Teen with a fake gun makes fatal decision

[Phazer]

Here we go again. When will people learn that:

• In the heat of the moment during the commission of a crime, anything pointed at a police office will be deemed dangerous.
• Police will defend themselves.
• Police, and law-abiding firearm owners, do not "shoot to wound." They shoot to stop threats.
• When police confront you after a "non-violent" crime, if you have something that looks like a gun, it will be considered a gun until proven otherwise and should not be in your hand and directed at the responding officers.

These events just end badly for everybody.

Brooklyn Teen Attempting Armed Robbery With Fake Gun Shot by Police

Shortly after 12:40AM, 18 year-old Sergio Reyes was shot by police just blocks away from his Brooklyn, NY home. Reyes was allegedly trying to steal beer from a deli when an employee confronted him. That’s when Reyes threatened the employee with a gun before fleeing the scene.

Responding to the attempted armed robbery, police identified Reyes just down the block from the deli. After disregarding several verbal commands from the officer, Reyes raised his gun toward the officers and they were forced to shoot.

“The officers gave verbal commands, and engaged the suspect in front of 169 Starr Street. The suspect had a black firearm in his hand, and raised it towards the officers,” said Chief of Patrol Terence A. Monahan.

The gun Reyes had in his hand was a pellet gun.​

 

[GOYABEAN]

Here we go again. When will people learn that:

• In the heat of the moment during the commission of a crime, anything pointed at a police office will be deemed dangerous.
• Police will defend themselves.
• Police, and law-abiding firearm owners, do not "shoot to wound." They shoot to stop threats.
• When police confront you after a "non-violent" crime, if you have something that looks like a gun, it will be considered a gun until proven otherwise and should not be in your hand and directed at the responding officers.

These events just end badly for everybody.

Brooklyn Teen Attempting Armed Robbery With Fake Gun Shot by Police

Shortly after 12:40AM, 18 year-old Sergio Reyes was shot by police just blocks away from his Brooklyn, NY home. Reyes was allegedly trying to steal beer from a deli when an employee confronted him. That’s when Reyes threatened the employee with a gun before fleeing the scene.

Responding to the attempted armed robbery, police identified Reyes just down the block from the deli. After disregarding several verbal commands from the officer, Reyes raised his gun toward the officers and they were forced to shoot.

“The officers gave verbal commands, and engaged the suspect in front of 169 Starr Street. The suspect had a black firearm in his hand, and raised it towards the officers,” said Chief of Patrol Terence A. Monahan.

The gun Reyes had in his hand was a pellet gun.​

 

[Phauxtoe]

and the whining will commence in 3, 2, 1...

 

[Magnus]

A case of beer.....that's the total worth of this kids life.

 

[Cleck]

The amount of people around me that I've had to school on this thought that there are no trick shots and they're not gonna shoot you in the leg to save you is astounding. I get it, not everyone shoots and not everyone understands police tactics, but they need to get past the "why did they have to kill him?" mentality. They didn't have to kill him at first, they gave him a choice, and he decided to be a fucking idiot.

 

[spat]

Here we go again. When will people learn that:

• In the heat of the moment during the commission of a crime, anything pointed at a police office will be deemed dangerous.
• Police will defend themselves.
• Police, and law-abiding firearm owners, do not "shoot to wound." They shoot to stop threats.
• When police confront you after a "non-violent" crime, if you have something that looks like a gun, it will be considered a gun until proven otherwise and should not be in your hand and directed at the responding officers.

These events just end badly for everybody.

Brooklyn Teen Attempting Armed Robbery With Fake Gun Shot by Police

Shortly after 12:40AM, 18 year-old Sergio Reyes was shot by police just blocks away from his Brooklyn, NY home. Reyes was allegedly trying to steal beer from a deli when an employee confronted him. That’s when Reyes threatened the employee with a gun before fleeing the scene.

Responding to the attempted armed robbery, police identified Reyes just down the block from the deli. After disregarding several verbal commands from the officer, Reyes raised his gun toward the officers and they were forced to shoot.

“The officers gave verbal commands, and engaged the suspect in front of 169 Starr Street. The suspect had a black firearm in his hand, and raised it towards the officers,” said Chief of Patrol Terence A. Monahan.

The gun Reyes had in his hand was a pellet gun.​

Its really very very simple. They cannot shoot at all unless they have reason to believe someone's life is in danger. If someone's life is in danger, they are not going to take anything less than the most effective shot available to them. How that logic isn't absolutely clear astounds me.

 

[Phauxtoe]

as a Southern Philosopher once said...

"here's your sign!"

 

[Celt]

Darwin wins again.

 

[speedkills27]

 

[Bob]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

☆☆☆ Beat me to it. Made all the decisions right up to the last and most important one.

 

[Automan21]

1 down, 500,000 to go.

 

[GOPerfect]

“Even if police would have shot him in the foot,” said Anthony Reyes, the suspect’s father. “If someone can please help me with justice for the family.”

Um, because we as gun owners, to include Coppers, Military and everyday people, train to stop the threat. Not to someones feet.

This is 100% the fault of the Crim.

 

[Criticalt]

Well Mr Reyes, your son got exactly what he deserved.
The victim here is the cop that was forced to kill your poorly raised son.

 

[mark60]

The order of natural selection at work.

 

[Uzi]

Silly kid, How was he expecting the police would react when he points a pistol at them?