderly lady said the man was dead. There was a dead man in front of Costco. What nobody is talking about is that there were many many spectators, many like ourselves within just a few feet of the victim when the shots rang out. It seems to me that the greater danger was posed not by the victim but by the police who fired many shots in the vicinity of the innocent public. I agree with you, I hope the media and your friends family can get their hands of Costco's Camera's which will indeed tell the rest of the story. Also it must be confirmed whether the second gun supposedly found by the victims side was indeed also registered to him as a licensed conceal and carry.
This whole incident was a monumental tragedy; a tragedy for the family and friend and also a tragedy for the involved officers who were pushed into a needless confrontation that reached hysterical proportions due to the overreaction of certain employees and bystanders. This was a needless death.
In summary it is our opinion that the victim did not pose an immediate threat to the public.....and in the final analysis was a case of excessive force
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Looks like murder to me
I'm looking forward to viewing the store videos. I bet Costco will claim camera malfunction.
DOJ study found that when force is used by cops it is most often used inappropriately.
...something very wrong here
I declare war on Costco, it started with a failed store policy which led to the death of an honest individual and may also lead to the end of several officers careers, or their freedom.
All because of Costco allowing the employment of a poorly trained individual that started the whole deathly issue.
I honestly hope many others see this the same as I do.
I demand compensation of no less than $25,000,000 to the family of the man killed, and I hope for more.
“A man was killed because he was destroying merchandise.”
I will wait to see the video of the destruction before I consider that a fact. So far, we only have a clerk’s word that destruction of merchandise was taking place.
I just thought of the girlfriend. She must be a basket case right now.
I realize that all police aren't bad, but crap like this just pisses me off.
I’ve heard 3 different accounts of this story
I’ve heard 3 different accounts of this story
I’ve heard 3 different accounts of this story
One post for each version????????????????
Nope. Regardless of what happened in the store, if the witnesses are correct then the police officers appear to have acted in a reckless and irresponsible manner in shooting this man. If their careers and their freedom are forfeit then it's due entirely to their own actions and not Costco.
On the other hand, a police officer in Oakland shoots and unarmed man in the back and kills him and gets off with manslaughter. Maybe these guys will get a California jury like that?
We all want to see the video. Many eye witness accounts are unreliable, and the police certainly have a compelling interest in showing that their account is the one the public accepts. Most police never have to shoot someone, so the fact that the senior officer in this case killed another person just a few years ago, and the other officers were relative rookies, is relevant.
You’ve had three similar posts about this story...
“On the other hand, a police officer in Oakland shoots and unarmed man in the back and kills him and gets off with manslaughter. Maybe these guys will get a California jury like that?”
An unarmed, handcuffed man with 2-3 officers in the immediate area.
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