DETROIT – Six seconds. That is the amount of time a Detroit police officer had from opening his door, to making the split second decision to use deadly force.
“For an officer to use fatal force, it is a decision that many times is made a hair of a second,” said Detroit police chief James Craig.
The fatal shooting happened last Thursday.
Man suspected in shooting of 4 teens in Detroit killed in officer involved shooting
4 teenagers shot sitting in SUV on Detroit’s east side
“It is a very difficult place to be and I would ask your viewers put yourself in that officer’s shoes just for one second,” added Craig.
Detroit police in car and body cameras can put you in the officer’s shoes. Police were watching a man wanted for shooting four teens earlier this month. The teenagers were listed in critical and temporary serious conditions, until one 18-year-old victim died over the weekend as a result of their injuries, according to Chief Craig.
Police watched the man enter a vehicle with three other men, and then the chase was on. Hitting a police cruiser, driving the wrong way down a street, driving on the sidewalk and almost hitting people.
When they crashed, the officers could see a gun in the man’s hand. Then as he’s running, the gun is pointed back at officers more than once. The chief says the officer feared for his life.
“Right there, stop. There you can clearly see he is pointing the weapon directly at our officer,” said Craig.
Craig believes the officer in the fatal shooting last week made the right call.
“The officer took a risk because another was there, he took a risk,” said Craig.
Detroit — Members of the group Detroit Will Breathe on Tuesday criticized police officers who have shot three men this month, and said cops should have let a quadruple shooting suspect go free instead of chasing him at high speeds through residential neighborhoods.
During a contentious press conference on the front lawn of a house on the city's west side, members of the group also called for the firing of police chief James Craig, expressed concern about federal agents possibly patrolling Detroit, and blamed white people for problems in the African American community.
Members of the group sparred with reporters, accusing them of phrasing questions to appease Craig and Mayor Mike Duggan. One member of the group said the journalists were "worthy of a spanking ... worthy of a whipping."
Detroit Will Breathe came into prominence following the death of George Floyd, who was pinned on his neck by a Minneapolis police officer for several minutes after he was handcuffed May 25. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was fired and charged with second-degree murder.
Detroit Will Breathe has clashed with longtime Detroit civil rights activists who say the newer group doesn't speak for them.
Good kill, Blue.
Black anti-cop groups stand with the murderer who already shot 4 other blacks. Because joggers gonna jog.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/07/27/detroit-police-release-body-camera-video-of-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
DETROIT – Six seconds. That is the amount of time a Detroit police officer had from opening his door, to making the split second decision to use deadly force.
“For an officer to use fatal force, it is a decision that many times is made a hair of a second,” said Detroit police chief James Craig.
The fatal shooting happened last Thursday.
Man suspected in shooting of 4 teens in Detroit killed in officer involved shooting 4 teenagers shot sitting in SUV on Detroit’s east side “It is a very difficult place to be and I would ask your viewers put yourself in that officer’s shoes just for one second,” added Craig.
Detroit police in car and body cameras can put you in the officer’s shoes. Police were watching a man wanted for shooting four teens earlier this month. The teenagers were listed in critical and temporary serious conditions, until one 18-year-old victim died over the weekend as a result of their injuries, according to Chief Craig.
Police watched the man enter a vehicle with three other men, and then the chase was on. Hitting a police cruiser, driving the wrong way down a street, driving on the sidewalk and almost hitting people.
When they crashed, the officers could see a gun in the man’s hand. Then as he’s running, the gun is pointed back at officers more than once. The chief says the officer feared for his life.
“Right there, stop. There you can clearly see he is pointing the weapon directly at our officer,” said Craig.
Craig believes the officer in the fatal shooting last week made the right call.
“The officer took a risk because another was there, he took a risk,” said Craig.
And Members of the group "Detroit Will Breathe" said police should have just let the suspect (who had already shot four people) go free. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2020/07/28/detroit-breathe-wants-top-cop-fired-over-police-shootings/5525609002/
Detroit — Members of the group Detroit Will Breathe on Tuesday criticized police officers who have shot three men this month, and said cops should have let a quadruple shooting suspect go free instead of chasing him at high speeds through residential neighborhoods. During a contentious press conference on the front lawn of a house on the city's west side, members of the group also called for the firing of police chief James Craig, expressed concern about federal agents possibly patrolling Detroit, and blamed white people for problems in the African American community.
Members of the group sparred with reporters, accusing them of phrasing questions to appease Craig and Mayor Mike Duggan. One member of the group said the journalists were "worthy of a spanking ... worthy of a whipping."
Detroit Will Breathe came into prominence following the death of George Floyd, who was pinned on his neck by a Minneapolis police officer for several minutes after he was handcuffed May 25. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was fired and charged with second-degree murder.
Detroit Will Breathe has clashed with longtime Detroit civil rights activists who say the newer group doesn't speak for them.