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Jaime Gonzales, with friend who is holding the pellet gun.
Posted on 01/05/2012 1:00:21 AM PST by Iron Munro
A teenager was shot dead by police today after brandishing a pellet gun in the hallway of his school.
Police say 15-year-old Jaime Gonzalez was holding a weapon that looked like a handgun, and refused to lower it when asked to by officers.
The two officers who shot the eighth-grader have been suspended while police carry out an investigation into his death.
The report which sent officers rushing to Cummings Middle School in Brownsville, Texas stated that a student had been seen holding a gun, according to the town's police chief Orlando Rodriguez.
Robert Valle, 13, was among the school's 750 students locked down in their classrooms during the confrontation. He said he heard police run down the hallway and yell 'put the gun down,' before several shots were fired.
'He had plenty of opportunities to lower the weapon and he didn't want to,' Mr Rodriguez said.
Two officers fired three shots, striking Gonzalez at least twice. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. The autopsy results are pending.
A police report stated: 'The weapon used by the suspect is a CO2 .177-calibre pellet pistol and is similar to a Glock type semi-automatic handgun.'
Before the confrontation with police, the teenager is reported to have walked into a classroom and punched another boy in the nose.
Gonzalez's godmother Norma Leticia Navarro said she couldn't imagine what led to the fatal confrontation.
'Jaime was not a bad kid, and I wish I could ask him why he did that, why did you put yourself in that position?'
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How many rounds did the cops get off, 40 ?????
Thank you for the well thought out and extremely intelligent post. I’m impressed with the way you disguise your verbiage as that of the OWS’ers .... matter of fact, you even smell like one of them. Nice job!
The liberal media would not be reporting it that way if it involved a Tea Party member, adult or juvenile (who brandished a pellet gun after assaulting someone and was shot only after repeatedly being ordered by Police to drop it instead pointed it at them).
Then it would be about the violent culture of his group (Tea Party) and the lawlessness that group is bringing to American society. And how a violent member of that group brought about his own death.
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Jaime Gonzales, with friend who is holding the pellet gun.
Values - Interview his family; What about societal values that say you solve your personal problems with a gun? Where did this youth get THAT idea?
History - What had this child done before?
Anger Management - Why was he so upset? Over what?
Respect for authority - Governmental authority (even the one that exists now) is established by God. Who gave this student the motivation to completely disregard that authority? What gives US the right to completely disregard governmental authority (even if we disagree)?
This nation has turned its back on God and we are beginning to see the consequences.
Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
And his mom barely knew him.
No doubt police go overboard at times, but this was not one of them. They did the right thing, although that does make the young man’s death any less tragic.
In NJ, that is considered a handgun. Firearms ID required, and handgun purchase permit required.
I just posted a photo of the student and his gun here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2828922/posts
"Family Values" are exactly the point. Where did he learn the disdain for police that made him continue to point the pellet gun after ordered to drop it. After all, it was this disdain, and those that taught it to him, that caused his death.
Don W: If you have kids, have you taught them to use the word "PIGS" as you do? We can see how that can only turn out well "Moron!"
Your posting is . . . I am at a loss for the right word.
I know a parole officer who has a picture of a .177 hanging on his office wall with the caption, “This will get you sent back to prison” It is not tolerated.
I can't fault the police for thinking the kid had a full-sized firearm.
Your comment is so stupid that it must be sarcasm.
Don W you have already won the "DUMBEST POST OF THE YEAR 2012" !
Nothing will be as shallow, insipid, and lacking of intelligence for the rest of the year. Congrats retard!
OH, and IBTZ.
The article said three shots were fired by two officers and he was struck twice.
Thank you for taking the three minutes to read the articdle before making such a well thought out psot./SARC
That's for toy guns, I think. A pellet gun is not a toy.
Sounds like one of our (spit-ptooey) draft dodgers from the Nam era. Good riddance.
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