Yall be safe out there, its truly open season on the black man.
Update # 1: You know the smear campaign was gonna start , here it is:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/shots-fired-at-police-officers-in-cobb-county/nkdcR/
After attempting unsuccessfully to serve a felony arrest warrant, Smyrna police said they were forced to shoot a man inside a Maserati, police said Tuesday afternoon. The car was headed toward officers, who feared for their lives, according to police.
By late Tuesday, neither the man’s name nor his criminal history were released by police. But the man’s parents identified him as 25-year-old Nicholas Taft Thomas.
Thomas was working at the Goodyear store on Cumberland Parkway when Smyrna and Cobb officers arrived around 1:30 p.m. to serve the warrant, according to police. But when the man saw police, he left the store and got into a white, four-door Maserati, police said.
Police were attempting to serve a warrant on a man, who instead got into a Maserati and drove toward officers, according to police. (Channel 2 Action News)
It was not known who owned the high-end luxury car. But police said the man drove it toward officers, prompting police to fire multiple shots at the vehicle. Thomas died at the scene near Cumberland Mall.
None of the three Cobb police officers on the scene at the time of the incident discharged their firearms, Cobb police Sgt. Dana Pierce said.
A heavy police presence was seen in the area throughout the afternoon. Among those who arrived at the scene were parents who told Channel 2 Action News it was their son who was killed.
Police from two agencies were investigating Tuesday afternoon after a fatal officer-involved shooting at a tire store near Cumberland Mall. (Photo: Channel 2 Action News)
Her son loved cars and was the father of a baby, Felicia Thomas told Channel 2.
“My son was a lovable guy,” she said. “He would do anything for anybody. He just had a baby.”
A witness to the shooting said the Maserati had hit a curb and was not driving toward officers when shots were fired. Smyrna police declined to respond to questions about the incident.
Family members said Nicholas Thomas was shot and killed by police Tuesday afternoon. (Family photo)
Another article with more info
A local police officer shot and killed a man in Cobb County Tuesday.
Police said they feared for their lives which led them to open fire on a suspect they were attempting to serve a warrant on.
“When you go to serve a suspect who knows that he is wanted he is unpredictable and we have to react based on his actions, that's what we did today,” Sgt. Ed Cason with the Smyrna Police Department said.
Investigators said Cobb County and Smyrna police went Goodyear Tire to serve an arrest warrant for a probation violation. It happened in a parking lot near Cumberland Parkway and Paces Ferry Road at about 1:30 p.m.
They said the man saw police when they approached his place of work and tried to flee.
Police said officers feared for their life when they said the suspect jumped in a car, tried to get away, and drove at them in the white Maserati.
They have not yet identified the man who died.
The parents of Nicholas Thomas, 24, said their son was the victim in the fatal shooting.
Thomas’ parents were both at the scene Tuesday afternoon and told Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant that police had shot and killed their son.
Police said three Smyrna police officers and four officers with the Cobb County Police Department were at the scene.
"He was a lovable guy,” mother Felicia Thomas said. “He was just a lovable guy. He would do anything for everybody. He was just loved cars. He loved his family. He just had a baby. His baby is not even 5 months old."
Nicolas Thomas' father, Huey Thomas, told Diamant at the scene, "I guess now, I just want to understand what happened, because I hear so often and here it is now. I'm a professional, my wife is a professional and we have a kid that's dead."
It happened across the driveway from a busy Starbucks where witnesses inside took cover as it all unfolded.
“They were standing behind the car, opening fire. He wasn't driving towards them,” Goodyear customer Brittany Eustache said.
Eustache told Channel 2’s Rachel Stockman what happened. She said she watched from inside the store, just feet away.
“The car was not moving when they begin to shoot at him. The car had been stopped he hit curb he could go any further,” she said.
“So at no point was he making any aggressive moves?” Stockman asked her.
“None, none at all. They immediately opened fire on them,” Eustache said.
No police officers were injured. A spokesperson for the Smyrna Police Department said the shooting has already taken an emotional toll on the officers involved.
Thomas’ parents said he was working at the store to pay off fines associated with what they called a traffic warrant.
Police have yet to confirm that. Investigators said they are still trying to figure out how many of the six officers who were at the scene actually opened fire.
Update # 1: You know the smear campaign was gonna start , here it is:
The man shot and killed by Smyrna police Tuesdayafter they said he tried to run down officers who went to his Vinings workplace to arrest him had a history of running from police.
And, in at least one prior case, he drove a car toward an officer.
While police Wednesday had not released the man’s name, his parents came to the scene of the fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon, identified the dead man as Nicholas Taft Thomas and called for the FBI to look into the incident.
RAW INTERVIEW: Mother of man shot, killed by police speaks
Felecia Thomas told Channel 2 Action News that her son loved cars and his family.
“My son was a lovable guy,” she said. “He would do anything for anybody. He just had a baby.”
Court and jail documents show that Thomas has numerous arrests in several metro Atlanta jurisdictions, and that he pleaded guilty last year in Cobb County Superior Court to a March 2013 charge of aggravated assault on a peace officer.
Police were attempting to serve a warrant on a man, who instead got into a Maserati and drove toward officers, according to police. (Channel 2 Action News)
In that case, the grand jury alleged that Thomas assaulted a Kennesaw State University Police officer by “driving and accelerating his motor vehicle at” the officer after Officer S.A. Feinauer attempted a traffic stop on Thomas for speeding.
Thomas also pleaded guilty to two counts of attempting to elude police, driving with a suspended license, having no proof of insurance and not having an improper license plate in connection with that incident, and was sentenced to seven years, with 56 days in jail and the rest on probation.
In September 2013, Thomas was arrested by Forest Park police, and charged with burglary and obstructing an officer.
Police from two agencies were investigating Tuesday afternoon after a fatal officer-involved shooting at a tire store near Cumberland Mall. (Photo: Channel 2 Action News)
Two years earlier, he was arrested by Atlanta police on 16 traffic charges that included leaving the scene of an accident, fleeing and attempting to elude police, reckless driving and aggressive driving.
Thomas was also booked into the Fulton County Jail in May 2012 on an unspecified charge by Lawrenceville police, in June 2012 on a charge by Atlanta police of theft by receiving stolen property, and in September 2013 for failing to appear in court on identity theft charges.
He was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail in July 2011 on charges of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and operating a vehicle without a tag or decal and in May 2012 for violating probation.
Family members said Nicholas Thomas was shot and killed by police Tuesday afternoon. (Family photo)
Thomas was working at the Goodyear store on Cumberland Parkway when six officers with the Smyrna and Cobb police departments arrived about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to serve a felony arrest warrant. But when Thomas saw police, he left the store and got into a white, four-door Maserati.
It was not known Wednesday who owned the high-end luxury car. Police said the man drove the vehicle toward officers, prompting police to fire multiple shots at the vehicle. Thomas died at the scene.
None of the three Cobb police officers on the scene at the time of the incident discharged their firearms, Cobb police Sgt. Dana Pierce said. Investigators told Channel 2 they are still trying to figure out how many of the remaining officers actually opened fire.
Nicholas Taft Thomas (Credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office)
“When you go to serve a suspect who knows that he is wanted he is unpredictable and we have to react based on his actions,” Sgt. Ed Cason with the Smyrna Police Department said Tuesday. “That’s what we did today.”
Smyrna police have not asked the GBI to investigate the shooting, GBI spokeswoman Sherry Lang told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
— Staff writer Alexis Stevens contributed to this report.
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who will survive America.
couldnt they have him served with a process server or some shyt... i bet he wasnt even driving towards them... they lie like usual...
