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surprised to find the victim wasn't black tbh.
A father's attempt to teach his son a lesson for taking his truck without permission ended in tragedy Monday after a local police officer shot the teenager dead.
James Comstock told the Des Moines Register he called the police on his son Tyler after the latter took the former's truck in retaliation for refusing to buy him cigarettes.
Ames Police Officer Adam McPherson reportedly spotted the lawn care company vehicle and pursued it onto the Iowa State University campus, where a brief standoff ensued after Tyler allegedly refused orders to turn off the engine.
McPherson eventually fired six shots into the truck, two of which struck Tyler who was later pronounced dead.
The official report claims the action was necessary in order "to stop the ongoing threat to the public and the officers."
Tyler's dad says he was unarmed at the time.
"So he didn't shut the damn truck off, so let's fire six rounds at him?" exclaimed Gary Shepley, Tyler's step-grandfather. "We're confused, and we don't understand."
James said his son had his fair share of minor troubles with the law, and was distraught over a recent breakup with his girlfriend, but was in the process of turning his life around, and was working on obtaining his GED at Des Moines Area Community College.
"He was a smart kid. He made his own computers. He was interested in IT," James told the Register.
The family's demands for answers got even louder following the revelation that a member of the Ames police department suggested twice that officers call off the chase.
"He took off with my truck. I call the police, and they kill him," James said. ""It was over a damn pack of cigarettes."
McPherson is currently on paid leave pending the results of his department's investigation.
http://gawker.com/dad-calls-cops-on-...oot-1460159897
surprised to find the victim wasn't black tbh.
Sounded like a classy kid. But yeah, that cop
I imagine that cop will get locked for a good ass time.
i been trying to tell ya'll police aint .
Lmao, RIP got.
why did the cop need to fire 6 rounds into the vehicle is beyond me....1 wouldve been enough
seems like the cop was trigger happy
after further review, looks like the kid was a thug. here is what eye witnesses and law enforcement say:
Upon interviewing McPherson and witnesses and reviewing three recordings of the incident, Story County Attorney Stephen Holmes said Thursday the police action was justified
“It is my conclusion that Officer McPherson acted reasonably under very difficult cir stances and McPherson’s use of deadly force was justified,” Holmes wrote in a letter to Ames Police Chief Charles Cychosz.
Video shows Comstock ramming McPherson’s car early in the chase. Comstock proceeded to race at speeds up to 70 miles per hour, “recklessly passing other vehicles,” according to Holmes. Comstock ran at least one red stoplight, narrowly missing other cars, on his way into the campus where the chase ended with Comstock, McPherson and one other officer trading collisions before Comstock stopped his vehicle. McPherson fires shortly after.
Holmes wrote that Comstock had multiple chances to end the confrontation with police.
“In conclusion, McPherson and (another officer) were compelled by Comstock’s actions, which occur under a very fast moving time line,” Holmes wrote. "In watching the videos I can't help but express my concern that it was only by sheer luck that no one else was seriously injured or killed by Mr. Comstock
Damn, Trill. Who's the fine and curvy welfare recipient in your avatar?
lol at the pic of him when he's like 13 in the OP photo
that dude was 90 inches tall?
He wasn't unarmed. He was behind the wheel of a large vehicle.
That's feet. He was 90 feet tall. He was terrorizing Japan before he took his dad's truck.
wow cigarettes do kill
A common denominator in most of these cases
Why does your top picture have Comstock look like this
but the next pic he looks like ST moderator?
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