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Eugene

(61,592 posts)
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 09:30 AM Jan 2014

North Carolina police say teenager in custody shot himself

Source: Reuters

North Carolina police say teenager in custody shot himself

DURHAM, North Carolina Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:09pm EST

(Reuters) - A teenage suspect who died in North Carolina while he was handcuffed in the back of a police car shot himself in the head with a gun he hid from an officer, according to a police report released on Friday.

Jesus Huerta died on November 19 after he was arrested on an outstanding warrant for trespassing. His family had called authorities and reported that he ran away from home and requested police search for him.

Huerta's case triggered several protests in recent months over police conduct in Durham. The release of the report followed repeated calls from Huerta's family for more details about the circumstances of his death.

The preliminary results of the Durham Police Department's internal investigation indicate that an officer who arrested and searched Huerta failed to find a gun he had hidden on him.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/11/us-usa-ncarolina-crime-idUSBREA0A03E20140111
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North Carolina police say teenager in custody shot himself (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2014 OP
And what led to that conclusion ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #1
Do you know how big a .45 caliber semi automatic pistol is? firsttimer Jan 2014 #3
My bullshit meter is high on this one firsttimer Jan 2014 #2
Therefore the policeman will be fired for incompetence ... Bad Thoughts Jan 2014 #4
I can understand some one being able to shoot themselves in the back LiberalArkie Jan 2014 #5
And the kid chose to do it when the video camera was off. jsr Jan 2014 #6
 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
1. And what led to that conclusion ...
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:00 AM
Jan 2014

the kid had powder on his glove; whereas, the officer did not have powder on his hands!

Anyone see a scenario that is more likely to have occurred than a kid, sitting in the backseat of a police car, with his hands handcuffed behind his back, shooting himself in the head?

 

firsttimer

(324 posts)
3. Do you know how big a .45 caliber semi automatic pistol is?
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:38 AM
Jan 2014

I'm not saying it's impossible for the cop to miss it in a search of the teen but it's highly unlikely.

Unless the cop didn't frisk him before putting cuffs on him and placing him in the car.

Bad Thoughts

(2,514 posts)
4. Therefore the policeman will be fired for incompetence ...
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:41 AM
Jan 2014

... rather than tried for murder? Either he shot the kid or failed in the performance of his duty. It seems that there are only two conclusion possible for this case, but I'll be the officer will feel no repercussions.

LiberalArkie

(15,686 posts)
5. I can understand some one being able to shoot themselves in the back
Sat Jan 11, 2014, 11:32 AM
Jan 2014

or leg or ass. But in their head?
Sit down in a chair, put your hands behind your back and see it you can get in the position that would allow it.

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