Cal State San Bernardino police fatally shoot student

[Naijan]

SAN BERNARDINO - A 38-year-old Cal State San Bernardino graduate student exhibited "superhuman strength" as he resisted campus officers before he was fatally shot, police said Sunday afternoon.

The student, identified as Bartholomew Williams, 38, was shot five times Saturday night by two Cal State San Bernardino police officers in the University Village student complex as backup officers from the city of San Bernardino were speeding toward the campus, San Bernardino Police Chief Robert Handy said at a news conference.

"This is a tragic day for the Cal State San Bernardino community," said CSUSB President Tomas Morales, who also was at the news conference "Words cannot express how truly saddened we are at this time. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and our thoughts and prayers go out to all who knew him."

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[Naijan]

Cal State San Bernardino shooting: Civil rights activist calls for fast-track investigation by prosecutors

Read more: Cal State San Bernardino shooting: Civil rights activist calls for fast-track investigation by prosecutors - San Bernardino County Sun

Eddie Jones, president of the Los Angeles Civil Rights Association, called on the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office on Monday to fast-track its investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of 38-year-old graduate student Bartholomew Williams that occurred over the weekend in student housing near Cal State San Bernardino.

"We are interested to know why lethal force was used," Jones said.

Jones made the statement at a morning news conference held outdoors, on the corner of University Parkway and Northpark Boulevard, where the university is located in San Bernardino. Just before the conference began, Jones stuck a small American flag into the ground at the university's sign as a memorial to Williams.

Williams was shot five times Saturday night by two Cal State San Bernardino police officers during a disturbance in the University Village student complex as backup officers from the city of San Bernardino were speeding toward the campus, according to city police.

Jones said he believes that if campus officers had access to Tasers, they may have been able to take Williams into custody without the incident ending in his death. He also voiced concerns about two prior encounters that police had with Williams earlier in the day.

"If they had two encounters with him earlier, they were aware something was wrong," said Jones.

No details on those prior incidents are available yet. Cal State officials referred media requests to the San Bernardino Police Department, which is conducting the


Eddie Jones, president of the Los Angeles Civil Right Association, speaks to the media Monday in front of Cal State San Bernardino about the shooting death of graduate student Bartholmew Williams, 38, Saturday night at the University Village student housing complex at Cal State San Bernardino. (LaFonzo Carter/ Staff Photographer)
investigation.

Read more: Cal State San Bernardino shooting: Civil rights activist calls for fast-track investigation by prosecutors - San Bernardino County Sun

 

[Wildin]

If people dont know by now not to resist arrest, even if wrongfully arrested or innocent then I dont know what to say.....

 

[The Message]

"Super-human strength"..... You fukkin kiddin me?!? Jesus christ.

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

"Super-human strength"..... You fukkin kiddin me?!? Jesus christ.

In other words they were lookin for a reason to shoot. Now that he's dead they can make up any they want.

 

[The Message]

In other words they were lookin for a reason to shoot. Now that he's dead they can make up any they want.

Right. With that superhuman bullshyt, you would think it's some racist propaganda from an old 1920s newspaper or from Birth of A Nation.