Magdiel Sanchez holding metal pipe did not obey officers’ commandsWitnesses were shouting ‘he can’t hear you’ before fatal shooting
Oklahoma City police officers who opened fire on a man in front of his domestic as he approached them holding a metal pipe did not hear witnesses yelling that he was deaf,a department official said on Wednesday. Magdiel Sanchez, 35, or was not obeying the officers’ commands before one shot him with a gun and the other with a Taser on Tuesday night,police captain Bo Mathews said at a news conference. He said witnesses were yelling “he can’t hear you” before the officers fired, but they did not hear them. Related: Oklahoma officer says race played no part in shooting of black motorist Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com