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Police officials have released a preliminary account of the shooting, based on the version of events given by the officer and his partner, neither of whom has been identified. On Tuesday afternoon around 12:20, the two detectives were approached by 51-year-old Dale Garrett, who police described as a transient and convicted felon with an extensive narcotics record. Garrett allegedly offered to sell one of the officers narcotics and, at some point during the encounter, threatened to kill the detective with a 7-inch folding saw. It is unclear whether the detective identified himself as a police officer or if Garrett tried to stab him. Police officials said the weapon was recovered.
May 10, near 5th and Spring streets in downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records, the shooting was initially reported that Garrett, a transient, was shot during a robbery. But police now say detectives were walking in the neighborhood when they saw Garrett cutting up what appeared to be narcotics. The detectives confronted Garrett and attempted to take him into custody, police said. Garrett, who was armed with a knife, turned toward the detectives, authorities said.
The detectives stepped back and the suspect was then shot, police said. It was unclear if one or more officers fired at Garrett. Detectives immediately called for paramedics. Garrett later died at a hospital from his injuries. Irene Fertik, a freelance photographer who lives on Spring Street, was returning home from grand jury duty and was about to cross the street at 5th and Spring when she heard two shots.
"I looked up and saw an undercover cop with his gun out pointed at the fallen man," Fertik said. "There was no blood and the man was facing down. "Fertik pulled out her iPhone and started snapping shots. Meanwhile, a crowd was gathering in the area and people were asking the officer, who was showing his badge, why he shot the suspect.
She said the officer who fired the shots yelled, "He's got a knife under him!" Fertik said. She noted that the officer was angry that she had photographed the scene, telling her, "Shame on you for photographing a dying man. "The LAPD Force Investigation Division (FID) responded to the incident and is investigating the officer-involved shooting. Blackwell, who was feet away when the shooting occurred and watched Garrett die on the street, was quick to praise the LAPD for helping to transform the block from what he said had been lawless and violent, but expressed dismay at the killing.
"I don't know, you don't just shoot a man, handcuff him and let him bleed to death on the street," said Blackwell, who looked skeptical when told of the police account of the shooting. Jeff Scott, 59, a musician who says he's at the bar "six out of seven nights" each week, didn't necessarily disagree, but took a more hardened view. "If you threaten a cop, they're gonna shoot you. That's just the way it is. "Blackwell, Scott and the others don't like the dealers and their lookouts, who spend days and nights skulking up and down the street. But they are a part of the bar's daily reality. That familiarity, mixed with some distrust toward the police, has made for more than a little concern since the shooting.
It seemed fairly straightforward to us: Undercover cops approach man with drugs. Man with drugs lunges at one with a knife. Man with drugs is shot. Man with drugs is dead.
But at least one witness apparently came up with a different version of events for Tuesday's officer involved shooting of 51-year-old Dale Garrett shortly after noon on Tuesday on West Fifth and Spring streets downtown.
Now the advocacy group Los Angeles Community Action Network wants an extra-special investigation. Here's what the wit said, according to ABC7's Sid Garcia:The suspect, the witness told the station, "had his knife still in his holster" when he was shot. Cops alleged that they were working undercover narcotics in the area around the Alexandra Hotel -- streets long known for their heroin trade -- when ...
Garrett approached the undercover officer and solicited a narcotics sale. Garrett then verbally threatened to kill the detective while simultaneously retrieving a 7-inch folding saw resulting in an officer-involved shooting. Pete White from LA CAN told the station that LAPD Capt. Todd Chamberlain has committed to meeting with community members to hear their concerns about the deadly confrontation.
"Pills are that way," bartender Matt Blackwell said as he gestured toward 5th Street. "Crack is down the other way, and heroin down Spring. It's a lot better than it was 10 years ago, but there are still a lot of drugs on this block."
Longtime residents say the corner is far from paradise, but they note that the two worlds have managed to coexist somewhat peacefully. That is, until last week when an undercover police officer shot and killed a man who reportedly threatened him with a knife. The shooting occurred in midday, on a bustling street corner directly in front of the Down and Out's outdoor patio. Patrons of the bar, which adorns its walls with mug shots of the rich and famous, say they are not naive. They know who the dealers are and vice versa, but acts of violence are uncommon. "I've lived around here for seven years and have never felt unsafe," said Kim Henderson, an artist.
It seemed fairly straightforward to us: Undercover cops approach man with drugs. Man with drugs lunges at one with a knife. Man with drugs is shot. Man with drugs is dead.
But at least one witness apparently came up with a different version of events for Tuesday's officer involved Now the advocacy group Los Angeles Community Action Network wants an extra-special investigation. Here's what the wit said, according to ABC7's Sid Garcia: The suspect, the witness told the station, "had his knife still in his holster" when he was shot.
