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HPD officer kills man armed with screwdriver
HOUSTON CHRONICLE ^
| July 25, 2009, 2:40PM
| MICHELA GARCIA and LINDSAY WISE
Posted on 07/25/2009 1:59:28 PM PDT by humblegunner
A Houston police officer shot and killed a suspected burglar who attacked him and his police dog with a screwdriver, authorities said. The officer, identified by HPD as G. Smith, was responding to a burglary call at an apartment in the 7100 block of Renwick about 4:20 p.m. Smith has been with the department 11 years and is assigned to the canine unit, according to HPD spokeswoman Jodi Silva. Residents in the apartment reported the burglary and when a patrol officer arrived the burglar was still inside, officials said. Smith called for a supervisor and a canine unit. The burglar soon left the apartment through the front window and was armed with a screwdriver, Silva said. Officers, speaking in English and Spanish, ordered him to get on the ground. He ignored them, Silva said. When the canine team entered the apartment's patio area, the man began attacking the dog and the officer, Silva said. Fearing for his safety, Smith shot the man, striking him once, Silva said. The man died at the scene, she said. The dog was not seriously injured. The officer was wearing a protective vest. The officer will be given three days of administrative leave, standard for all cases when an officer is involved in a shooting, Silva said.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: crime; houston; hpd; screwdriver
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To: humblegunner
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:01:29 PM PDT
by
GregoTX
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
To: humblegunner
Note to self: Gun trumps screwdriver.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:01:33 PM PDT
by
TXBlair
(www.ragingelephants.org)
To: humblegunner
Stupid cop should have asked to see his identification first. / Sarcasm
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:03:04 PM PDT
by
Mark was here
(The earth is bipolar.)
To: humblegunner
We can’t know if police “acted stupidly” until we know the race of the burglar and the race of “G Smith”.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:03:15 PM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(YES WE CAN have a Depression.)
To: TXBlair
> Note to self: Gun trumps screwdriver.
At close quarters, don’t count on it.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:04:25 PM PDT
by
DieHard the Hunter
(Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fà g am bealach.)
When the canine team entered the apartment's patio area, the man began attacking the dog and the officer, Silva said. Fearing for his safety, Smith shot the man, striking him once, Silva said. The man died at the scene, she said. The dog was not seriously injured. I'm OK with all that.
To: GregoTX
> Phillips or flathead?
Crims tend to favor the flathead, sharpened to a chisel-edge. A very nasty, unpleasant weapon.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:06:16 PM PDT
by
DieHard the Hunter
(Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fà g am bealach.)
To: humblegunner
Probably one of those “screw the police” types/s;)
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:06:28 PM PDT
by
Frank_2001
(FUBO!)
To: humblegunner
Next time bring a Harvey Wallbanger (ba da boom).
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:10:13 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(Obamalama lied, the republic died.)
To: DieHard the Hunter
Yes. #1 murder weapon: hands. #2: screwdriver. Precisely because that’s what burglars generally have on them.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:11:28 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: DieHard the Hunter
"I don't know all the facts, but it seems to me that the police dog acted stupidly."
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:13:27 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
To: Enterprise
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:15:47 PM PDT
by
DieHard the Hunter
(Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fà g am bealach.)
To: humblegunner
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:17:51 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: Enterprise
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:18:48 PM PDT
by
TXBlair
(www.ragingelephants.org)
To: humblegunner
First to say “Never bring a screwdriver to a gunfight”.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:19:08 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck. (Let them eat arugula!))
To: OrangeHoof
We cant know if police acted stupidly until we know the race of the burglar and the race of G Smith.After all, that really is the only thing that's important.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:20:54 PM PDT
by
NurdlyPeon
(Sarah Palin: Americas last, best hope for survival.)
To: humblegunner
It looks rather harmless but I guess some Houston cops still think we are lving in the times of prohibition.
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:20:54 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
(The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
To: humblegunner
I wonder why the officer’s name is given, but the perp’s name wasn’t released?
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posted on
07/25/2009 2:26:41 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
I wonder why the officers name is given, but the perps name wasnt released? That is so that he may participate in the upcoming census of New Orleans.
We still have a few unfortunate victims of Katrina hereabouts.
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