JSO Shoots Unarmed Fleeing Man in the Back

[ChriswUfGator]

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Police Officer Shoots At Man 8 Times
Police: Man Led Police On Chase, Refused To Stop

POSTED: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
UPDATED: 3:01 pm EST December 21, 2010

Police investigate an officer-involved shooting at the intersection of Lem Turner Road and Trout River Boulevard.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville sheriff's officer shot at a man eight times overnight after he refused to pull over and then ran from police in Northwest Jacksonville, police said.

Police were called to Lem Turner Road and Trout River Boulevard early Tuesday morning because of the police-involved shooting that left the unidentified man hospitalized.

Jacksonville Sheriff''s Office Chief John Hartley said deputies tried to pull over a maroon Garnet Chevy Monte Carlo with license plate No. 449JLL for suspicious activity, but the vehicle fled, which started a chase into the Sherwood neighborhood.

The driver went through two homeowners' yards and then backed into a JSO cruiser, police said. The chase ended at the corner of Greenleaf Road and Doncaster Avenue, in the front yard of a home.

Video: Man Shot Running From Traffic Stop
The driver got out of the car and ran from officers. Officers yelled at him to stop, but he didn't, police said.

Officer A.J. Givens said he saw something metallic at the man's waistband as the man was reaching for that area, so police gave more commands for the man to stop. When he didn't stop, Givens fired eight times, Hartley said.

The man was shot in the lower back and was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center in critical but stable condition. Police said they did not find a gun, but did find drugs on the man.

Police said the man was hit by the gunfire once. Hartley said the gun was fired numerous times because officers are trained to shoot until no longer threatened.

Givens, who has been with the Sheriff's Office for about four years, has been placed on paid administrative leave, as is standard procedure for any police-involved shooting.

Residents who were upset about the shooting were planning a protest in the Sherwood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

So the guy was unarmed and running away, that clearly calls for shooting him in the back 8 times?

[JaxNative68]

Moral of the story: If you have done nothing wrong and are stopped by the police, stop and accept any citation they are offering, don't start a car chase, back into one of the police cars and then run from your vehicle, expecting to out run the officer.  I'm sorry, but if you do, you're asking for whatever they do to you.  Police officers are put into to many bad situations and are expected to offer their life first prior to the suspicious thugs they are trying to take off the street.

[Live_Oak]

He was shot in the back one time.

[Ocklawaha]

Two more people shot in NW JACKSONVILLE just minutes ago... Police on the scene with fire, but no word yet on who shot who...Looks like some children involved in some way but victims? Don't know yet.

OCKLAWAHA

[ChriswUfGator]

He was shot in the back one time.

So you're saying it's his fault the cop's 7 other shots missed?

[Singejoufflue]

Moral of the story: If you have done nothing wrong and are stopped by the police, stop and accept any citation they are offering, don't start a car chase, back into one of the police cars and then run from your vehicle, expecting to out run the officer.  I'm sorry, but if you do, you're asking for whatever they do to you.  Police officers are put into to many bad situations and are expected to offer their life first prior to the suspicious thugs they are trying to take off the street.

+1

[Ernest Street]

This sounds like 13 other threads just like it. I am as a rule VERY critical regarding JSO and local incidents..I have a LONG memory.

Simple Jacksonville Florida fact is, you cannot run,flee,or hide from a Cop after you have attracted their attention and they have commanded you to do something.

Fight or Flight is not an option when being Policed. Both decisions will end badly.

"I was scared!" no longer works as an excuse. You just have to freeze and get a Lawyer.

If you choose to run or flee you are also making a decision to become a "Fugitive" run up on our local Media with your latest Mug Shot.

Lastly,I guess if you are such scum that you cant even be identified by your neighbors.(Or they are silent) then go for it and take a chance.

[JC]

Moral of the story: If you have done nothing wrong and are stopped by the police, stop and accept any citation they are offering, don't start a car chase, back into one of the police cars and then run from your vehicle, expecting to out run the officer.  I'm sorry, but if you do, you're asking for whatever they do to you.  Police officers are put into to many bad situations and are expected to offer their life first prior to the suspicious thugs they are trying to take off the street.

Connect the dots....

This guy deserved to die yes?

[Ocklawaha]

Connect the dots....

This guy deserved to die yes?

You do know that "fighting words," are a legal defense in JACKSONVILLE right? As in "That their feller just needed killin'"

OCKLAWAHA

[JC]

Connect the dots....

This guy deserved to die yes?

You do know that "fighting words," are a legal defense in JACKSONVILLE right? As in "That their feller just needed killin'"

OCKLAWAHA

You are correct..

[ChriswUfGator]

Moral of the story: If you have done nothing wrong and are stopped by the police, stop and accept any citation they are offering, don't start a car chase, back into one of the police cars and then run from your vehicle, expecting to out run the officer.  I'm sorry, but if you do, you're asking for whatever they do to you.  Police officers are put into to many bad situations and are expected to offer their life first prior to the suspicious thugs they are trying to take off the street.

So what happened to just issuing an arrest warrant? What necessitates shooting an unarmed man in the back?

[Charles Hunter]

Not defending the shooting, but whose name would be on that arrest warrant?  Don't think they had a positive ID until they apprehended him.

[ChriswUfGator]

Not defending the shooting, but whose name would be on that arrest warrant?  Don't think they had a positive ID until they apprehended him.

So what about that justifies shooting an unarmed man in the back 8 times?

And FWIW they had his description and his vehicle, and therefore his fingerprints. So is it just easier to kill him than to do any actual police work nowadays? God forbid you have to spend 5 minutes running his prints in the computer and issuing a warrant. Save time, just kill him.

[Singejoufflue]

Unless the man was shouting his name and address as he ran away from the Officer, how would JSO know his identity to issue this warrant?

[Singejoufflue]

Chris, the suspect is not dead. See updated news story.

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