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L.A. police kills toddler, =o..
emazing
post Jul 11 2005, 10:32 AM
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What a hypocrite.
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LOS ANGELES - A toddler was shot and killed when her father used her as a shield in a gunbattle with police following an hours-long standoff, officials said. The man also died and an officer was wounded.

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The man killed Sunday night after an hours-long standoff was identified as Jose Raul Lemos, and the girl, about 17 months old, was his daughter, police said. The officer, who was not immediately identified, was shot in the shoulder and was expected to recover.

"He was using the baby as a shield," Assistant Police Chief Jim McDonnell said.

"We showed a tremendous amount of restraint, but unfortunately the suspect's actions dictated this," he said. "It's a true tragedy."

The child's mother, Lorena Lopez, said she pleaded with officers to hold their fire.

"He had problems with depression, his business was not doing well," Lopez told KNBC-TV. "I told them that he needed help, he needs a psychologist, but please don't shoot. They didn't understand, and the police fired, like, 300 shots."

It was unclear who fired the shot that hit the girl, but officers were struggling with the thought that they killed a baby, McDonnell said.

"The officers are taking it very hard," he said. "Anytime you have a baby killed, it takes its toll."

The standoff began at around 3:50 p.m. when officers responded to an area in South Los Angeles west of Watts after residents reported an armed man standing near an intersection with a toddler and behaving erratically and aggressively.

There were three exchanges of gunfire between police and Lemos, who was about 35, McDonnell told reporters. In the final exchange, at around 6:20 p.m., Lemos held the girl as he shot.

"We did everything we could to hold our fire," McDonnell said.

At one point, Lemos retreated into an apartment building, where police said he held the girl hostage.

Police called in a SWAT team and tried to speak with the man; when they at one point attempted to help a neighbor escape the area, he fired at them and they fired back, McDonnell said.

Under police regulations, officers may only fire "when it reasonably appears necessary" to protect themselves or others from death or serious injury.

The man had a 9 mm handgun and a shotgun and was intoxicated on drugs and alcohol, police said.

I think the police officer should've held his fire rather than kill the toddler. o.o
 

Posts in this topic
emazing   L.A. police kills toddler   Jul 11 2005, 10:32 AM
sp3nca   thats really stupid that they kept shooting. id ho...   Jul 11 2005, 11:44 AM
illumineering   That's horrible! The cops are supposed to...   Jul 11 2005, 12:13 PM
mipadi   It's not the cops' faults; it's the gu...   Jul 11 2005, 12:18 PM
illumineering   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 11 2005, 1:18 PM)It's ...   Jul 11 2005, 12:25 PM
jooleeah   I understand what your saying, but I don't thi...   Jul 11 2005, 12:23 PM
Frankie   well, none of us were there so we don't really...   Jul 11 2005, 12:24 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(Frankie @ Jul 11 2005, 1:24 PM)well, no...   Jul 11 2005, 12:50 PM
i heart john   It's sad that things like this don't surpr...   Jul 11 2005, 12:27 PM
sadolakced acid   1. if someone is high and is running at you shoot...   Jul 11 2005, 12:50 PM
disco infiltrator   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 11 2005, 12:50 PM...   Jul 11 2005, 01:29 PM
lolita kitty   *sighs* people these days. that guy is an idiot, a...   Jul 11 2005, 12:55 PM
illumineering   QUOTEUnder police regulations, officers may only f...   Jul 11 2005, 01:44 PM
mouse_3k   Ha, I love California...my home state... Poor bab...   Jul 11 2005, 01:56 PM
x tuned   they were only doing their job. just not doing it ...   Jul 11 2005, 01:58 PM
PinkTrash   The dad shouldn't have done that, use your dau...   Jul 11 2005, 02:03 PM
[pshaa]shauna   Again. People amaze me with their stupidity everyd...   Jul 11 2005, 02:10 PM
anubis   they must feel pretty bad. shooting a little girl...   Jul 11 2005, 02:14 PM
love_101_213   A they could of shot the man in his foot or someth...   Jul 11 2005, 02:34 PM
[Deep]Thought63   horrible   Jul 11 2005, 02:36 PM
incoherent   thats really whack. youd figure people would stop ...   Jul 11 2005, 02:37 PM
L!ckitySplit   Awful   Jul 11 2005, 02:37 PM
[Scr3amin][Horror]   ^Bad Evan you spam. Poor kid. Just because of her...   Jul 11 2005, 02:47 PM
L!ckitySplit   haha i was playin a game with Suzzette post wars l...   Jul 11 2005, 02:48 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(ximxjustaxgirlx @ Jul 11 2005, 2:10 PM)...   Jul 11 2005, 02:49 PM
Hiphop d[-_-]b   QUOTE"We did everything we could to hold our ...   Jul 11 2005, 05:56 PM
Hiphop d[-_-]b   QUOTE"We did everything we could to hold our ...   Jul 11 2005, 05:56 PM
dani41790   Oh my gosh that's so wrong. I feel sorry for t...   Jul 11 2005, 06:11 PM
PiGo   A police officer should never shoot if there's...   Jul 11 2005, 06:13 PM
sadolakced acid   a man has a shotgun and a 9mm automatic pistol. h...   Jul 11 2005, 06:57 PM
Chii   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 11 2005, 1:50 PM)...   Jul 11 2005, 07:29 PM
Tag_youre_it   *shrugs* i say, can't blame the police honest...   Jul 12 2005, 02:54 AM
honorguard   It was just one of those un-necessary mistakes tha...   Jul 12 2005, 04:14 AM
BrokenDream   he was using his baby as a freakin shield?! ...   Jul 12 2005, 05:52 AM
toodlepops.   Well, the father should've saved his child rat...   Jul 12 2005, 08:24 AM
kryogenix   Also, it's unknown whether it was a police bul...   Jul 12 2005, 11:35 AM
miss barnes   oh i heard about this yesterday...so damn sad   Jul 12 2005, 11:48 AM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(BrokenDream @ Jul 12 2005, 5:52 AM) he ...   Jul 12 2005, 12:01 PM
[Mediocre]Artist   don't police have bullproof vests? An intoxic...   Jul 12 2005, 12:18 PM
kryogenix   QUOTE([Mediocre]Artist @ Jul 12 2005...   Jul 12 2005, 12:28 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE([Mediocre]Artist @ Jul 12 2005...   Jul 12 2005, 12:32 PM
[Mediocre]Artist   He was drunk! And high! I've got rel...   Jul 12 2005, 12:33 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE([Mediocre)Artist,Jul 12 2005, 12:33 PM]...   Jul 12 2005, 12:36 PM
mocassinsx29   That poor baby, how can someone use a baby as a sh...   Jul 12 2005, 12:48 PM
quyen101   Sad society hahahah.   Jul 12 2005, 03:12 PM
kryogenix   QUOTE(quyen101 @ Jul 12 2005, 3:12 PM)Sad soc...   Jul 12 2005, 03:43 PM
Shortiiex   omg that is so sad..another life wasted cops shoul...   Jul 12 2005, 03:30 PM
MarilynMonroe   Jeebus. That horrible.   Jul 12 2005, 05:15 PM
enyceXaddiction   300 shots? unbelievable!   Jul 12 2005, 06:33 PM
salcha   Eh, the police didn't really have a choice, bu...   Jul 12 2005, 06:34 PM
sadolakced acid   he shot at police twice, threatened his own family...   Jul 13 2005, 07:32 PM


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