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After his car broke down, Florida church drummer shot and killed by plainclothes officer
Their band, Future Prezidents, had finished their gig almost an hour earlier, so bass player Mathew Huntsberger was surprised to get a call from drummer Corey Jones, 31, around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday. Jones told Huntsberger that his SUV had broken down and asked if he could help, so Huntsberger drove to find his bandmate, who was stranded north of West Palm Beach, Fla., on Interstate 95. He brought along some oil, but when...
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At 3 AM if someone in plainclothes approached me on the side of the road, I'd have a weapon handy too! The fact that I could be shot dead for being ready to defend myself against a stranger is ridiculous. Also the fact that they refuse to state what "weapon" he was carrying makes me think it was a flashlight or some other they're too afraid to admit to mistaking and using lethal force.
I wonder what we will learn about the encounter. It will obviously be a one sided account. There is a big difference between an officer in uniform with lights and an unmarked car/officer.
At 3AM I would definitely want a weapon as well. I obviously can't speculate what happened but I feel like a plainsclothes officer should be aware that at that time of night (while not in uniform) anyone would be suspicious of his intentions as well. I expect a cop in black/blue with a car that has flashing lights. It really could just be an unfortunate incident but since information, like the type of gun the victim was carrying etc, wasn't released I am inclined to think this cop was a little freaked out and got trigger happy :(