VIDEO: Michigan Armed Robber Gets Killed After Pointing Gun at Cops
The five police officers who fatally shot a Michigan armed robber were justified in doing so, a local prosecutor has ruled; the dash cam video above confirms that the officers acted appropriately.
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In his six-page decision, Jackson County Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka says the incident began when 47-year-old Kenneth Townley robbed a Dollar General store in Jackson, Mich. on the afternoon of March 11. A clerk told a responding Blackman-Leoni Township public safety officer that Townley used a small, black handgun to steal $371.19 from the register.
Minutes later, Blackman-Leoni Township PSO Chandler Fryt spotted a man matching Townley’s description walking down a nearby street. Fryt’s dash cam recorded the shooting.
Michigan Armed Robber Shooting
In the video, Fryt stops his patrol vehicle and orders Townley to show his hands. He then tells Townley to walk back towards him. Townley complies. When Fryt tells him to turn around and place his hands on his head, however, Townley doesn’t comply.
By this time, Blackman-Leoni Township PSOs Jeremiah Wheeler and James Prus had arrived on the scene, in addition to Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy …Read the Rest
Source:: Tactical Life
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