Suffolk police shoot, kill Wyandanch man

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BY ANN GIVENS
STAFF WRITER

May 22, 2005

Police executing a search warrant in Wyandanch Friday night fatally shot a 75-year-old man who they said was pointing a loaded gun at them.

Officers went to 87 Patton Ave. at about 11 p.m. with a narcotics search warrant after a man who lived at that house sold them cocaine, said Suffolk Homicide Det. Sgt. Edward Fandry.

When the emergency services team entered the house, they found Little E. Booker standing in an upstairs bedroom holding a 12-gauge shotgun, Fandry said. After a uniformed officer told him to drop the gun, Booker momentarily pointed the gun away, then swung it back toward the police officers, Fandry said.

One officer -- whom police did not identify -- fired two rounds at Booker, killing him, Fandry said. The Suffolk Homicide Squad is investigating the shooting.

more:http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lishot0522,0,923446.story?coll=ny-top-headlines

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For those of you that haven't been paying attention to the War on Some Drugs, this is not a rare incident. Let me explain what most likely happened.

The police kicked in Mr. Booker's door while he was asleep. He awoke from a deep sleep and heard someone in his house. In fear for his life, he picked up his shotgun to defend himself.

The officers found a subject in a drug house with a weapon. They then started screaming at him to drop the weapon while shining a high powered flashlight in his face. Mr. Booker was still groggy and disorientated from the whole experience and didn't drop it fast enough, so they shot him.

Like I said, it's happened too many times before.
http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/08/17/drugWarVictims.html

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. Just for some context

Wyandanch is considered a "black neighborhood" on Long Island.

[ridgerunner]

2. Well, in that case

they probably didn't say anything first before shooting him.

[Warpy]

3. It's an example of why I adamantly refuse to own a gun

because the two times I've faced bad guys with guns, having one of my own would have gotten me killed. As it was, I escaped with my life, my property, and my virtue intact.

And the last guy who tried to rape me got broken ribs for his trouble.

He was lucky.

Now for all of you who don't have an inner crazy person to rely on, owning a gun is a matter for you to decide for yourselves. Just be aware that simply possessing it might get you killed.

Oh, and end the drug war. It's more and more a war of government of the people against the people.

[Renew Deal]

4. You have no idea what "likely happened."

[ridgerunner]

5. Actually I do

It's not an uncommon thing, it has happened several times before.

John Adams

64 years old
Lebanon, Tennessee
October, 2000
Shot to death during a SWAT drug raid while watching TV. The house didn't match the description on the warrant.

Xavier Bennett

8 years old
Atlanta, Georgia
November, 1991
Xavier was accidentally shot to death by officers in a pre-dawn drug raid during a gunfight with one of Xavier's relatives.

Delbert Bonnar

57 years old
Belpre, Ohio
October, 1998
Shot 8 times by police in drug raid. They were looking for his son.

http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/08/17/drugWarVictims.html

[Renew Deal]

6. No you don't.

You have prejudices, predispositions and agendas, but no idea what "likely happened."

[ridgerunner]

7. unlike your prejudices, predispositions and agendas?

DEPUTY CLEARED IN DRUG RAID SHOOTING
St. Petersburg Times, 03 May 2005
State Attorney Bernie McCabe Acknowledged The Tension Between Police And Some Black Residents.

ST. PETERSBURG - State Attorney Bernie McCabe has cleared a sheriff's deputy of any criminal wrongdoing in the April 12 shooting of an unarmed man during a drug raid on his home.

Cpl. Christopher Taylor acted in the "legal performance of his lawful duties" when he twice shot 19-year-old Jarrell S. Walker, McCabe stated in a six-page report released Monday.

Walker refused to obey Taylor's repeated commands to remain still and show his hands, according to the report. Walker's "extremely poor judgment" forced Taylor to shoot him, McCabe said.

"( Walker's ) actions, whether intended to locate and retrieve a weapon, find and discard evidence, or simply his lack of fear and respect for the deputy, caused Corporal Taylor to believe that his life and safety were at risk," McCabe wrote.

more:http://www.mapinc.org/newstnc/v05/n727/a09.html?157

[Renew Deal]

8. Yes, completely unlike them.

I have no agenda on this issue. The article you posted has nothing to do with this event. I can post 100 articles that show cops being shot at and even killed. Does that mean that what "likely happened" is that he was going to shoot the cops so they shot him first?

[ridgerunner]

9. Actually, you do have an agenda

If not, you wouldn't have replied to the post.

And yes, my agenda does include an end to an insane war against Americans and the Constitution.

Ever heard of Donald Scott?

On October 2, 1992 Malibu California millionaire Donald Scott was shot to death inside his own home, during a raid by Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and agents from five federal law enforcement agencies. The Scotts were awakened by the sound of the police breaking down their door. Scott's wife, Frances, ran downstairs to find her house swarming with men with guns aimed at her. She screamed "don't shoot me, don't kill me." Donald Scott, recovering from recent cataract surgery, got his gun and ran to the defense of his wife. When he emerged at the top of the stairs, holding his gun over his head, the officers told him to lower the gun. As he did, they shot him to death. The warrant was for evidence of the cultivation of marijuana, but no illegal activity was discovered at the Scott ranch. The report of the Ventura County District Attorney, Michael Bradbury, concluded that the police lied to obtain the search warrant, that there had never been any marijuana cultivation on the property, and that the raid was motivated by a desire to forfeit the multi-million dollar ranch. Despite the DA's dramatic conclusions, no officer was ever indicted, or even lightly disciplined for the lies or the killing. This is an outrageous abuse of police power. These officers must be brought to justice. Please write your Congressmen now and demand a Congressional investigation. Include a copy of the Ventura County D.A.'s report.

http://www.fear.org/scott.html