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OTTAWA, KS (KCTV) -
Authorities say an 18-year-old man was shot and killed by police officers and sheriff's deputies Saturday evening outside an Ottawa hardware store.
Ottawa police were called about 7:50 p.m. Saturday to Orscheln Farm and Home at 2008 S. Princeton St. on a report of a person reportedly armed with a gun.
Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office also responded to the call.
When officers arrived, they made contact with the person, later identified as Joseph Jennings, in the parking lot.
http://www.kctv5.com/story/26355241/ottawa-police-involved-in-shooting
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How long until the police kill us all??
Triple_Threat
(18 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)hlthe2b
(102,279 posts)with ability to send the feed automatically to a publicly available website. Grabbing a cell phone out of one's hands seems all too easy and common. Hyperbole maybe.... or maybe not.
As unconscionable is the targeting of black youth and the justified outrage, there seems to be an increase in these horrendous incidents across the board. I don't think anyone of any age, gender, or race should be complacent about this, thinking they are "immune" to police abuse.