Autopsy: Bean bag rounds fired by police killed Park Forest man, 95

Chicago Tribune ^ | July 28, 2013 | Staff Report

[twister881]

The 95-year-old resident of a Park Forest senior living community who died after a Friday confrontation with police was killed by the bean-bag rounds police fired at him, the Cook County medical examiner's office determined following an autopsy today.

The Cook County medical examiner's office said that the cause of death of John Warna was hemoperitoneum – bleeding in the stomach area from blunt force trauma of the abdomen after he was shot with a bean bag gun.

[twister881]

This is Cook County, Illinois. We live in a full-on police state now. Coward cops cannot control and disarm a combative 95-year old man without murdering him.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Chicago Internal Affairs will have the police officer cleared of all wrong doing before the body is cold.

[DManA]

Bean Bag Championship:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c1MKMGJ75A

[ClearCase_guy]

"I feared for my safety."

"Okay. You're fine. Back on the street with you Officer Jones."

[BipolarBob]

Maybe the guy just wanted left alone.

[Revelation 911]

at 95 he likely had the reaction time of a turtle and the strength of a child.....cowards

did they kill his dog too. or any nearby creature as well?

[kingpins10]

Militarization of the police force. One cop who has any training whatsoever could’ve easily disarmed a 95 year old man.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Being taken out by a bean bag sure doesn’t sound like a very dignified way to die.

[massgopguy]

He was a knife wielding mental patient.

[chiefqc]

Sad, at least he was not blind with a seeing eye dog or the brave cops would have shot the dog with bullets first.

[Blood of Tyrants]

He was 95. Wait 5 minutes and he would have forgotten why he was upset.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Down South it’s called “corn-hole”

What a way to go...Sean Hayes is jealous!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A "bean bag" is propelled by a shotgun shell.

Doesn't sound very non-lethal to me.

[twister881]

Knife or no, the cops used excessive, leading to the man’s death. Jesus Christ, get in there with gloved hands and control the poor guy. What if this was your father...or you?

[dfwgator]

What happened to using this?

[null and void]

This time, it wasn’t...

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

I guess you think the cop was obliged to put his life at unneccessary risk to try and grapple with someone who chose to use a knife on him?

[null and void]

He was a knife wielding mental patient.

Yeah, And that makes killing him A-OK, right?

[Uncle Miltie]

Cops need to get back to their primary duty:

Raising money for the Welfare State.

[high info voter]

...."to protect and serve?"
What a cruel way to die. Thanks a lot cops!