[sport]

Well, if the cop shot him, he needed to be shot. Him being shot in the back has no bearing on the incident. He just happened to be facing away from at the time. When you need to be shot, you need to be shot. I am sure the cop perceived a threat. Nowadays it is easy for an officer of the law to perceive a threat, an infant lying asleep in a crib, an individual reaching for his driver's license after being ordered to get them. the list is endless, and the solution for every perceived threat is to kill someone.

[TankerKC]

Rocky Ford police officer James Ashby is facing second degree murder charges in the shooting death of Jack Jacquez. (Colorado Bureau of Investigation)