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Jilly_in_VA

(9,852 posts)
Tue Oct 19, 2021, 12:58 PM Oct 2021

Why Did D.C. Cops Shoot Into A Moving Car And Kill An'Twan Gilmore?

In the early hours of Aug. 25, where Florida and New York avenues meet in northeast Washington, D.C., police approached a person who was either sleeping or unconscious in an idling car.

They found An’Twan Gilmore, a 27-year-old Black man, “unresponsive,” his foot on the brake pedal. Police say there was a gun visible in his waistband.

Body camera footage shows officers knocking on the door of Gilmore’s black BMW. The car is surrounded by at least five officers. One of them says “Where is the gun at?” again and again. He tells other officers to move back from the car because they might “scare him.”

The officer then says he “can’t see his hands” and tells his colleagues to knock on the window. Officers attempt to rouse Gilmore, and the car moves forward slightly. Police shout “Don’t move!” repeatedly, and the car stops.

But then the car moves forward again — and almost instantly, police begin shooting. In less than a second, one officer, later identified as Enis Jervic, fired multiple shots at Gilmore at close range. Gilmore was shot a total of 10 times. The car kept moving forward and eventually came to a stop at the end of the street, where police had blocked the path with at least two squad cars.

Officers took Gilmore to an area hospital, but he died from his injuries.

The gun that Gilmore had on his person was recovered from his waistband after the shooting. Officers say they’re unsure if Gilmore ever actually removed it from his waistband. The investigation is ongoing, police told HuffPost.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antwan-gilmore-police-shooting-moving-vehicle_n_616dc14fe4b0657357318428
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What threat does a sleeping person pose? Riddle me that.

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Why Did D.C. Cops Shoot Into A Moving Car And Kill An'Twan Gilmore? (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 OP
The cops could see his foot on the brake, and a gun in his waistband Rocknation Oct 2021 #1
at least 5 cops, sleeping black man stillcool Oct 2021 #2

Rocknation

(44,555 posts)
1. The cops could see his foot on the brake, and a gun in his waistband
Tue Oct 19, 2021, 02:38 PM
Oct 2021

Last edited Tue Nov 16, 2021, 09:04 PM - Edit history (4)

but they couldn't see what his hands were doing?

DU, 2/2016: Couple killed by police for sleeping in their car while black after 45 minutes of the police failing to roust them.


rocktivity

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
2. at least 5 cops, sleeping black man
Tue Oct 19, 2021, 03:22 PM
Oct 2021

shot 10 times. If that is how they do their job, that business needs to be shut down. Not defunded, deleted.

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