Current Events > Off-duty cop kills 2 men he thought were breaking into a car

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An off duty Pentagon police officer shot and killed two people he believed were breaking into a car in Maryland early Wednesday, according to local police.


The Takoma Park Police Department saidthat an unnamed officer for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency shot and killed Dominique Williams, 32, and James Lionel Johnson, 38, both of Maryland.


Shortly after 5 a.m. TPPD officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired at the Takoma Overlook Condominiums on New Hampshire Avenue.


After they arrived the officers were approached by an off duty PFPA officer who stated that he had fired his service weapon at suspects, saying they fled after not obeying his commands when he confronted them for what he believed was an in-progress car break-in.


The two victims, Williams and Johnson, were transported to Prince George Hospital where they later died from gunshot wounds, the Takoma Park Police said.


"We understand that there is tremendous public interest in this case," the Takoma Park Police wrote. "We ask that the public remain patient as we fully investigate the incident."


The Montgomery County State Attorney's office is reviewing and investigating, the police said.


Jacqueline Yost, spokesperson for the PFPA, said that the officer in question has been with the PFPA since July 2019.


"He was previously a federal police officer, 2009 2019, and also served as a U.S. Army Military policeman and in the US Air Force as a combat crewman. The officer is current on all use of force and firearms qualifications," Yost wrote.


According to NBC News Washington, the PFPA officer who shot the two people is on administrative leave.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/duty-pentagon-police-officer-fatally-shoots-2-people-maryland-n1263493

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So he kills them for running?

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Shablagoo posted...

they fled after not obeying his commands when he confronted them for what he believed was an in-progress car break-in.

fair next

So he illegally executed two people he wasn't even sure were committing a crime. Life in prison.

Why do cops think a person running means you can shoot them if they aren't at the very least confirmed armed and dangerous? Running isn't a deadly fucking threat. He thought they were breaking into a car not mass shooting or something.

fohstick posted...

fair next

Not according to the law which states very clearly that you can't shoot a fleeing suspect without reason to believe they're a danger. Plus he was off duty, they're not obligated to follow his orders.

Roast that pig in the electric chair

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Feels like a very poorly thought out cover story for something else.

fohstick posted...

fair next

Running from the cops isn't punishable under any law in the US by summary execution.

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Story doesnt add up. How did it go from him approaching to him shooting? Need more details before jumping to conclusions.

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ScazarMeltex posted...

Running from a civilian isn't punishable under any law in the US by summary execution.

Fixed that. Since the guy wasn't acting as law enforcement at that time.

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is the off duty cop not considered as one of those mass shooters if they do shit like this

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Yeah..... even if they were in the process of breaking into a parked car, random third parties don't have a right to shoot in that circumstance. That's murder.

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fuming posted...

Why do cops think a person running means you can shoot them if they aren't at the very least confirmed armed and dangerous? Running isn't a deadly fucking threat. He thought they were breaking into a car not mass shooting or something.

Seriously. This is so fucked up. But why do they think they can do it? Because they can. He won't be punished for it.

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why does a cop have his service weapon while off duty?

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Theres a cop on CE who once posted in detail about how he brandished a shotgun at some kids he thought were casing vehicles in his neighborhood

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Orchestrion posted...

Theres a cop on CE who once posted in detail about how he brandished a shotgun at some kids he thought were casing vehicles in his neighborhood

@darkprince45 ?
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monkmith posted...

why does a cop have his service weapon while off duty?

He has a history of pulling guns on people commuting no crimes. He went to his apartment last year and came back outside to point a shotgun at a homeless lady in front of his building.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79400216

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Makes sense. This is the middle east afterall, where theft is punishable by death...oh wait...

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Ahh yes, the deadly act of running away that kills so many cops a year.

He should be in jail

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LightningAce11 posted...

@darkprince45 ?

There was a time I went outside and there was two males inside my car in my driveway I had my gun out, I never pointed it at anyone. But even if I did, I would be well within legal right. As theyre in private property actively committing a felony crime.

That poster on an alt is jsut trying to troll

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darkprince45 posted...

There was a time I went outside and there was two males inside my car in my driveway I had my gun out, I never pointed it at anyone. But even if I did, I would be well within legal right. As theyre in private property actively committing a felony crime.

That poster on an alt is jsut trying to troll

you said it was your neighbors house the first time and said how you wouldve been able to take at least one of them out before they got you lol. Stop lying.

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Orchestrion posted...

you said it was your neighbors house the first time and said how you wouldve been able to take at least one of them out before they got you lol. Stop lying.

So was it kids I thought casing the neighborhood? Or now youre saying they were in my neighbors car?

Looks like youre lying. Accusing me of two different false scenarios. And not sure what the last sentence has to do with anything

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inb4 conservatives find out the two dead guys once stole a bag of chips and a slim jim 20 years ago and because of those heinous crimes deserved to die

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Could be a psycho murderer infiltrating the law enforcement so he could fulfill his desire for blood. This is crazy

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Orchestrion posted...

you said it was your neighbors house the first time and said how you wouldve been able to take at least one of them out before they got you lol. Stop lying.

wait was this the topic with the Ring Doorbell footage of him running out with his shotgun? If so then iirc it was definitely his house

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twitterfriends posted...

Could be a psycho murderer infiltrating the law enforcement so he could fulfill his desire for blood. This is crazy

Youre watching too many movies.

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Bruh

I almost moved to those condominiums. The only reason I didn't was because the area looked kinda sketchy and the place I picked was twice the size for a similar price

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