Cop indicted in teen's death

[Luddly Neddite]

Virginia Officer Stephen Rankin indicted in teen's death at Walmart parking lot

CNN)A grand jury has indicted Portsmouth, Virginia, police Officer Stephen Rankin on a first-degree murder charge related to the shooting of an unarmed teen in a Walmart parking lot, according to public Virginia court records.

William Chapman, 18, was fatally shot on April 22.

Police responded to a shoplifting call at a Walmart, after which the officer approached Chapman, according to Jon Babineau, an attorney for the teen's family.

There was a struggle between the officer, who has been fired, and Chapman before the shooting, according to a witness.

"The guy charged at him -- like took two steps toward him to come fight him, so the cop opened fire," a witness told CNN affiliate WTKR.

Babineau told CNN last week, "The police officer had the ability to either step back or step aside. There's no evidence of lunging."

Another cop over-reacts.

We need for every cop to be wearing a body cam.

 

[Stephanie]

ok you should be jumping for joy now

 

[TheOldSchool]

ok you should be jumping for joy now

And you should be putting down that meth pipe