FBI investigating police homicide of armed homeless man.

[Higher Tech]

http://www.koat.com/news/fbi-investigating-apd-shooting-of-a-homeless-camper/25216990

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —The FBI has opened an investigation into the Albuquerque police-involved shooting of a homeless camper on March 16.

The FBI announced that it was investigating the James Boyd shooting in a news release Friday.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice said it passed the shooting on to its criminal division for possible investigation. The FBI is a part of the DOJ.

Albuquerque police said its officers fired on Boyd after using non-lethal weapons first. Boyd had two knives on him at the time of the shooting, police said.

KOAT Action 7 News is following this story and will update it as soon as more information is available.




Dare I even mention race...? Dude pulls 2 knives out on the cops and they kill him, but the FBI is gonna investigate? Why not investigate the several other black men that died by unjust police fire?

 

[Crakface]

did they figure out what happened to the brotha that got his throat slit by those racists in texas.

 

[Higher Tech]

did they figure out what happened to the brotha that got his throat slit by those racists in texas.

Nope.

 

[无名的]

God damn is everything race related on this site?

 

[FaTaL]

shoot him then sick a dog on him as hes trying to breathe?

 

[Digga38]

God damn is everything race related on this site?

That's how they want the goy divided and against each other

 

[88m3]

Cowardly.


The militarization of the police has to stop.

Was one of the clowns wearing a blackwater hat?

 

[Higher Tech]

God damn is everything race related on this site?

This your first day?

 

[无名的]

This your first day?

I see you.

 

[newworldafro]

like a week old ..... this was the aftermath a few days ago...

 

[Bender Rodriguez]

I was wondering when you guys were going to talk about this.

Dare I even mention race...? Dude pulls 2 knives out on the cops and they kill him, but the FBI is gonna investigate? Why not investigate the several other black men that died by unjust police fire?

FBI is investigating APD because they have killed 23 people in 3 years and this set off a lot of people plus it didn't the man was cooperating with police and was mentally ill. There were two protests out here the last 2 days. One last 12 hours and they had all of APD out there. They were marching up and down demanding the chief of police resign. They also climbed up on the I-25 freeway and stopped traffic to protest. Anonymous even posted a video against APD.

 

[Type Username Here]

I feel by watching the video and hearing the background story that police use of force was warranted. I just don't feel they went through proper escalation of force though. They went from talking to killing and nothing in between.

How about using the non-lethal weapons first? Cats just started popping shots at someone holding a knife and then decided to bean-bag him after he was dead. That makes no sense.

 

[Bender Rodriguez]

I feel by watching the video and hearing the background story that police use of force was warranted. I just don't feel they went through proper escalation of force though. They went from talking to killing and nothing in between.

How about using the non-lethal weapons first? Cats just started popping shots at someone holding a knife and then decided to bean-bag him after he was dead. That makes no sense.

Breh his back was turned and wasn't even attacking them though. I understand dude had a history but he was already complying with them though. How you gone shoot him, then bean bag and let the dog attack after?

 

[Type Username Here]

Breh his back was turned and wasn't even attacking them though. I understand dude had a history but he was already complying with them though. How you gone shoot him, then bean bag and let the dog attack after?

I agree with everything you said. Proper escalation protocol was not followed it appears. I do think the police did have justification for force though but they went from 0 to 10 with nothing in between. They should have tazered or bean-bagged him. I know those actions can some times be lethal but it would seem a better alternative to just dumping rounds into him and then using non-lethals.

 

[Bender Rodriguez]

I agree with everything you said. Proper escalation protocol was not followed it appears. I do think the police did have justification for force though but they went from 0 to 10 with nothing in between. They should have tazered or bean-bagged him. I know those actions can some times be lethal but it would seem a better alternative to just dumping rounds into him and then using non-lethals.

Breh, the police out here don't even use logical protocol...There have been 2 other shootings besides this one in the past 3 weeks. They just use guns as a one stop answer before anything else for years now.