Thursday in Miami we showed a large crowd of children how we shoot the homeless.

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Antonio Torres a Miami police officer shot Fritz Severe, a homeless man 5 times in front of 40 to 60 children attending a summer camp Thursday morning, according to local media. The homeless man, who was holding a metal stick, was allegedly shot five times after refusing to comply with officers demands for him to drop it. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.

Two officers were dispatched to the scene with a report of a violent dispute. A nearby library had called the police in order to remove the homeless man because he was brandishing a stick, witnesses said.

Police fired at the man around 10 a.m at Gibson Park in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, notable for its public swimming pool and athletic fields. The approximately 40 to 60 children who witnessed the shooting were attending a summer camp in the park.

Officer Antonio Torres will be placed on administrative leave, said Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes, according to local media. One witness claims that the homeless man was well-known in the neighborhood and always carried a stick, reports the Miami Herald.


http://revolution-news.com/miami-police-shoot-and-kill-a-homeless-man-in-front-of-50-children/
http://www.wsvn.com/story/29295935/1-injured-after-shots-fired-at-gibson-park-in-miami

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1. At least people are paying attention to police shootings now.

That is one good thing to come out of the Micheal Brown killing. But we still have along ways to go.