Arizona cop shoots man in wheelchair 9 times as his back was turned to the officer. The man died
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It's a matter of when—and not if—a Tucson police officer who fatally shot a man in a motorized wheelchair will be fired, police officials have said. Ryan Remington, an officer with the Arizona police department for four years, was working a securityArizona cop shoots man in wheelchair 9 times as his back was turned to the officer. The man died
It's a matter of when—and not if—a Tucson police officer who fatally shot a man in a motorized wheelchair will be fired, police officials have said. Ryan Remington, an officer with the Arizona police department for four years, was working a security detail Monday night at a Walmart when he fired nine times at Richard Lee Richards, killing the 61-year-old man suspected of shoplifting and brandishing a knife, according to the Associated Press. Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus announced at a news conference on Tuesday that the officer would be fired. «To be clear, I am deeply disturbed by officer Remingtons' actions. His use of deadly force in this incident is a clear violation of department policy and directly contradicts multiple aspects of our use of force training,” Magnus said. “As a result, the department moved earlier today to terminate officer Remington.» Remington, however, can count on the police union to defend his reprehensible actions caught on police body-camera footage. Read more
