Yea that thread the other week about Cops, heres another case of police protecting our children and streets.
Calif. Police Kill Suspected Gangster, 13
Sun Feb 6, 4:30 PM ET U.S. National - AP
LOS ANGELES - A 13-year-old suspected gang member driving a stolen Toyota was killed by police early Sunday after a pre-dawn chase in which he rammed an LAPD (news - web sites) patrol car, authorities said.
The vehicle was moving erratically and police began their pursuit after suspecting the driver was drunk, said LAPD spokeswoman Kristi Sandoval.
The driver stopped and a passenger, described as another suspected gang member, fled on foot.
The driver ignored commands from police, then shifted the 1992 red Toyota into reverse and rammed a black-and-white cruiser, prompting police to open fire, Sandoval said.
She could not say how many officers opened fire, or how many shots were fired.
The driver died at the scene. Sandoval did not know how many times the youth was hit by bullets, or where.
The passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested after a foot chase, Sandoval said.
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And PLEASE, him ramming his car into the cruiser DOES IN NO WAY JUSTIFY THE COLD BLOODED MURDER OF A 13 YEAR OLD.
Calif. Police Kill Suspected Gangster, 13
Sun Feb 6, 4:30 PM ET U.S. National - AP
LOS ANGELES - A 13-year-old suspected gang member driving a stolen Toyota was killed by police early Sunday after a pre-dawn chase in which he rammed an LAPD (news - web sites) patrol car, authorities said.
The vehicle was moving erratically and police began their pursuit after suspecting the driver was drunk, said LAPD spokeswoman Kristi Sandoval.
The driver stopped and a passenger, described as another suspected gang member, fled on foot.
The driver ignored commands from police, then shifted the 1992 red Toyota into reverse and rammed a black-and-white cruiser, prompting police to open fire, Sandoval said.
She could not say how many officers opened fire, or how many shots were fired.
The driver died at the scene. Sandoval did not know how many times the youth was hit by bullets, or where.
The passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested after a foot chase, Sandoval said.
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And PLEASE, him ramming his car into the cruiser DOES IN NO WAY JUSTIFY THE COLD BLOODED MURDER OF A 13 YEAR OLD.