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12-12-2006, 12:04 AM
HOLY CRAP!
POLICE KILL SUSPECT ACCUSED OF STEALING PS3 [Full credit: Gamespot, Starnewonline.com]
Eighteen-year-old Peyton Strickland of Wilmington, North Carolina, accused of robbing a student of two Playstation 3 consoles at the system's launch, died Friday after being shot by police intending to search his home and arrest him.
The police went to Strickland's apartment on Friday evening intending to serve a search warrant and arrest him. One of Strickland's three roommates, Mike Rhoton, told the Star-News that the student was killed while walking to answer a knock at the door. The roomate also claimed that Strickland was unarmed, and that he could see no reason why the police opened fire. Strickland's German shepherd was also shot and killed by a deputy. Because of safety concerns, UNCW Police Chief David Donaldson requested the help of sheriff's deputies to serve the warrants on Strickland, according to a university news release. Three unloaded guns were in the house - a hunting rifle and two shotguns - which were in Strickland's room, Rhoton said. And when Strickland answered the door, he may have been holding a PlayStation controller in his hand, he said.
On Friday night, Rhoton said he and Strickland played a PlayStation video game...when they heard a knock on the door. Strickland, who sat on a couch closest to the front door, got up to answer, Rhoton said. As Strickland approached the door, law enforcement officials knocked it down and "there was a bunch of yelling," he said. "Four or five shots went off and they killed him. They pinned me down to the ground and told me not to move anything." Within seconds, Strickland lay on the floor moaning while officers held a gun to Rhoton's head as he lay on the floor. He said they mentioned something about a search warrant, but they did not provide a copy.
County District Attorney Ben David said that an investigation had been launched and the conduct of all officers and deputies invloved was being reviewed. "No one's above the law. If there's any criminal conduct that can be established, I'm not going to hesitate to treat them as any other defendant," said David.
And this is coming in after the incident here in NY where cops shot someone 51 times without a very strong case of why they did it in the first place. It's bad enough the people trying to buy the console are hurting others, but now the police are barging in and killing people. I'm not even sure if they fully proved that he stole the PS3 in the first place.
POLICE KILL SUSPECT ACCUSED OF STEALING PS3 [Full credit: Gamespot, Starnewonline.com]
Eighteen-year-old Peyton Strickland of Wilmington, North Carolina, accused of robbing a student of two Playstation 3 consoles at the system's launch, died Friday after being shot by police intending to search his home and arrest him.
The police went to Strickland's apartment on Friday evening intending to serve a search warrant and arrest him. One of Strickland's three roommates, Mike Rhoton, told the Star-News that the student was killed while walking to answer a knock at the door. The roomate also claimed that Strickland was unarmed, and that he could see no reason why the police opened fire. Strickland's German shepherd was also shot and killed by a deputy. Because of safety concerns, UNCW Police Chief David Donaldson requested the help of sheriff's deputies to serve the warrants on Strickland, according to a university news release. Three unloaded guns were in the house - a hunting rifle and two shotguns - which were in Strickland's room, Rhoton said. And when Strickland answered the door, he may have been holding a PlayStation controller in his hand, he said.
On Friday night, Rhoton said he and Strickland played a PlayStation video game...when they heard a knock on the door. Strickland, who sat on a couch closest to the front door, got up to answer, Rhoton said. As Strickland approached the door, law enforcement officials knocked it down and "there was a bunch of yelling," he said. "Four or five shots went off and they killed him. They pinned me down to the ground and told me not to move anything." Within seconds, Strickland lay on the floor moaning while officers held a gun to Rhoton's head as he lay on the floor. He said they mentioned something about a search warrant, but they did not provide a copy.
County District Attorney Ben David said that an investigation had been launched and the conduct of all officers and deputies invloved was being reviewed. "No one's above the law. If there's any criminal conduct that can be established, I'm not going to hesitate to treat them as any other defendant," said David.
And this is coming in after the incident here in NY where cops shot someone 51 times without a very strong case of why they did it in the first place. It's bad enough the people trying to buy the console are hurting others, but now the police are barging in and killing people. I'm not even sure if they fully proved that he stole the PS3 in the first place.