Biff_Poindexter
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Salt Lake City mayor promises âswiftâ investigation after police officer shoots 13-year-old boy; police issue statement on âtragic situationâ
Salt Lake City’s mayor is promising a swift and transparent inquiry into the police shooting of a juvenile Friday.
www.sltrib.com
"According to police, they were called shortly after 10 p.m. to a home near 500 South and Navajo Street, where a boy having a “mental episode … made threats to some folks with a weapon.” The boy ran and police pursued. One officer shot the boy. Police have not identified the person who was shot, but family members said 13-year-old autistic boy Linden Cameron was shot several times, and Salt Lake Mayor Erin Mendenhall referred to him as a “young boy” in a statement she released Sunday. He was listed in serious condition. No weapon was found Friday, and police did not reply to questions about the shooting Monday morning."
Basically, the mother called police on her kid who was spazzing out -- could have also been high on drugs for all the police knew -- he threatened them with a weapon and then ran off -- and he was shot due to fear for the safety of the officers -- injuries to his shoulder, both ankles, bladder and intestines -- definitely seems like multiple shots were fired, police needed to be sure that this kid was put down...
The body cam footage hasn't been released yet but it seems so far that this was a good shooting -- maybe the parent should have taught the kid not to point weapons at police and then disobey their commands....The mom claimed her son is just a baby and was unarmed -- yea right...if that is so, he wouldn't have been shot...I am sure once the body cam footage comes out, it will tell a different story....