http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/26/1324639/-Kansas-Teen-with-Mental-Health-Issues-Shot-and-killed-by-15-16-Police-Officers?detail=email
updated? I hadn't heard the first story have you?
The victim's foster father, William Bruton, said Jennings told him he was heading to Walmart Saturday night.
"He was walking back and they said that they had a complaint and stuff on him out here making a scene," Bruton said.
"As I was looking, they kept getting closer. They pulled the guns out. They kept getting closer and closer. You could hear them tell him to, 'Get down, get down,'" said witness Houston Harris.
"By the time I got to my son, he maneuvered away from me," said Bruton. "He went up toward the cop, he done something with his hand and about 15 to 16 cops shot rounds off on him, in his chest, his legs, everything."
The young man involved was believed to have suicidal thoughts in part due to ongoing seizures and mental health issues.
Family members said police have made several recent trips to their home. They said the young man had been having suicidal thoughts because of painful seizures and had tried to overdose on Friday.
Jennings aunt Brandy Smith, who was at the scene on Saturday, said police wouldn't let her intervene. She said she could have helped Jennings get the help he needed.
"I never thought it would hit this close to home," she said. "My condolences go out to the victims of the Ferguson incident. I'm living it, too. The overkill and the police department not knowing how to handle those with disabilities."
In an overnight news conference, the county attorney and police chief said the shooting was a traumatic experience for the officers involved."We have to make sure that they have time to decompress, relax and clear their heads so they can be available for both the families and the KBI as witnesses," said Ottawa Police Chief Dennis P. Butler.
5:56 AM PT: Update
News sources have updated their information on the occurance, saying that the young man purchased either a BB Gun in one report or a Water Gun in another, and was pacing around rambling, which is why the police appeared.
The new contention is also that while 15-16 police officers were present, 6-7 actually fired weapons. We are unsure of that number.
is this becoming a norm if so how many bodies will it take to satisfy the blood lusting of homicidal cops? note Kansas is a red state which apparently supports the idea of overly aggressive cops. is this what it's going to take before "we the people" move to change or police enforcement the pile of dead kids courtesy of their local police? apparently the congress will not move so we need to move them out of that job and replace with someone who cares if your kid could potentially be another statistic.
FBI investigates Kansas police officers
http://www.kansas-city-news.pro/2011/01/fbi-investigates-kansas-city-kansas.html
