Perp in the photo on the left, victim in the photo on the right.
Posted on 06/12/2016 1:54:15 PM PDT by apoliticalone
A Georgia homeowner shot in the neck after police went to the wrong house has died, a lawyer for the family said Friday.
William Powell, 63, died Thursday afternoon at Atlanta Medical Center, attorney Keith Martin said.
A preliminary review of the 911 call indicates the three officers who responded had gone to the wrong home and showed up at Powell's house, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
Powell was armed with a gun and was shot in the neck by Sgt. Patrick D. Snook, the GBI said in a report.
Snook is on paid leave, the standard protocol in such cases, Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith said.
Powell had grabbed the gun for protection, not knowing who might be outside in the dark of night, Martin said. A nearby home had been burglarized just two weeks before the shooting, he added.
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The public's interests are fundamentally, essentially, to be safe in their homes...especially safe from Law Enforcement without a warrant.
All three cops should be charged with manslaughter.
Perp in the photo on the left, victim in the photo on the right.
Cops have been known to lie to cover their “accidental” homicides to cover their butts.
What exactly were the cops doing to precipitate the fatal confrontation?
His wife heard them say nothing. It’s just plain negligence. Possibly a cover-up.
Relax, Snook will get over it! (s)
But I do hope the deceased widow sues him and his department. WE have guns in our homes for self-defense ( until the cops show up mistakenly and kill us). Oh well, Sgt. Snook went home tonight so it’s all o.k.,nothing to see, rest easy!
How bright are today’s cops, anyway? I give them props, and realize that it is a far more dangerous world than it used to be, but sheesh.....
In Georgia, homeowners are expected to have arms. You can’t just bang in there and expect hospitality, when you’re at the wrong house and have no business there.
What is the contingency that should always be built in, where you always factor in that you could be at the wrong address?
Agreed.
Another example why “professionalism” does not exist in government agencies on all levels.
No one is held responsible!
With the level of intelligence of a lot of people today, the cops probably couldn’t read a map or read road signs/address numbers and relied on Siri to direct them to the wrong house .... widow needs to check it out and possibly include I-Jerks in the wrongful death suit!!!!
One guy spent a few years on death row for shooting a killing a deputy who burst down the man’s door in the middle of the night, as the man as his daughter were asleep.
And, yes, it was the wrong address. The deputy was also the son of a local bigwig, which made for dismal prospects for the victim, Cory Maye.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Maye
It’s murder. Apologies not accepted.
The police pension fund needs to payout the resulting lawsuits from such actions not town or taxpayers, and those funds would not be replaced. Only then would peer pressure start to create more responsible policing. There is no accountability even for gross negligence.
Sure, this would scare away any prowler, and make apprehension less likely. But it's a trade-off I'd accept.
Shot an old white guy, just like he was trained to do...
Not true. The cop unions would love you to think that. But it's safer to be a cop now than ever.
It is not safer to be a dog or a homeowner when the cops show up ;)
The important thing is that they made it home safe to their families. Another day, another no knock warrant...
exactly.
I’d go Murder 2. These a$$holes are supposed to be highly trained and able to figure out a g-d address.
You can't charge too much! I'm positive that many prosecutors over charge to ensure that their cop buddies skate. Then the juries take the blame.
In AMERICA, the townspeople would tar and feather these morons. That might've been better.
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