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Title: Vallejo PD says Sean Monterrosa was at half-kneel when he was fatally shot in back of head by officer
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https://www.ktvu.com/news/vallejo-police-video-of-sean-monte
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Published: Jul 9, 2020
Author: Andre Torrez
Post Date: 2020-07-09 15:25:30 by Deckard
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VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- New video shows the moments when a young man suspected of looting was shot and killed by an officer at a Vallejo Walgreens. Police released the body camera video on Wednesday. It shows their response to a looting call at a Walgreens location. None of the video shows Monterrosa before the shots and Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams spoke to that Wednesday, "No we don't have dash cam video. We are releasing as much video as we can for the public."
Vallejo Police have released body cam video from that night on June 1.
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Family and community members have rallied over the past several weeks for this action to be taken.
Now that is has, they are calling for the officer who fired the shots to be disciplined. They're also calling for the chief of police to step down.
The video shows gunshots fired by a police officer from inside an unmarked Vallejo PD pickup truck.
The officer who pulled the trigger actually fired the shots through the front windshield.
After the shots are fired you can hear an officer describing what had just happened, "What did he point at us? Hey he pointed a gun at us," says the unnamed officer. That officer went on to say, "I thought that ------ was armed!"
Another officer can be heard saying, "I thought he was armed too dude you're alright, you're alright. Take some deep breaths, take some deep breaths."
Officers have confirmed that Monterrosa did not have a gun but did have a large hammer in his waist belt.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
He reached for a deadly weapon, he died. GOOD.
THIS IS A TAG LINE...Exercising rights is only radical to two people, Tyrants and Slaves. Which are YOU? Our ignorance has driven us into slavery and we do not recognize it.
The officer who pulled the trigger actually fired the shots through the front windshield. Officers have confirmed that Monterrosa did not have a gun but did have a large hammer in his waist belt. He didn't reach for it. I have to disagree with you here.
Government is in the last resort the employment of armed men, of policemen, gendarmes, soldiers, prison guards, and hangmen.
#2. To: jeremiad (#1)
He reached for a deadly weapon, he died. GOOD.
The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning.
Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.
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