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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Las Vegas police said Wednesday an officer responding to a report of a possible prowler fired his gun Tuesday night at a person who startled the officer while taking a shortcut through a neighborhood near Desert Inn and Sandhill roads.
Police said the incident occurred at 8:37 p.m. on the 3900 block of Cherokee Avenue. The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave.
Police said officers were speaking with the person who reported the prowler when a male “appeared on the wall of the residence,” startling the officer, who fired one round.
Police said the person who was shot at was interviewed and it was determined he was not the prowler, but was taking a shortcut. He was not armed and won’t face charges.
The officer’s actions will be reviewed by the department’s use of force board, which can recommend discipline against officers found to have violated department policy. Discipline recommendations can range from a written reprimand to termination.
The process is not open to the public.
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It was an accident. He shouldn't be fired. He should be reprimanded, undergo Remedial training and be re-evaluated Phsycologially. As for the dumba** taking short cuts through the ghetto, take surface streets next time Einstein.
Not if the officer violated that training and policies..
Is he one of the valley's finest sherrif Doug?
What is at fault here is the police "use of force" training and policies, not the police officers actions.
How do the police apologists when confronted with the argument that the tactics and training used in serving a search warrant have become too thuggish, pre-meditated and violent respond?
They dodge the argument, and simply respond that serving the warrant is legal . . . end of story.
The argument they dodged, is how the tactics and training have dulled the moral responsibility of the police, in how they act and treat the citizen. The police dodge the fact that the tactics used set up a chain of events that are the cause for the many violent acts that the police inflict upon the people.
Today we read of how a police officer responding to a prowler report, after simply being surprised by a person cutting through between buildings, opened fire on that person.
Does anyone else see a problem with the big picture?
The police are being trained with a trigger finger that requires no rational judgment prior to use. The only justification, it would seem, is that the police officer felt threatened.
Well my take on this, is the police must change their tactics such that they can spend more time to judge a situation, prior to being put in a situation that they feel compelled to pulling that trigger.
The use of force training the police get today is creating a gang of police thugs. If the police want to be respected . . . they must change this behavior.
Here we go again. Another "Shoot First, Ask Later" episode. Thank goodness the "Unarmed" man wasn't hit or killed. This cop needs to be "Fired"!
I think Andy needs to take Barneys bullet away from him again!
you don't pull the trigger unless you know what or who your shooting at, any responsible hunter or soldier knows this. I hope i'm never out for a walk while this officer is on duty.
It's a hell of a thing killing a man. You take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna have.
This will keep happening, and happening, and happening, and happening, until we say enough is enough. What is this person was shot and killed. I bet the headlines would read "burglar shot while trying to return to the scene of the crime. Maybe the officer who shot Trevon Cole was scared, maybe the cop who punched a 17 year old girl in the face was scared. People, wake up. Don't wait til you're a victim or related to a victim.