One might not normally think of a mailman’s job as particularly dangerous. Unfortunately for a Dallas postman, it proved to be fatal. On Monday, a United States Postal Service worker, Tony Mosby, 58, was going about his daily route in Dallas, Texas when he was apparently shot in the head in his mail truck. His body was found shortly after in the truck which was parked “along a busy highway” around 2:30 A.M. Nearby residents heard the gunshot which helped police find the federal employee in a timely manner. The van was reportedly found on Interstate 30, known as the Fort Worth Turnpike Freeway, “just west of downtown.” Authorities believe the homicide occurred between 2-2:10 A.M. Senior Corporal DeMarquis Black of the Dallas Police Department …show more content…
While investigating the scene, police closed the I-30 eastbound freeway down to one lane. Amanda McMurrey, a U.S. Postal inspector reported that the deceased employee was working between two “mail sorting and processing complexes nearby." Still awaiting further details, McMurrey was unable to report if the mailman’s location at the time of the shooting was consistent with his route. However, she noted that it would not be out of the norm to slightly deviate from his route, sometimes being required to go to other post office locations. She also mentioned that it is normal for postal workers to work unusually early hours, explaining why Mosby was out so early in the morning. Determining a motive will prove to be extremely helpful in solving this case, as the murderer surely knew that committing crimes against a postal worker would yield a stricter punishment than an average civilian. Being that he was a government employee, Mosby’s murder will be handled by federal …show more content…
Officer David Sherrard of the Richardson Police Department was shot and killed after responding to a call at an apartment complex on the evening of February 7, however, it was not the same person who killed Mosby, as Sherrard’s killer was caught. Twenty-six-year-old Brandon De McCall had an extensive history with law enforcement, as it appears that he took his anger out on the veteran officer. He will be charged with capital murder. Police Chief Jimmy Spivey reported that Sherrard was the “the first Richardson officer to die in the line of duty” and Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the tragedy “a loss to all law enforcement and everyone in our great state.” Unfortunately, the violence did not stop there, as just later that night, during the early morning on February 8, also around 2 A.M, a shooter fired at a squad car that was parked only a mile away from where Mosby’s truck was parked. Thankfully, no officers were harmed. That shooter has yet to be caught and police are asking for information in this case as
Marco Topete, 39, was convicted of First Degree Murder with Special Circumstances after a high speed pursuit lead to the death of Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputy Jose Antonio Diaz on 15 June 2008. Diaz was fatally struck in the chest by one of seventeen .223 caliber rounds fired from an AR-15 Assault Rifle fired by Marco Topete.
On October 20, 2014 a young male teen was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting occurred in the middle of the road and the suspect that was fatally shot was named Laquan McDonald. McDonald was just 17 years old and was the suspect after initial reports placed him in the scene of a possible car jacking. It was reported that Laquan McDonald had a knife and was also seen slashing tires of a police cruiser. When police had finally had him surrounded in the middle of the road, one officer opened fire and released 16 shots into his body. Another deputy on hand said the use of force was not needed because Laquan was not in any way trying to attack the officers present. The officer who fired the 16 shots into Laquan is named Jason D. Van
(New Orleans). All the evidence that was found is very unclear, but the next suspect in the murder is Joseph Mumfre.
On September 21, 2016 an unarmed black male named Terrence Crutcher from Oklahoma was fatally shot by a female police officer as he stood outside his vehicle. Police officers responded to Crutcher, age 40, in response to a stalled vehicle in the roadway. At the moment it was unknown to the officers if Crutcher was armed at the time. Police said Crutcher approached the officers after the officers arrived. Investigators said that Crutcher refused to obey several orders given to him to show his hands. Officials said that when Crutcher reached into his car that is when one officer fired his taser while another officer fired one shot.
2. Police has charged a second man who is in connection with a double homicide in a parking lot just off of Glenwood Avenue last week. A man by the name of Daekwon Javon Ragland, who is 20 years old, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, as announced by Police on Thursday, March 17th. Ragland is currently accused of killing a man by the name of Pedro Joel Reyes Diaz, who is 25 years old and from Raleigh, as well as a man by the name of Allan Uriel Rodriguez, who is 25 years old also, and from Wendell. As stated by the police report, the two men were found shot to death in an SUV at about 12:30 a.m. last Thursday in the parking lot of a Panera Bread in the 6200 block of Glenwood Avenue, across from Pleasant Valley Promenade. Additionally, on Tuesday, March 15th, police announced that they had charged Denzel Rashad Dancy with the murders. Dancy, who is 18 years old, remains at large, according to the article. Also, police have not disclosed a possible motive for the killings.
