The woman, Talisa Coombs, told Delaney she’d just gotten into what she alleged was a physical altercation with her granddaughter’s mother, Maria Pike, and called 911. Independence police’s response to that 911 call ended with the shooting death of Pike, 34, and her two month old daughter, Destinii Hope — who were identified Tuesday by authorities from the Police Involved Investigative Team, or PIIT, a team of eastern Jackson County detectives called in to investigate police shootings and use-of-force incidents.

The officer who fired his weapon was “a long-tenured veteran of law enforcement,” Dustman said. That officer and another two who were at the scene are on administrative leave.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article295483354.html

  • @satanmat
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    1592 months ago

    Greenfield believes police could have used different methods to de-escalate the situation.

    No effing shit Sherlock

    • @HornedMeatBeast
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      362 months ago

      What they mean is, there are other ways of killing people than just shooting them.

      • @PwnTra1n
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        252 months ago

        they should have tazed the baby instead is what they mean

    • @Volkditty
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      282 months ago

      That means next time don’t leave witnesses.