Marquette County, Mich. – The family of
an unarmed man who was gunned down by an officer on July 14 of this
year plans to sue in federal court after prosecutors cleared the officer
of any wrong doing.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are extremely troubling. Auto mechanic Timothy Mitchell, 46, had gotten into a verbal dispute at an area auto dealership. A call was placed to 9-1-1 alleging that he was highly intoxicated.
A police chase ensued but was broken off due to high speeds. At a later point the officer saw Mitchell’s vehicle crashed on the roadside with Mitchell standing nearby.
The officer, Justin Schlabach, had a dashcam on his vehicle that was operational at the time, but allegedly his walk around microphone was not working at the time.
The video captured on the dashcam shows Schlabach get out his vehicle with his weapon drawn and pointed at Mitchell. The officer claims that he told Mitchell to get on the ground multiple times.
An unarmed Mitchell walks towards the officer in a seemingly non-threatening manner. It is at this point Schlabach takes a few steps back before shooting and killing Mitchell.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/unarmed-man-killed-officer-prosecutor-clears-wrongdoing/#gkqQZBkdkclY16QG.99
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are extremely troubling. Auto mechanic Timothy Mitchell, 46, had gotten into a verbal dispute at an area auto dealership. A call was placed to 9-1-1 alleging that he was highly intoxicated.
A police chase ensued but was broken off due to high speeds. At a later point the officer saw Mitchell’s vehicle crashed on the roadside with Mitchell standing nearby.
The officer, Justin Schlabach, had a dashcam on his vehicle that was operational at the time, but allegedly his walk around microphone was not working at the time.
The video captured on the dashcam shows Schlabach get out his vehicle with his weapon drawn and pointed at Mitchell. The officer claims that he told Mitchell to get on the ground multiple times.
An unarmed Mitchell walks towards the officer in a seemingly non-threatening manner. It is at this point Schlabach takes a few steps back before shooting and killing Mitchell.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/unarmed-man-killed-officer-prosecutor-clears-wrongdoing/#gkqQZBkdkclY16QG.99
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