Schizophrenic man armed only with pellet gun 'had no face after being shot 80 times' by Texas cops

UK Daily Mail ^ | September 3, 2014 | MailOnline Reporter

[kiryandil]

A man killed by police officers in Texas on Saturday was armed only with a pellet gun and was shot more than 80 times, leaving him with 'no face', family members said.

The Laredo Police Department said it placed six officers who allegedly opened fire on Jose Walter Garza on administrative duties pending an internal investigation, media reported.

The incident, much of which was recorded on a surveillance camera, took place outside a truck stop on Saturday at around 2 am.

[kiryandil]

Seriously, what kind of psychos are they hiring these days?

The Vasili Blokhin Brigade...

[Shimmer1]

It didn’t say they shot 80 times, but that he was shot 80 times. Maybe they shot 160 times and hit him with half of them.

[Shimmer1]

Oh I can think of 4 reasons at least that they shot this guy’s face off. Of course!

/s

[Shimmer1]

Oh yes they did. "I posted it originally because I was gob-smacked by the size of the barrage. Later, I discovered something(s) disturbing: a "gate guard" at the truck stop where this happened actually determined by talking to the guy that he was carrying a pellet gun. The "civilian" guard then informed some of the swarms of officers who arrived to harass the "dangerous" peasant about the pellet gun.

A couple of the officers fist-bumped afterwards, and one took a picture of the bullet-riddled corpse with his cell phone. Party on, Garth! Schwing!

See post #61 for the followup information, and a video interview with the CFO of the truck stop, who was none too pleased at the spraying of lead, unannounced, and the perceived lack of professionalism amongst the shooters.

FReeper kiryandil

[Shimmer1]

Oh I know. We have no reason to distrust and fear our masters!