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15. Bodycam footage:

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2024, 07:57 AM

Jul 17

0:45 min.

Watch police bodycam of Columbus officer shooting, killing armed man in Milwaukee near RNC

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jul 16 2024

Five Columbus, Ohio-based police officers shot and killed an armed man just under a mile from the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention.

Body camera and still frames released late Tuesday by Columbus police show the man was still armed with the knives, and lunging toward another man, at the time of the shooting.

Story here: https://bit.ly/3LpHuy2

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Out-of-town police officer shoots, kills person in Milwaukee outside of RNC perimeter, sources say [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 16 OP

Those republicans are just shooting everybody now, aren't they. Think. Again. Jul 16 #1

When your only tool is a gun, everything looks like a target. Qutzupalotl Jul 16 #3

If you use Musk's logic this was another asassination attempt on Trump. captain queeg Jul 16 #2

"The man who was killed was well-known in the neighborhood, several witnesses told the Journal Sentinel" muriel_volestrangler Jul 16 #4

So the Cop involved in the shooting was from Columbus, OHIO? mackdaddy Jul 16 #5

Some Columbus Cops are very right wing Botany Jul 16 #8

Police from around the country were brought in. sl8 Jul 16 #9

Article does not state if the out of town LEO was accompanied by a local LEO as per the contract service agreement... EarthFirst Jul 16 #6

I wouldn't want to be in the vicinity of a GOP convention or rally for any reason IronLionZion Jul 16 #7

yes larwdem Jul 16 #10

Because that's a thing which happens every day. Simeon Salus Jul 16 #11

For people unfamiliar with Milwaukee moniss Jul 17 #12

He wasn't just moniss Jul 17 #13

Sounds like an excuse for open season on innocent people. Vinca Jul 17 #14

Bodycam footage: sl8 Jul 17 #15

Important footage - the dead man had started running towards an unarmed man muriel_volestrangler Jul 17 #16