Edmonds, WA man shot by police while open-carrying rifle

[Skillet]

My bad if this has been posted already (mods please remove if so) - but does anybody know anything else about this?

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021778721_edmondsshootingxml.html

[Fl0und3rz]

Saw this yesterday on KOMO.  Apropos of nothing: The gun on the ground (which appeared to be the weapon involved) looked like a NEF/HR pardner type of weapon.  Couldn't really tell if it was a shotgun or rifle. 

[Atroxus]

Apparently the man was only wounded, so we may actually get to hear both sides of the story. I am curious what the details of the incident were. 

[Skillet]

Any updates?  I'm really surprised we're not hearing more about this from the pro-gun side.  More to the story that that everybody else know about?
This guy appears to have been shot for simply not following commands - you can bet your bottom dollar if he leveled the weapon on the cops they would have made absolutely sure that part made it to the press...

"The Edmonds officers who responded to the 911 calls issued verbal commands to the man, then fired at him, Snell said."

 

[CP]

Update 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7: The Snohomish County Multi-Agency Response Team is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Edmonds, according to a news release.

At approximately 7:30 a.m. Sept. 7, multiple calls came into 911 that a man was walking in the area of 1200 block of Puget Dr. brandishing a rifle. Edmonds Police located the man and, after a brief verbal confrontation, shots were fired. The 27-year-old Edmonds man was shot and seriously injured and transported to Harborview Medical Center. The two Edmonds officers, a sergeant and a corporal, were both placed on administrative leave, as is standard procedure.

The incident remains under investigation by SMART, a team of investigators from various Snohomish County law enforcement agencies who respond to and investigate use-of-force incidents in the county.

The road at Olympic View Dr. and Puget Dr. has been closed until further notice.

[BsB]

I wonder if the people that actually called to report this guy used the word "brandishing". I'm sure the media threw it in there to hype it up.

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[CP]

Other reports stated he was "carrying" the rifle but the key to the shooting is police allege that the man leveled the rifle at officers before he was shot.

[BIGINNER]

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[Skillet]

Other reports stated he was "carrying" the rifle but the key to the shooting is police allege that the man leveled the rifle at officers before he was shot.

That's a whole 'nother ball of wax.  Thanks!

[jason stevens]

After all the cops getting shot if the man was told to put it down? If I was the cop I would shoot him to . Really hope that was the case and not a unjustified shooting.

[Pigfuz]

I am completely Pro-Gun however guys that open carry rifles just to make a point are not helping our situation at all.  they are just trying to be a jack**  Because "Its legal".  There are better ways to get our point across.  And although there is not much detail I am sure the guy probably refused to put his gun down when asked just because "Its legal."  There were some guys in protland doing this earlier this year.

[Skillet]

This was a very public area and there were a lot of people watching.  This thing is strangely hush-hush for what happened and where.

Here's the only update I could find.  In this case, they do allege the man had a history of mental illness, "leveled his weapon", a .22 rifle, at the officers.  NRA isn't in the habit of defending rights for mental patients, so they are off the case here. 

http://edmonds.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/man-shot-by-edmonds-police-remains-hospitalized-charges-expected

There has to be video of this somewhere out there.  Cell phone, surveillance, etc.  Too many people, too public of a street. 

[csaaphill]

After all the cops getting shot if the man was told to put it down? If I was the cop I would shoot him to . Really hope that was the case and not a unjustified shooting.

I don't believe the cops have a legal right to force a guy carrying legally to give up his weapon. 

unless he's threatening to shoot people then they do.
seems like a shot over the bow to those of us who want to open carry!

[csaaphill]

More than likely a unjustified shooting!

[JLS]

After all the cops getting shot if the man was told to put it down? If I was the cop I would shoot him to . Really hope that was the case and not a unjustified shooting.

I don't believe the cops have a legal right to force a guy carrying legally to give up his weapon. 

I would explain it to you, but then I'm just another pathological liar.