I appreciated your pic! |
Their own report said police chased the shoplift suspect into the small patch of trees and “our police officers … discharged their firearms”
So more than one shooter shooting the shoplifter as he ran to a tree. |
Its protocol to do an investigation (e.g. review bodycam tape, interview officers who discharged the weapon) before releasing that info to the public. In this case both a uniformed and plain clothed officer were involved and per the briefing both discharged the weapon. That would indicate that both felt there was an immediate reason to discharge their weapon. |
Two wrongs don’t make it right. And the police always lead with how they were placed in danger before they fired. Not so here. |
Sorry, incorrect. They cannot fully search the scene for evidence due to lack of daylight so they are resuming the search of the area tomorrow. They would not lead with info they do not have. |
Wow, the old saying "VA don't play" reaches new heights.
Hope the facts can be disclosed soon. |
Don’t be sorry. Police always say they (or another person) were in danger before they fire. Always. Classic CYA. |
At this point, good. Tysons has been plagued with shootings, thefts, fights, etc. for the past 2 years. I hope this incident will deter the criminals who are now coming in droves to commit acts of violence at the mall. I go there with my family. I will not mourn the loss of another criminal who tried to rob the mall and put innocent lives in danger. He made his choice. And it turned out to be a very bad one. |
FFX Police Chief did not say that tonight. He said they needed to complete the investigation before commenting on that. Which is the right thing to do. |
We have all the facts we’re going to get. Shoplift suspect ran away, and he was shot dead by the mall cops. |
Remember the VA cop planting drugs that resulted in 400 convictions? Let's see what evidence they come up with by daylight. Shooting at a shoplifting suspect who is running away is just wrong. Cops are there to apprehend criminals, not execute them on the streets. Shameful. |
Because they weren’t in danger. They need to work on their statement. |
I get that you're concerned about safety. But do you understand that shoplifting shouldn't result in an execution? |
It won't deter anything. It will create more division and hate. Didn't you follow the news the last few years? |
Maybe he should have stayed to be arrested? A year ago, I would've agreed with you. But I no longer care much about the lives of the career criminals at Tysons. And I care even less about criminal gun owners who put the lives of our community at risk. We were at the mall not too long ago when cops came to arrest an armed suspect at Macy's. I'm done with gun violence. LEt's be rid of the perpetrators. Oh well. |