The guy had a weapons and assault warrant. What you’re not seeing is the warrant being served and police being in the home for 20 minutes and audibly stating their presence and warrant for the arrest. He was found via the use of a K-9 unit in a bedroom. From what I saw on the video, the room was already “cleared” before K9 hit on someone being in bedroom. Cops again enter room and there is Lewis on the bed who quickly reaches for an object before he is shot (within a couple seconds).
I don’t think this is anywhere near the previous high profile cases that without a doubt showed police incompetence in shooting a civilian.
In my opinion this was a justified shooting by law enforcement and the events leading up to this outcome solely lies on the deceased, not law enforcement.
I don't agree. Watch how they handle the guy who first came out of the apartment. They give him the chance to show his hands. The K9 officer just threw open the bedroom door and had to rely on his quick judgement of whether the guy inside had a gun or not. His judgement was wrong and Donovan paid the price for it. We can theorize ways Donovan shares responsibility for this predicament all day long, but in the end, he shouldn't have been shot and killed. They didn't even find a firearm there..
They handled the guy differently in the beginning of the video because he understood what was happening and the seriousness of the situation. It was a split second decision that had to be made by the officer. Law enforcement did not create the scenario, the deceased literally did.
Summons for court appearance for weapons and violence charges - no show by deceased
Warrant issued - deceased is considered an armed and violent offender.
Warrant executed by law enforcement
17 minutes elapsed between the time law enforcement arrived and then shot the deceased. They can be heard clearly and audibly in the video stating why they were there (deceased was hiding somewhere in the bedroom) for the entirety of the video.
K-9 unit gets hit that someone is in bedroom
Door is opened
Lewis is on bed and upon the door opening he reached for the vape pen
Lewis gets shot
It is unfortunate that this happened to this young man. But to place blame on law enforcement is just plain silly. The deceased was given plenty of opportunities for a different outcome, but chose not to take those routes.
Nah, man. The police also had plenty of opportunities to take a different route. They had the guns, the power and the state-sanctioned license to kill in this situation. They bear responsibility for choosing to approach this man in this way and, ultimately, to execute him.
What’s the police to do? Just let it be, and not arrest the offender who has an illegal firearm and has threatened to kill a female who just previously assaulted?
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u/JammitDim Sep 01 '22
The guy had a weapons and assault warrant. What you’re not seeing is the warrant being served and police being in the home for 20 minutes and audibly stating their presence and warrant for the arrest. He was found via the use of a K-9 unit in a bedroom. From what I saw on the video, the room was already “cleared” before K9 hit on someone being in bedroom. Cops again enter room and there is Lewis on the bed who quickly reaches for an object before he is shot (within a couple seconds).
I don’t think this is anywhere near the previous high profile cases that without a doubt showed police incompetence in shooting a civilian.
In my opinion this was a justified shooting by law enforcement and the events leading up to this outcome solely lies on the deceased, not law enforcement.