07-14-2016, 11:33 AM
Fresno, California -- the killing of Dylan Noble, 19
This police shooting took place on June 25th. The pull-over was prompted by a 911 call about a man with a rifle near the airport and an officer's observation of a man peeling out in his truck.
It has led to protests here, with protesters waving Confederate flags and adopting a White Lives Matter slogan.
The just-released police body cam of the incident ^ shows the driver, Dylan Noble, ignoring and defying clear orders from Fresno police after officers correctly ordered him out of his truck from a distance. (It's not yet confirmed if Dylan was under the influence of alcohol or anything.)
The police claim that Noble appeared to want to suicide-by-cop. Noble's family and friends say that's not true. Noble can be heard screaming, "I fucking hate my life" at the 3:57 mark when he goes to reach for his waistband after being warned again not to do so.
I'm sorry Dylan Noble is dead and I'm very glad the officers were wearing body cams. A witness video captured only the shots fired after Dylan was on the ground. That video was circulated widely shortly after the shooting. The body cam's full incident footage adds much more context and clarity. It does not appear to me that the officers were nervous, issuing conflicting instructions, or initially looking for a reason to shoot -- just the opposite.
I don't personally question that the first shot was likely warranted, based on the body cam video. However, once Noble had been shot and was lying on the ground (still defying instructions), did he really pose a threat to the officers' lives? Did he have to be shot three more times? That is currently under investigation. Note: it did turn out that Noble had something in his hand (later determined to be a plastic vile with malleable clay).
Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morn...-shooting/
This police shooting took place on June 25th. The pull-over was prompted by a 911 call about a man with a rifle near the airport and an officer's observation of a man peeling out in his truck.
It has led to protests here, with protesters waving Confederate flags and adopting a White Lives Matter slogan.
The just-released police body cam of the incident ^ shows the driver, Dylan Noble, ignoring and defying clear orders from Fresno police after officers correctly ordered him out of his truck from a distance. (It's not yet confirmed if Dylan was under the influence of alcohol or anything.)
The police claim that Noble appeared to want to suicide-by-cop. Noble's family and friends say that's not true. Noble can be heard screaming, "I fucking hate my life" at the 3:57 mark when he goes to reach for his waistband after being warned again not to do so.
I'm sorry Dylan Noble is dead and I'm very glad the officers were wearing body cams. A witness video captured only the shots fired after Dylan was on the ground. That video was circulated widely shortly after the shooting. The body cam's full incident footage adds much more context and clarity. It does not appear to me that the officers were nervous, issuing conflicting instructions, or initially looking for a reason to shoot -- just the opposite.
I don't personally question that the first shot was likely warranted, based on the body cam video. However, once Noble had been shot and was lying on the ground (still defying instructions), did he really pose a threat to the officers' lives? Did he have to be shot three more times? That is currently under investigation. Note: it did turn out that Noble had something in his hand (later determined to be a plastic vile with malleable clay).
Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morn...-shooting/