(Updated info)
Watch the video and what do you see! Officers
ordering the suspect to put the gun down and it appears he is
complying and then is shot! Is that what you see? Watch the video
again and watch the suspects right hand while he places the weapon
down with his left hand! What you don't see, but the officer behind
the suspect does see, is the suspect pulling a hidden handgun from
his rear pants with his right hand. Proof that you perform the way you train.
Share your thoughts on this video im eager to hear everyones view point!!!
53 Comments
wyattcl
It's a shame there was a video camera, this guy will be facing alot of charges. But is this real? These guys seem really laid back walking to the body.
jmhuthut
my thoughts exactly... i got this video in an email forward so theres is no telling! If it is real this guys gonna get nailed hard in civil court!
thegatesofzion
A person with a rifle has a significant advantage over a handgun.
During a life and death situation where someone is pointing a firearm at you, I think it would be safe to say, I rather be alive than dead.
It's always so easy to second guess someone when you just sit there and watch a video of an occurrence on film, but when you find yourself in a similar situation I'm sure you'd probably shoot first.
Besides all we saw was a few seconds of the incident. This guy may have been shooting with offices for a long time before someone decided to video tape the incident.
jmhuthut
This is true... I have more info on this video coming soon but do me a favor and watch it again... take note the suspects right hand goes into his back pocket!
samD
or been empty, this is probably an LE training film. Bad guy had a pistol and LE shot him down.
jmhuthut
I just got word that this footage was shot during the filming of the tv series Manhunters a show that follows US Marshals Fugitive Task Force(great show)!!!
adasinyo
i am a moslem, is your purpose death to islam? ? ?
zx12rmike
the attitude of the LE tells me it is a training vid.
GLOCKSTER
yea you can't see a gun but you can see his hand go in his back pocket
sytasyn_syn
Most Fucking Excellent! Dumbass shouldn't of tried the shit in the first place!
samD
You can see a gun in his right hand.
Snake
This is great!!
ssrs10
Looks like a real video to me.....The guy with his back to the camera looks pissed.
runawaygun762
I'm calling BS based on the way the badguy went down. I've looked at it a few times and I don't think it's real. If it is real and those guys really were US Marshals, they suck. Neither officer had the suspect covered as they approached. You never assume he's out of the fight until you have the weapon away and physical control of the bad guy. It's fake.
runawaygun762
There is no rcoil and the slide doesn't move. It's bullshit. I rock.
jmhuthut
The officer behind the suspect is the one who fired... you dont rock..lol!
4five
A 22 would have more kick than that, its gotta be fake the cop that was behind the suspect his gun did have any recoil either plus if you get shot in the back, wouldn't you fly forward instead of backward?
TacDoc
I"m telling you guys it's a nerve/muscle reaction... The point is not that he would stand up the fact is that the movement is unnatural for a human being in a reaction situation without say an outside source like a bullet... But if you want to tear apart the whole movement that the suspect made in reaction to the shot I can prove it was real...
Pkato
But runaway, you type that you didn't see any recoil or the slide move, on who's weapon? Didn't the guy in the rear shoot? I am not sure really, but the guy did fall back...
Chuck Norris bites the hand that feeds him and eats their entrails!
samD
I just got word that this footage was shot during the filming of the tv series Manhunters a show that follows US Marshals Fugitive Task Force(great show)!!!
Reaper308
"Manhunters" is a reality show, not fiction.... so if that was really the case, this would be real footage. I'm not too sure though
Reaper308
the officer from behind is the one that shot, you can see the muzzle flash, and as runaway stated, obviously no recoil from the other officers weapon
ssrs10
I'd say that this video is far too grainy to tell definitively if there is recoil or not...I'm just saying...I mean if it's a 9mm he's not really gunna show too too much recoil in this vid.
scudrunnernrh
if you look at the suspects right hand after his is shot and down, you'll see the pistol he attemted to draw on the officers, luckily the guy behind him had good responce time
scudrunnernrh
also the officer around the corner yelled "gun" right before he dropped the suspect.
