The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on January 22nd, 2023, at approximately 9:00 a.m. near 552 Spring Ridge Road in Clinton, Mississippi.
Clinton Police Department responded to a call of a suspicious person wearing a ski mask at an apartment complex. Upon arrival, officers encountered a subject who displayed a weapon towards an officer. The subject did receive fatal injuries and the officer received no injuries.
MBI is currently assessing this critical incident and gathering evidence. Upon completing their
investigation, agents will share their findings with the Attorney General’s Office.
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Better hope there is body cam footage or they found a gun on the deceased. The WLBT report makes it sound like the officer shot him as he was running away.
"...a subject who displayed a weapon towards an officer."
Doesn't sound like he was running away, and the LEO had already tased him.
Clinton is an oasis in terms of Hinds County law enforcement.
Umm, no. WLBT report says “ That’s when the suspect pulled a gun on the officer. The officer then fired their weapon at the suspect, killing him.”
1:38. A law enforcement officer does not have to allow a perpetrator “gain a tactical advantage” in an encounter. If the officer feels threatened or feels the perpetrator is a threat to others they are justified in using such force is necessary to stop the threat.
In a democrat utopia, the criminal will ALWAYS be the victim
1:38, read it again, as your interpretation is wrong.
1:38 PM
Tennessee v. Garner. If suspect has displayed that he is a threat and runs the cop is clear to end the threat to the public.
Well-it is ski season.
3:58 - That's entirely up to a jury to decide.
All these commentators need to take a chill pill.
The Rt Rev Dwayne Pickett will soon pop up and tell us all what actually happened - I'm sure the perp was a friend, or the son of a friend, or the truck-borrower friend - or whatever.
Yes, this was not the Capitol Police, but it was Clinton Police - basically the same. Not his bros in JPD leadership (not the few JPD officers still trying to do their job, but the so-called leadership of the unit) so assuming, granted a big assumption but probably by probability and chance odds the perp is one of his flockl, the RtRev will shortly be leading a march on the Capitol to stop this terrible overreach of the popo who are trying to stop the crime in the metro
Read WLBT’s report, not the self-serving DPS press release. Suspect fled, officer chased, tried to taze him but the suspect’s jacket blocked the taser, and then suspect turned and pulled gun. I’m just saying I hope they can prove that or else it looks bad shooting a fleeing suspect.
7:59 -If he shot a fleeing suspect, the bullet hole will be in the back. How hard is that to prove?
11:06 - Yes that would be confirmed later...but they want a different narrative to push NOW while the story is hot.
Play stupid games...win stupid prizes.
Sounds like this person was either trying to be in a gang, or was there to whack someone coming out of the apartments. Clinton PD didn't play around and at the first sign of a potential shootout, the officer ended the situation efficiently, safely for the public, and with minimal inconvenience to taxpayers.
Hinds County and Clinton are safer with police like this on the job. Thank you for your service, officer.
Whether a suspect is armed or facing the cop may not really matter. It all depends on the AOJ as it would appear to a reasonable person.
" It all depends on the AOJ as it would appear to a reasonable person."
Not many of those around here end up on juries. This is why we need those who try to get out of jury duty, and are working types, to stay and do their duty.
7:59 " suspect turned and pulled gun" How is this shooting a fleeing suspect? What is the officer supposed to do? Wait till the suspect fires the gun? You are totally ignoring the totality of the facts? Who put this person in this situation? He did and no one else is responsible for his death.
Do we know yet that the statement “turned and pulled a gun” is actually true? Of course the officer is going to say that. I just haven’t seen it independently confirmed. I hope it’s true. There’s one less thug in the world, I just hope it was a justified shooting.
Has it been confirmed the police officer fired their weapon? According to the statement: “ The subject did receive fatal injuries and the officer received no injuries.”
From the statement, it’s possible that a piano fell from the sky and landed on the suspect. It makes no mention of the officer taking any action that led to the death.
"From the statement, it’s possible that a piano fell from the sky and landed on the suspect."
Or, a very large anvil.
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