I was hoping it didn't have to come to this...I was hoping that not another life,Black,White,Latino whatever had to be lost....
Now , a white life has been lost...Now maybe something will get done about this...
An unarmed man who was shot and killed by an Arizona police officer in January cried, complied with police orders and begged for his life before the fatal firing, according to a newly released police report.
But a report released Tuesday includes extensive description of the footage, detailing Shaver’s desperate final moments before Brailsford fired five shots at him with an AR-15 rifle.
Police confronted Shaver January 8 after responding to reports of a man pointing a rifle out the fifth-floor window of a La Quinta hotel.
The night of his death, Shaver had invited a man and woman at the hotel to his room for drinks, according to the report.
After some shots of rum, the man asked Shaver about a case that appeared to hold a musical instrument. Shaver opened it to reveal a pellet gun and dead sparrow inside. Shaver told them he was on a business trip with Wal-Mart and “his job is to kill all of the birds that get inside the buildings,” according to the report.
Daniel Shaver then briefly pointed the pellet gun out the window.
When police found Daniel Shaver, they warned him that he “may not survive” if he did anything that could be considered a threat, the report says.
An officer yelled at him, “If you do that again, we are shooting you. Do you understand?”
“No, please don’t shoot me,” Shaver said.
At one point, Daniel Shaver’s hand appeared to move toward his waist. An officer was heard yelling, “Don’t,” before Brailsford fired.
Daniel Shaver was not armed. His hand motion appeared to be him “attempting to pull his shorts up as they were falling off,” the report says.
Previous reports have indicated Mr.Shaver may have been drunk at the time of the shooting — despite telling officers he was not — and possibly did not understand police orders. Shaver’s autopsy report has not been released.
Officer Brailsford was charged with second-degree murder and fired from the department. The new report reveals Brailsford had etched on his rifle: “You’re Fucked.” Indeed!
Daniel Shaver’s widow and the mother of his two girls, Laney Sweet, posted a YouTube video Tuesday saying prosecutors are considering a plea deal for the ex-cop. The Maricopa County Attorney has not commented on the case.
Trigger finger policing caused the death of my 58 year old fraternity brother in Alabama last week...He too was armed... That was just another killing of a Black male...This killing here of a white male is just as tragic, just as murky as the others..
The difference is...Daniel Shaver was white...Now Maybe something will get done about this type of thing...Proof positive that in these instances only white lives seem to matter....
Black Lives Matter too!
