Mississippi Police Fatally Shoot Man at Wrong House While Serving Warrant

[malaise]

OMFG - when will this crap stop?
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-police-fatally-shoot-man-wrong-house-while-serving-warrant-n786681
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Police in Mississippi fatally shot a man after trying to serve an arrest warrant at the wrong address, a lawyer for the victim's family told NBC News.

The officers shot and killed Ismael Lopez, 41, while they were attempting to arrest his neighbor, Samuel Pearman, on a domestic abuse charge Sunday night in Southaven.

DeSoto County prosecutor John Champion told the Clarion-Ledger that at least one officer fired multiple shots after a pit bull ran out of the house and seeing Lopez holding a gun.

Champion did not return request for comment from NBC News. In an email to NBC News, Southaven Chief of Police Steven E. Pirtle said he could not comment on the incident because it is currently being probed by state investigators and prosecutors.

[maxsolomon]

1. When will it stop?

Never.

As long as the nation is saturated with firearms (and it will be for all our lifetimes), the police assume that everyone is armed and gunning for them.

As if shooting a cop ever resulted in anything but your own death or lifetime imprisonment.