LOUISVILLE, Ky. Ofc. Travis McHone opened fire on several guests gathered at his home last night for a surprise party in his honor, leaving seven dead and six more critically wounded. What can I say? My training kicked in, said McHone after emptying his service weapon at a room full of friends and loved ones. When everyone yelled, SURPRISE! I made a split-second threat assessment and decided my only course of action was to pull the trigger and yell, See you in hell, motherfuckers! until everything in front of me stopped moving. I mean, what if that cake had a gun baked into it? I wasnt going to wait around to find out. Plus, all of the party guests were cops, so they really shouldve known better.
McHone added, Im not scared. Youre scared. Survivors feel fortunate to have walked away from the party at all.
Experts specializing in controversial police shooting cases weighed in. Its my professional opinion that every officer at the scene acted appropriately, said Dr. Harold Lewinsky, a police psychologist known for using junk science to help acquit officers accused of unjustified lethal force. A group of assailants couldve easily broken into McHones home and hung up balloons and streamers as a distraction to catch him off-guard and take his life. I shudder to think what wouldve happened if hed hesitated for even a second. If it can happen in a McDonalds drive thru, it can certainly happen in your own home.
Following the incident, all surviving officers had resigned in protest of the charges brought against McHone.