Cops alleged that they were working undercover narcotics in the area around the Alexandra Hotel -- streets long known for their heroin trade -- when ... Garrett approached the undercover officer and solicited a narcotics sale. Garrett then verbally threatened to kill the detective while simultaneously retrieving a 7-inch folding saw resulting in an officer-involved shooting.
Pete White from LA CAN told the station that LAPD Capt. Todd Chamberlain has committed to meeting with community members to hear their concerns about the deadly confrontation.
The shooting has left the tight-knit group of patrons and bartenders struggling to resolve their appreciation for the work the cops have done to clean up the neighborhood and their suspicions over whether the shooting could have been avoided. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact FID Det. John Roeda at (213) 486-5230. Tipsters who would like to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (800) 222-8477.
Real Shocking Crimes caught on camera: "Warning Graphic."
What your mainstream media never tell you: Marvel at the al-Jazeera film crew whipping the crowd to hysteria. This is what most UK/american mainstream media do ; get the crowds TO ACT for the cameras. Ever noticed the STAGED gun shots or in-the-lens chanting? It's all fake, staged propaganda for the liars at Sky/ITN/BBC?CNN/Fox. اسامہ بن لادن ہلاکओसामा बिन लादेन को मार डाला قتل أسامة بن لادن Oussama Ben Laden tué Osama Bin Laden getötet Usama bin Ladin dödas DURBAN, South Africa -- “No high hopes for Durban.” “Binding treaty unlikely.” “No deal this year.” Thus ran the headlines. The profiteering UN bureaucrats here think otherwise. Their plans to establish a world government paid for by the West on the pretext of dealing with the non-problem of “global warming” are now well in hand. As usual, the mainstream media have simply not reported what is in the draft text which the 194 states parties to the UN framework convention on climate change are being asked to approve. Behind the scenes, throughout the year since Cancun, the now-permanent bureaucrats who have made highly-profitable careers out of what they lovingly call “the process” have been beavering away at what is now a 138-page document. Its catchy title is "Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action Under the Convention -- Update of the amalgamation of draft texts in preparation of [one imagines they mean 'for'] a comprehensive and balanced outcome to be presented to the Conference of the Parties for adoption at its seventeenth session: note by the Chair.” In plain English, these are the conclusions the bureaucracy wants. The contents of this document, turgidly drafted with all the UN's skill at what the former head of its documentation center used to call “transparent impenetrability”, are not just off the wall – they are lunatic. Subscribe to VesInteL World News by Email
Police officials have released a preliminary account of the shooting, based on the version of events given by the officer and his partner, neither of whom has been identified. On Tuesday afternoon around 12:20, the two detectives were approached by 51-year-old Dale Garrett, who police described as a transient and convicted felon with an extensive narcotics record. Garrett allegedly offered to sell one of the officers narcotics and, at some point during the encounter, threatened to kill the detective with a 7-inch folding saw. It is unclear whether the detective identified himself as a police officer or if Garrett tried to stab him. Police officials said the weapon was recovered.
May 10, near 5th and Spring streets in downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records, the shooting was initially reported that Garrett, a transient, was shot during a robbery. But police now say detectives were walking in the neighborhood when they saw Garrett cutting up what appeared to be narcotics. The detectives confronted Garrett and attempted to take him into custody, police said. Garrett, who was armed with a knife, turned toward the detectives, authorities said.
The detectives stepped back and the suspect was then shot, police said. It was unclear if one or more officers fired at Garrett. Detectives immediately called for paramedics. Garrett later died at a hospital from his injuries. Irene Fertik, a freelance photographer who lives on Spring Street, was returning home from grand jury duty and was about to cross the street at 5th and Spring when she heard two shots.
"I looked up and saw an undercover cop with his gun out pointed at the fallen man," Fertik said. "There was no blood and the man was facing down. "Fertik pulled out her iPhone and started snapping shots. Meanwhile, a crowd was gathering in the area and people were asking the officer, who was showing his badge, why he shot the suspect.
She said the officer who fired the shots yelled, "He's got a knife under him!" Fertik said. She noted that the officer was angry that she had photographed the scene, telling her, "Shame on you for photographing a dying man. "The LAPD Force Investigation Division (FID) responded to the incident and is investigating the officer-involved shooting. Blackwell, who was feet away when the shooting occurred and watched Garrett die on the street, was quick to praise the LAPD for helping to transform the block from what he said had been lawless and violent, but expressed dismay at the killing.
"I don't know, you don't just shoot a man, handcuff him and let him bleed to death on the street," said Blackwell, who looked skeptical when told of the police account of the shooting. Jeff Scott, 59, a musician who says he's at the bar "six out of seven nights" each week, didn't necessarily disagree, but took a more hardened view. "If you threaten a cop, they're gonna shoot you. That's just the way it is. "Blackwell, Scott and the others don't like the dealers and their lookouts, who spend days and nights skulking up and down the street. But they are a part of the bar's daily reality. That familiarity, mixed with some distrust toward the police, has made for more than a little concern since the shooting.
