The police Department of Oregon Portland, issued a statement Sunday calling on the public to prevent the decision after a video showing officers killing a car-theft suspect at a homeless shelter, shared in social networks.
Videos uploaded Morgan Pickering on the Sunday shows residents in a shelter for the homeless scrambling for safety, as several heavily armed officers to move to a house, corner the suspect and firing bullets at him.
“Oh, God, please, God,” Pickering-to hear it, as he zooms to the target of the police. “Oh my God… Oh my God… Oh my God.”
Officers can be heard calling the unknown man “drop the knife” before you shoot at them a few shots. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. No reported injuries to any passersby.
According to reports, officers came to the shelter after they said that the person who stole and broke the car was on the ground. Although the staff were informed that he had a weapon, he has not yet been determined if the suspect actually had a weapon during the shooting.
After the footage of Pickering sidestepped in social media, Portland police chief Daniel offender said in a statement that it was aware of the record and called for the patience of the public while the incident is investigated.
“The Portland police Department value human life and accept the authority to use firearms, with great reverence,” said the offender. “I know, the video was taken from this incident, a member of the community, and that the video was posted on the Internet. We remind you that the deadly force of research is extremely complex and would take time.”
“The police Bureau is committed to transparency and will provide all of the investigation in a timely manner that does not affect the integrity of the investigation,” she added.
Later, Pickering told the Oregonian has that he felt the shooting was justified because the man was weird.
“We are all afraid for their lives”, – he said on the way out, before noting that the incident was “awful.”
The shooting took place minutes after the start of alcoholics anonymous meetings. Neither the identity of the officers involved in the shooting nor the suspect’s name until released. These officers will remain on paid administrative leave until the investigation is completed.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