Richardson said that he never wanted to go back to jail, but few people realized how much he meant it. Four days prior, he had left Fulton County Jail on bond, but he attempted to hide a .25-caliber handgun outside the courthouse, which put him in handcuffs again for violating the terms of his bond. Richardson ran headfirst into the glass and fell 40 feet below. He died at Grady Memorial Hospital. Tyquan's father, Melvin Richardson, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that has son had not been suicidal. He does not believe the story at all. Because of an ongoing investigation, the Atlanta police department declined to release the 911 call.
At pretty nearly 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 19, 1989, officers of the Savannah Police Division reacted to a call of "an officer down" at the Greyhound transport station. Officers discovered Imprint MacPhail, a 27 year-old Savannah cop, lying face down in the parking garage of the Burger Lord restaurant beside the transport station. Officer MacPhail's mouth was loaded with blood and bits of his teeth were on the walkway. As he started regulating CPR to the victimized person, Officer Owens recognized that the exploited person's gun was still snapped into his holster.
On the night that Jessop’s body was found, the first snowfall of the season was challenging police to find any evidence related to the case at the scene. The police conducted their search ...
A father purchased a toy gun as a birthday gift for his young son. His son went outside to play and and encountered a police officer who shot him seven times. This incident occurred in Sonoma County in October 2013. A similar incident occurred in November 2014 when Cleveland police killed a 12-year-old boy carrying a toy gun. Use of excessive force by police is common in impoverished "black" or "brown" communities.
Either a Police Officer has been shot or a Police Officer has shot a citizen, but either way the final result is death. Whether an Officer has been shot or an Officer has shot someone these cases seem to be related to one thing, fear. People in today’s society feel as though they can’t trust Police Officers as they are there to hurt and kill them. And Police Officers feel as though they are in danger of doing their everyday duties because people see them as the “bad guys” and want to hurt or
When the first responder got to the scene he adimatately meet the 911 caller, who lead him to a car in an apartment parking lot. The car doors were closed and all of the windows were fogged. The police officer used his flashlight to see inside of the car before opening the door. He found a young African American woman who had been shot several times. The officers quickly called for backup, investigators and medical personnel. While awaiting for their arrival he secured the crime scene with caution tape, creating an initial perimeter setup as discussed in lecture two. Once everyone arrived he left it to them to search the car while he talked to the 911 caller, witnesses and others who had information on who had been present in the car. The investigators were able to collect physical evidence of bullets and cartage casings that were found outside the vehicle and inside the vehicle on the floorboard of the driver’s side. The team determined the bullets came from a 40 caliber. Other types of physical evidence that were found on the scene were the bloody clothing on the victim, the victim’s cell phone and fibers in the car from the driver’s side. personnel at the scene crime took several photographs, powered test for finger prints and did a blood spatter analysis. Stewart’s autopsy revealed that she had been shot at close range in the left hand once and in the
The school's undercover narcotics officer, Randy, was killed in the faculty parking lot. A car pulled up, and a black tinted window rolled down. The passenger in the back seat shot him once in the head with a handgun, then the car sped away. Randy was killed instantly, and the people in the car were never caught.
The report included testimony from Officer Darren Wilson, physical evidence, forensic evidence, and many witnesses. According to the Department of Justice report on the incident, Officer Darren Wilson was driving after finishing one of his calls and saw Michael Brown and his friend walking on the double yellow line in the middle of the street blocking traffic. According to his account, officer Wilson told them to move to the sidewalk in which they ignored. He then noticed they fit the descriptions he had earlier heard of the suspects of the robbery, he then parked his vehicle blocking traffic. He attempted to get out of his vehicle to speak to the boys but apparently Michael Brown blocked the car door and started to punch the officer. They engaged in a scuffle where Officer Wilson reached for his gun in which he claims that all he had access to. Michael Brown tried to take control of the gun, according to Wilson’s account. (Department of Justice, 2015) Officer Wilson then regained control of the gun and shot Michael Brown’s hand. Michael Brown then took off and Wilson chased him on foot. Brown started coming towards Wilson. Many witnesses even described Brown as “charging” towards Wilson. (McLaughlin, E. C. (2014, August 15) Wilson warned Brown multiple times and Brown kept moving forward towards Wilson
There are two witnesses of the crime. At the junction of the robbery Mavis came to the post office to send a parcel, once she has seen the crime she fainted and collapsed in the doorway. Charlie after seen Mavis made the second shoot in the crime scene to the window. When Bert was trying to drag Mavis aside he cuts his hand on some of the glass on the floor. Johne saw the incident and tried to stop them and Ali hit John on the head with the butt of the gun and fired in his leg. Wilfred a retired soldier saw perpetrators during the perpetrators were changing cars and informed to the police.
Police brutality in America is an immense problem that does require attention from the government. Some officers’ use their power to frightened the society. Many people have been shot by the law force without much reason. One of the victims is Eric Garner, who is married and has six children, killed by a number of police officers. Garner was selling the cigarettes outside the liquor store when the NYPD officers showed up.