You can already glean a few things re: Minnesota sh--ting based on the videos that are now widely available.
Things start to go south when federal officer -- hooded -- lunges toward car.
The driver at this point is reversing and wheel is turned toward left.
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Right as driver takes car out of reverse... ICE officer appears, unhooded, in front of the car.
Hooded officer still has his hands on the door handle (for what legal reason?)
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Let's talk about that officer positioned in front of the car - now no longer in reverse - right in the direction of where the driver intends to go
For years, officers have been warned NOT to position themselves in front of cars
Here's a 06 report sent by feds saying why
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It's very common to see this in police training manuals. This one is from DC
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Here in Denver, we had our own case involving an officer who shot at (and killed) a teen when he approached a car from the front
the city ended up changing its own policy as a result of the 2015 killing of Jessica Hernandez
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denverpost.com/2015/06/09/den…
But beyond the positioning.. let's get back to the video
At this point (this all happens VERY QUICKLY), the car is now moving forward. Wheels are straight. Officer, in that bad spot, reaches for his gun
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it's at this moment... the wheel turns sharply right
The officer, seen here only by his leg, is in a slightly better position.
Not directly in front, but still in front
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Here is evidence of the first shot -- the cloud
Note the positioning of the officer here (You can see two legs now)
he could still be clipped by the fleeing car, but is not directly in front
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At this point, he is clearly off to the side.
Audio provides evidence of another gunshot
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Another gunshot here
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I'll let you draw your own conclusions about the legality or potential criminality of the shoot itself
I will be interested in knowing which of the shots was fatal
I would also ask you to consider the written statement from @DHSgov
Does it mesh w/what you've seen?
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