Posted on 12/22/2017 7:43:47 PM PST by JP1201
SCHERTZ, Texas (AP) - The death of a 6-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a stray bullet when deputies near San Antonio opened fire on a woman being sought for crimes is a "tragic accident," a Texas sheriff said Friday.
The woman, 30-year-old Amanda Jones, was also fatally shot in the incident Thursday afternoon. Bexar County deputies had pursued her for a car theft and other offenses about two hours before confronting her on the porch of a trailer that she had forced her way into, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. The boy, Kameron Prescott, was inside the trailer, although Salazar said deputies didn't know anyone was at the home in the San Antonio suburb of Schertz.
The child was struck in the torso by a bullet that pierced one of the trailer's walls. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Salazar said Jones had no apparent connection to the boy or his family.
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No it was involuntary manslaughter due to gross negligence in discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.
Bullshit.
That boy should be alive.
I guess we all need a neon “OCCUPIED” light in a highly visible location on all sides of our houses now, so police will know not to shoot into it.
How come I’m responsible for every bullet that leaves my gun, but some Cop isn’t?
For Pete’s sake!
You sir, are absolutely right.
There is no excuse. One of the first things I learned as an NRA safe hunter, is to always think... "Where is that bullet going to stop?"
There is no excuse for a LEO to go into a trailer park and start blasting in every direction.
He/she should have never been issued a firearm.
RIP little guy. :(
If a civilian had fired that shot they would have been charged.
No, it’s manslaughter.
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He wasn’t the only unarmed victim of the trigger happy cops in that event.
Check yer backstop.
Involuntary or negligent...
What is the difference between the officer shooting indiscriminately through a tin trailer killing a 6 yo boy and a gang thug involved in a drive by hitting a 3 yo girl in the head sitting in a Detroit living room.
NOTHING
I am so glad that even on a VERY conservative site, we folks here don’t kneejerk to the defense of the cop.
I live on Staten Island and the CRAZIEST kids i knew growing up become cops. The most dangerous too.
They have been rude, nasty and at times cruel to e in my lifetime.
Yeah the job can SUCK, and I appreciate them putting their lives on the line (the ones that do so), but I would trust most any FReeper with a gun over the police, as it seems they understand when to discharge and when not to.
Actually, the left SHOULD be the ones to embrace them, as socialists LOVE a powerful govt force.
The police are there for us, not the other way around.
Congress forgot about that too.
High fives at the cop bar?
Did you read the story about Minneapolis moving to lower the psychological standards for cops so that they can have a more “diverse” police force?
GOOD!!!!
Cause they’re not absolutely bottom of the ####ing barrel low enough.
Hey good to see ya man :)
Enjoy the holidays man.
because the state is more sovereign than you and me and the other peons.
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