The woman, Talisa Coombs, told Delaney she’d just gotten into what she alleged was a physical altercation with her granddaughter’s mother, Maria Pike, and called 911. Independence police’s response to that 911 call ended with the shooting death of Pike, 34, and her two month old daughter, Destinii Hope — who were identified Tuesday by authorities from the Police Involved Investigative Team, or PIIT, a team of eastern Jackson County detectives called in to investigate police shootings and use-of-force incidents.

The officer who fired his weapon was “a long-tenured veteran of law enforcement,” Dustman said. That officer and another two who were at the scene are on administrative leave.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article295483354.html

  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    “On administrative leave”, Jesus fucking christ, fire and prosecute those fuck heads. This is well beyond gross negligence.

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    Greenfield believes police could have used different methods to de-escalate the situation.

    No effing shit Sherlock

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    The officer who fired his weapon was “a long-tenured veteran of law enforcement,” Dustman said.

    So who else has he murdered in cold blood?

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    If you explode a baby’s head with a gun, let’s just skip the trial and send 'em straight to prison for the rest of their life because there’s nothing left for you in this world. Your humanity card has been withdrawn.