10-27-2015, 04:17 PM
Officer Tiller originally said he shot Hammond in the torso when the kid was driving at him; self defense. Bullshit - the autopsy showed that Hammond was shot in the side and the back, indicating that Hammond was trying to drive away when Tiller decided to shoot him dead, as seen in the just-released dash cam video.
Here it is in slow-mo without the sound.
Keep in mind, this was a sting over nothing more than a small marijuana deal. Hammond drove a female friend to that parking lot to sell some weed to what turned out to be an undercover cop (I think the undercover is the guy in shorts seen in the video). The person of interest to police was the female friend; she can be heard screaming (in the first video) after Hammond is shot.
The police presumably had the female's contact info in order to set up the deal. They definitely had Hammond's license plate number once they pulled up. This wasn't an unknown murderer or rapist on the run or anything. I don''t think rushing up on a running car with gun pointed was smart at all.
Anyway, there's also a federal investigation underway so Tiller could still be charged, but I doubt he will be. It seems more likely to me that the Hammonds will win their wrongful death civil suit against Officer Tiller.
Here it is in slow-mo without the sound.
Keep in mind, this was a sting over nothing more than a small marijuana deal. Hammond drove a female friend to that parking lot to sell some weed to what turned out to be an undercover cop (I think the undercover is the guy in shorts seen in the video). The person of interest to police was the female friend; she can be heard screaming (in the first video) after Hammond is shot.
The police presumably had the female's contact info in order to set up the deal. They definitely had Hammond's license plate number once they pulled up. This wasn't an unknown murderer or rapist on the run or anything. I don''t think rushing up on a running car with gun pointed was smart at all.
Anyway, there's also a federal investigation underway so Tiller could still be charged, but I doubt he will be. It seems more likely to me that the Hammonds will win their wrongful death civil suit against Officer Tiller.