Wiseguy
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It takes them five months to figure out that this was a justified shooting? The guy pointed a loaded shotgun at them! What happens if a regular citizen has to use deadly force?
It would probably be instant disarm of all firearms and lengthy expensive ordeal.
From the Patriot Ledger.
PLYMOUTH —
Two police officers who shot and killed a Plymouth man two days before Christmas were justified in using deadly force, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz ruled.
In a statement released Monday, Cruz says officers James LeBretton and Brian McNeely shot and killed Jeffrey Curran, 39, after Curran pointed a loaded shotgun at them.
“The two Plymouth police officers involved had probable cause to believe that Curran not only posed a threat of serious physical harm to them, but further, that he posed an immediate deadly threat to them and to the others present,” Cruz’s statement said.
The ruling comes after a months-long investigation involving numerous interviews with witnesses whose stories sometimes conflicted, Cruz states.
Curran’s wife, Lisa, could not be reached for comment.
The two officers had responded to a domestic abuse call at the Curran’s home at 340 Ship Pond Road, just before midnight Dec. 23.
Police said Lisa Curran called crying that her husband had beaten her up.
Curran’s 16-year-old daughter directed the officers to the basement where Curran and his wife Lisa were.
LeBretton and McNeely said Lisa Curran appeared drunk and had a fresh abrasion on her face, a bruise on her chin, and a chipped tooth.
She told them her husband was in the adjacent room with a shotgun that he had threatened to use.
Officers heard what they believed to be a shotgun being loaded inside the room.
After asking Lisa Curran and the daughter to seek cover, the two officers forced the door open and saw Curran sitting directly across from them with a shotgun between his knees.
Curran stood and raised the shotgun prompting both officers to shoot.
Curran was flown to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery, but he died shortly after his admission.
Cruz says the officers fired three shots at Curran striking him in the upper left chest, right groin, and left wrist.
The 12-gauge Mossberg Maverick pump-action shotgun was loaded with three shells, police said.
McNeely has 13 years on the force; LeBretton three years.
“The investigation clearly determined that the officers acted lawfully and appropriately under the circumstances,” Police Chief Michael Botieri said. “We have some internal policies to follow, but the officers will be returning to work within a few days.” The deadly shooting is the second in three years for the department.
Officers Richard Tavares and Edwin Almeida were cleared of any wrongdoing in shooting Anthony McGrath, 16, in January 2006.
Police said the teen drove at the officers following a 1.3-mile pursuit through downtown about 3 a.m.
McGrath’s mother Denise McGrath has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in federal court.
It would probably be instant disarm of all firearms and lengthy expensive ordeal.
From the Patriot Ledger.
PLYMOUTH —
Two police officers who shot and killed a Plymouth man two days before Christmas were justified in using deadly force, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz ruled.
In a statement released Monday, Cruz says officers James LeBretton and Brian McNeely shot and killed Jeffrey Curran, 39, after Curran pointed a loaded shotgun at them.
“The two Plymouth police officers involved had probable cause to believe that Curran not only posed a threat of serious physical harm to them, but further, that he posed an immediate deadly threat to them and to the others present,” Cruz’s statement said.
The ruling comes after a months-long investigation involving numerous interviews with witnesses whose stories sometimes conflicted, Cruz states.
Curran’s wife, Lisa, could not be reached for comment.
The two officers had responded to a domestic abuse call at the Curran’s home at 340 Ship Pond Road, just before midnight Dec. 23.
Police said Lisa Curran called crying that her husband had beaten her up.
Curran’s 16-year-old daughter directed the officers to the basement where Curran and his wife Lisa were.
LeBretton and McNeely said Lisa Curran appeared drunk and had a fresh abrasion on her face, a bruise on her chin, and a chipped tooth.
She told them her husband was in the adjacent room with a shotgun that he had threatened to use.
Officers heard what they believed to be a shotgun being loaded inside the room.
After asking Lisa Curran and the daughter to seek cover, the two officers forced the door open and saw Curran sitting directly across from them with a shotgun between his knees.
Curran stood and raised the shotgun prompting both officers to shoot.
Curran was flown to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery, but he died shortly after his admission.
Cruz says the officers fired three shots at Curran striking him in the upper left chest, right groin, and left wrist.
The 12-gauge Mossberg Maverick pump-action shotgun was loaded with three shells, police said.
McNeely has 13 years on the force; LeBretton three years.
“The investigation clearly determined that the officers acted lawfully and appropriately under the circumstances,” Police Chief Michael Botieri said. “We have some internal policies to follow, but the officers will be returning to work within a few days.” The deadly shooting is the second in three years for the department.
Officers Richard Tavares and Edwin Almeida were cleared of any wrongdoing in shooting Anthony McGrath, 16, in January 2006.
Police said the teen drove at the officers following a 1.3-mile pursuit through downtown about 3 a.m.
McGrath’s mother Denise McGrath has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in federal court.