Quantum Windbag
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Gotta love it when police shoot somebody just because they answered the door.
Deputies shoot, kill man after knocking on wrong door | Local News - WESH Home
Let me clarify a couple of things before anyone comes in here and starts defending the police.
Lake County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed a man they assumed was an attempted murder suspect on Sunday, but they now know they shot the wrong man. In the early-morning hours, deputies knocked on 26-year-old Andrew Lee Scott's door without identifying themselves as law enforcement officers. Scott answered the door with a gun in his hand.
"When we knocked on the door, the door opened and the occupant of that apartment was pointing a gun at deputies, and that's when we opened fire and killed him," Lt. John Herrell said. "Even though this subject is not the one we were looking for when he opened the door. He was pointing the gun at the deputy and if you put yourselves in the deputy's shoes. They were there to pick up someone who was wanted for an attempted homicide."
Deputies shoot, kill man after knocking on wrong door | Local News - WESH Home
Let me clarify a couple of things before anyone comes in here and starts defending the police.
- The police were at the wrong door, they admit that.
- It was 1:30 in the morning.
- The police did not announce themselves, they also admit that.
- They claim the guy was pointing a gun at them when he opened the door.