WATCH: Joplin Police Shoot, Kill Man Who Attacks After Taser Deployed

By Tactical Life

An investigation recently cleared two Joplin Police officers in the fatal shooting of David Ingle in August. Recently release dash and body cam footage shows the suspect break free from a Taser deployment. He then charged one of the officers, leading to the fatal shooting.

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“The Missouri State Highway Patrol completed their investigation and determined no criminal wrongdoing (had been committed) by either of the officers,” said Joplin Police Chief Matt Stewart, according to joplinglobe.com. “We also completed our own internal affairs investigation and … determined there were no policy violations that occurred.”

Footage shows two officers, identified as Christopher Grant Meador and Laken Rawlins, attempt to take Ingle into custody. After appearing to comply, footage shows the suspect suddenly resist, powering through a Taser deployment.

“It’s easy for someone who is not involved in law enforcement encounters to question events because they don’t know the reality of trying to subdue someone that is aggressively trying to attack them,” Stewart said, according to joplinglobe.com.

Meador and Rawlins logged a combined 1,051 hours …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life