Category: SBP

Fresno cops were never in danger — but killed suicidal veteran anyway, officer testifies

  back By: Tom Boggioni Testifying in a federal civil rights case involving the 2012 police shooting of a suicidal Marine veteran, the lone officer who didn’t discharge his weapon said there was no reason for four other officers to kill the man, reports the Fresno Bee. Charles Salinas, a …

Lavoy Finicum – Suicide by Cop

back By Jim W. Dean, Managing Well the verdict is in for me. Yesterday’s inside the car video was followed today with the transcript of who said what when the shooting went down, very critical information to have, as I have never seen a felony arrest where the officers were “silent …

Georgia cop indicted on murder charges for shooting unarmed naked vet suffering from PTSD

  back Andrew Emett, Free Thought Project 23 Jan 2016 at 09:34 ET Instead of reaching for his pepper spray or his Taser, a DeKalb County police officer drew his gun and killed an unarmed veteran suffering from bipolar and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Charged with felony murder and several …

Wichita police officers who shot veteran with PTSD won’t be charged

  back Associated Press June 13, 2015 Wichita — No charges will be filed over the shooting death of a man accused of lunging at a Wichita police officer with a knife, authorities say. In announcing the decision Friday, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett also released his full report …

Marine Veteran turned Cop Praised for Refusing to Shoot ‘Suicide by Cop’ Suspect

  back A police officer has been praised for holding fire as a murder suspect repeatedly begged him to shoot him. The scene was captured on officer Jesse Kidder’s body camera during a tense stand-off on US 52 in Brown County, Ohio. He had been told to follow Michael Wilcox, …

Neighbors: Man fatally shot by police was a combat veteran with PTSD

  back By Lisa Nico News Staff EUGENE, Ore. – The man shot and killed by a police officer Monday was a military veteran struggling with mental health issues, neighbors and family told KVAL News. Police have not yet released the man’s identity, citing efforts to notify his family out …

Veteran shot, killed by officers after firing weapon

  back GASTON COUNTY – A veteran was shot and killed by police Monday after he fired his weapon at them, Gaston County authorities said. The shooting happened on Wedowee Lane. Police Chief James Buie addressed the media Monday night, calling it an “unfortunate situation.” Buie said Gaston County Communications …

US police killings update: Veteran with PTSD shot and killed

  back Last Thursday, a 36-year-old-man named Travis Boyd Bradley was shot and killed outside of Baltimore, Maryland by Harford County Sheriff deputies. Bradley is the fourth person to be killed by US police forces this month. Bradley was suffering from PTSD and was a military veteran. According to his …

Conflicting Stories Emerge After Veteran with PTSD is Shot and Killed by Police

  back by: Carey Wedler Following the Sunday shooting of a veteran with PTSD, Johnathan Guillory, the victim’s widow, the media, police and government are offering different stories. his much is confirmed: Guillory had done a tour in Iraq and worked as a private contractor in Afghanistan. As a result, …

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