It seemed fairly straightforward to us: Undercover cops approach man with drugs. Man with drugs lunges at one with a knife. Man with drugs is shot. Man with drugs is dead.
But at least one witness apparently came up with a different version of events for Tuesday's officer involved shooting of 51-year-old Dale Garrett shortly after noon on Tuesday on West Fifth and Spring streets downtown.
Now the advocacy group Los Angeles Community Action Network wants an extra-special investigation. Here's what the wit said, according to ABC7's Sid Garcia:The suspect, the witness told the station, "had his knife still in his holster" when he was shot. Cops alleged that they were working undercover narcotics in the area around the Alexandra Hotel -- streets long known for their heroin trade -- when ...
Garrett approached the undercover officer and solicited a narcotics sale. Garrett then verbally threatened to kill the detective while simultaneously retrieving a 7-inch folding saw resulting in an officer-involved shooting. Pete White from LA CAN told the station that LAPD Capt. Todd Chamberlain has committed to meeting with community members to hear their concerns about the deadly confrontation.
"Pills are that way," bartender Matt Blackwell said as he gestured toward 5th Street. "Crack is down the other way, and heroin down Spring. It's a lot better than it was 10 years ago, but there are still a lot of drugs on this block."
Longtime residents say the corner is far from paradise, but they note that the two worlds have managed to coexist somewhat peacefully. That is, until last week when an undercover police officer shot and killed a man who reportedly threatened him with a knife. The shooting occurred in midday, on a bustling street corner directly in front of the Down and Out's outdoor patio. Patrons of the bar, which adorns its walls with mug shots of the rich and famous, say they are not naive. They know who the dealers are and vice versa, but acts of violence are uncommon. "I've lived around here for seven years and have never felt unsafe," said Kim Henderson, an artist.
It seemed fairly straightforward to us: Undercover cops approach man with drugs. Man with drugs lunges at one with a knife. Man with drugs is shot. Man with drugs is dead.
But at least one witness apparently came up with a different version of events for Tuesday's officer involved Now the advocacy group Los Angeles Community Action Network wants an extra-special investigation. Here's what the wit said, according to ABC7's Sid Garcia: The suspect, the witness told the station, "had his knife still in his holster" when he was shot.
Cops alleged that they were working undercover narcotics in the area around the Alexandra Hotel -- streets long known for their heroin trade -- when ... Garrett approached the undercover officer and solicited a narcotics sale. Garrett then verbally threatened to kill the detective while simultaneously retrieving a 7-inch folding saw resulting in an officer-involved shooting.
Pete White from LA CAN told the station that LAPD Capt. Todd Chamberlain has committed to meeting with community members to hear their concerns about the deadly confrontation.
The shooting has left the tight-knit group of patrons and bartenders struggling to resolve their appreciation for the work the cops have done to clean up the neighborhood and their suspicions over whether the shooting could have been avoided. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact FID Det. John Roeda at (213) 486-5230. Tipsters who would like to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (800) 222-8477.
Real Shocking Crimes caught on camera: "Warning Graphic."
What your mainstream media never tell you: Marvel at the al-Jazeera film crew whipping the crowd to hysteria. This is what most UK/american mainstream media do ; get the crowds TO ACT for the cameras. Ever noticed the STAGED gun shots or in-the-lens chanting? It's all fake, staged propaganda for the liars at Sky/ITN/BBC?CNN/Fox. اسامہ بن لادن ہلاکओसामा बिन लादेन को मार डाला قتل أسامة بن لادن Oussama Ben Laden tué Osama Bin Laden getötet Usama bin Ladin dödas DURBAN, South Africa -- “No high hopes for Durban.” “Binding treaty unlikely.” “No deal this year.” Thus ran the headlines. The profiteering UN bureaucrats here think otherwise. Their plans to establish a world government paid for by the West on the pretext of dealing with the non-problem of “global warming” are now well in hand. As usual, the mainstream media have simply not reported what is in the draft text which the 194 states parties to the UN framework convention on climate change are being asked to approve. Behind the scenes, throughout the year since Cancun, the now-permanent bureaucrats who have made highly-profitable careers out of what they lovingly call “the process” have been beavering away at what is now a 138-page document. Its catchy title is "Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action Under the Convention -- Update of the amalgamation of draft texts in preparation of [one imagines they mean 'for'] a comprehensive and balanced outcome to be presented to the Conference of the Parties for adoption at its seventeenth session: note by the Chair.” In plain English, these are the conclusions the bureaucracy wants. The contents of this document, turgidly drafted with all the UN's skill at what the former head of its documentation center used to call “transparent impenetrability”, are not just off the wall – they are lunatic. Subscribe to VesInteL World News by Email
