Officer shot, killed by fellow police in Calif.

[tabatha]

Associated Press – 1 hr 24 mins ago

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A police officer under investigation for sexual misconduct with a teenage minor was shot and killed while on duty by fellow officers Saturday as they tried to arrest him on California's central coast, authorities said.

"We had no choice," Macagni said in video of an afternoon news conference posted by KCOY-TV. He said investigators had evidence "that demanded that we go out and take this officer off the street immediately."
Supervising officers were sent to make a felony arrest, but he struggled with them when they arrived, first putting up a physical fight, then firing his gun but hitting no one, Macagni said.

Detectives had begun investigating the alleged relationship on Thursday night, and minutes before the shooting had confirmed that an "inappropriate" and "very explicit" relationship had been going on, Macagni said.

He said he could not give details because of the sensitivity of the investigation, but "there was some witness intimidation involved" and the arrest couldn't wait for a more proper time or place.

http://news.yahoo.com/officer-shot-killed-fellow-police-calif-011712475.html

[niyad]

1. hmmm, and my first thought is that he was silenced.

[Ecumenist]

2. Wow, that's deep. I wonder if wanted to commit suicide by cop because he knew

that in prison, he would be in the bullseye because he was a pedophilic cop. Not good for him...

[grantcart]

3. More likely suicide by cop

a deputy sheriff who molested kids in my old scout troup committed suicide when the cops were in the drive way.

[provis99]

5. so, was he going to cop a plea and finger the other cops?

I don't believe these cops; I think they offed a potential squealer.