Screamoutloud
That what I saw also...as a former law enforcement...I do the samething as a back up ( as he bent down and lay the riffle his right hand holding a pistol, the front officer didn't see it... the back up officer did and he did yelled "gun" and drop him. Camera is"picture of thousands words".
scudrunnernrh
this video is a prime example of the importance of watching out for your fellow officers, if the officer around the corner had not positioned himself there, the outcome may have been fatal for the officers
jmhuthut
Yeah boyeeeeeeeee!!!!
scudrunnernrh
calm down hut
raffycanlas
one less hungry mouth for welfare dept.
scudrunnernrh
i'm willing to bet the perp didnt even know the other officer was even there, thats why he tried what he did, to the officers envolved, smooth tactics, godd job, stay safe, God bless
Sig Jim Navy 226
If this was real the approaching officer is returning his weapon to the holster prior to affirming the downed man is in fact dead. In fact I don't think he fired a round but could still be in harm way.
ssrs10
Yeah I agree poor choices on his part if it is in fact real because he could still eat shit....
undeniable
it's still a good training video. I am of the mind that it may be real.
runawaygun762
half a dozen times. I see no indicator that the cop in the rear fired. It's bogus. They are entirely too cavalier about the approach, especially if these guys are supposed to be US Marshals. I realize federal officers are about as incompetent as can be, but this is a mistake even Corky from Life Goes On wouldn't make. (No offense intended to the guy with Down's Syndrome. The comparison of him to Feds was not intended to insult him).
TacDoc
I agree the video is really grainy but watch the behind officers elbows they do retract back and up as to indicate recoil also I think a flash is visible with the second shot. It's hard to see even the recoil cause he's a big boy I'm sure a 9 wont have much effect on him.
Note on training... yeah even so he shouldn't have lowered his guard sure but you don't always do the same thing you were trained to do all the time.
TacDoc
Medical note on how the suspect fell...
My guess is he got hit lower back with the first shot the way his hips flex outward away from the shot and he stands straight up then falls... Thats hard to do acting guys, that first bullet probably hit his spine or the muscles in your back that control your legs... That reflex is just too unnatural for this to be a training exercise.
Dr. Angus what's your opinion on that?
Harold
Hard to tell, but he looks dead to me, no movement at all after being
turned to swiss cheese.
runawaygun762
I see no movement of the rear officer's arm that would indicate recoil, and nothing of a muzzle flash. Muzzle flash in the daylight with a 40 or 45 using duty ammo wouldn't be visible anyway. And the way he fell was ridiculous. Why not show the rest of the video? It is obvious the cameraman was there with the officers, and nobody made a move to keep him back. Bullshit, plain and simple.
TacDoc
Yes he was there with the officers, SamD said it was filmed with the U.S. Marshals for fugitive task force. They sign a waiver saying if they get screwed up it's not the agency's fault, they've been doing that since Cops went on the air.
And the flash is there I have a room full of people that sees it on the second shot. Sure maybe it's not a flash but unburnt powder exiting the barrel but it's there.
And i'm pretty sure the recoil is there too... It may just be him readjusting for aim.
And i'm not repeating myself on the way he fell cause i already gave my reasons
runawaygun762
It would have been on mainstream media by now. It's BS.
TacDoc
Except for the fact that they own that footage and they won't release it to the mainstream media... this little clip got out the same way videos from iraq get released little clips not 30 minute long shows with plot lines and dramatic music and titles for people who are talking to the camera...
take it for what it is some footage that guys like us can handle an analysis not something an ordinary citizen can watch because they won't sleep comfortably at night... and you cannot tell me that you have ever seen someone shot on the news before... especially not now...
Eturnit3
is too grainy to see a recoil, other than watching his gun follow the perp very closely all the way to the ground, the video just isnt clear enough to see it. And if that were me walking to the, shot 3 times, perp; I wouldnt hesitate to holster my weapon if I saw brains.
Gunnin88
Totaly fake! not even arguable IMHO
I watch evey cop shooting closley these days, a freind was gunned down in cold blood in Everret Wa. by cops a couple months ago. I hope those bastards get the death penalty, they shood.
TacDoc
I'm sorry about your friend
but this was a legit shooting. The man was trying to pull a hidden gun on an officer. He was commanded twice to put the weapon down he started to but he was putting those officers in a life threatening situation. It was a dangerous event and I'm sorry that suspect was dangerous and if not for that other officer he would've shot the first one.
runawaygun762
They would be using 40. I don't even think the marshal's service uses Berettas. No positive, though. That reaction is easily done. People do more outlandish shit than that in movies. This video is a fake. I would like some internet-smart people to find more of the footage either before or after the shooting. The video as is is ridiculous.
FrankoUSA
The video is a little slower thann the audio, u could see recoil then you hear the sound
James2213
i thank the film could be fake i to make a sertain i would need to see the rest of this film
Jameswaterwolf
It looks real, but who has a cameraman in a dangerous position? Maybe the suspect was well known to police and they had a big friggin' party after, since they got rid of his ass!
gamble215
THIS IS ALL BULL SHYT