Bipolar man shot by cops 7- 9 times (updated) after pointing metal pipe at

[malaise]

members of the public (ABC),
Bangs head.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/york-community-upset-fatal-police-shooting-mentally-ill-54269294

http://wnyt.com/news/nyc-police-fatally-shoot-man-carrying-metal-pipe/4853723/

ABC link added - it was 7 - 9 times

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. In any other country other than russia this would be a disgrace and that country

would be embarrassed for anyone to know it happened

here it barely is news

[malaise]

3. Don't be too sure about that

People with mental health issues are abused in several countries and killed by so called citizens and cops.

[guillaumeb]

28. Including several countries that are strong US allies.

If cops did not carry guns this could not happen.

[SoCalMusicLover]

4. We Are All Russia nt

[SoCalMusicLover]

2. Did They Run Out Of Bullets?

I guess he's dead?

[malaise]

5. Yes he's dead

[Exotica]

6. 79 times????????

[malaise]

9. According to ABC News

The link I added has less

[Exotica]

15. its madness, wtf is wrong with these murderous thug cops

[TheBlackAdder]

29. Which means they missed 21 to 27 times.

[Luciferous]

7. 79 times?!!!

[lunasun]

8. Terrible. Do you have a link with details ? Thanks

[malaise]

10. Added one - not the ABC one which said 79 shots n/t

[Aristus]

11. 79 times?

Were they worried that his metal pipe was full-auto?

[malaise]

13. Unbelievable

for real

[Agschmid]

22. Not factual.

[LisaL]

24. He was pointing a silver object that looked like a gun. Turned out

to be a pipe. You can see the photo in the OP.

[Aristus]

26. Okay, when his metal pipe didn't fire a single shot,

wouldn't that have been a clue for the flatfoots to ease up on the bang-bang?

[sarisataka]

12. 10 shots 79 hits

[jrthin]

14. Just an observation...mentally ill black men end up dead

when they come in contact with the police. And, generally speaking, mentally ill white men end up alive when they come in contact with the police. I am referring to America only, as I have no other experiece with other countries.

[Codeine]

16. He was not shot 79 times.

You probably heard “seven to nine times.”

[LisaL]

17. That would be my guess.

[malaise]

19. Possible

I'll look for the ABC International News link

[malaise]

25. You're right 7 - 9 times

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/york-community-upset-fatal-police-shooting-mentally-ill-54269294

[Tipperary]

18. 79 times? Might want to edit your op.

Reports say 10 shots fired.

[Sailor65x1]

20. Are you going to fix your OP?

Or do you enjoy doing such things?

[Agschmid]

21. 10 shots, edit the title.

[sl8]

23. NYPD cops shot bipolar man nine times; bullets hit head, chest

From http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nypd-cops-knew-bipolar-man-health-shooting-article-1.3915962

NYPD cops shot bipolar man nine times; bullets hit head, chest
BY ADAM SHRIER THOMAS TRACY LARRY MCSHANE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Thursday, April 5, 2018, 4:53 PM


This April 5, 2018 surveillance video image shows Saheed Vassell brandishing a metal object where officers fatally shot him. (AP)

The officers who fatally shot a bipolar Brooklyn man had no idea of his mental health woes when they confronted him on a streetcorner, a police source said Thursday,

The cops responded to the intersection of Utica Ave. and Montgomery St. in Crown Heights after receiving three 911 calls reporting an armed man in the neighborhood.

When the officers encountered Saheed Vassell, “all they knew was that he fit the description and had what appeared to be a gun in his hands,” the source told the Daily News.

Video obtained by The News showed Vassell lurching toward a frightened pedestrian before pulling a shiny silver object from his pocket prior to the fatal shooting.

...

More at link.

[lpbk2713]

27. Glad you corrected it before anyone had a seizure.

[malaise]

30. But but but 7-9 is also wrong

He got 10 shots

The sad truth is that a man with known mental health issues was killed by the cops.
This is now routine.

[Tipperary]

34. Yes it is. Horribly wrong and not even mentioned on the evening news tonight.

Smh.

[Exotica]

31. thanks for the update, and 7-9 times is 7-9 times too fucking many!!!

[Blue_Tires]

32. ....

Link to tweet

[malaise]

33. Thanks for this

Gentrification is deadly. Word is these were outside cops not regulars from the community.