I believe he was on a video call with a woman, and her account is that someone knocked, didn’t respond when he asked who was there, and they hid themselves from the peep hole.
Then the police started pounding, still without announcing themselves, so he went and armed himself BECAUSE HE’S ABOUT HAVE HIS HOME INVADED.
Next thing, cops kick in door, see him, kill him, and blame him for making them murder him.
That version of events was in a different article covering this from a different Lemmy thread, not sure which one. Here’s another one that appears to align with those additional details:
The article below says the video shows them announcing themselves, and then he opened the door with a gun in his hand. Not trying to excuse anyone but I think that could convince a judge that the officer feared for their safety.
Also idk about you, but my first instinct when someone is banging on the door, my last line of defense, is definitely not to open it up and say hi. OR let anyone know that I’m inside either way.
I believe he was on a video call with a woman, and her account is that someone knocked, didn’t respond when he asked who was there, and they hid themselves from the peep hole.
Then the police started pounding, still without announcing themselves, so he went and armed himself BECAUSE HE’S ABOUT HAVE HIS HOME INVADED.
Next thing, cops kick in door, see him, kill him, and blame him for making them murder him.
Oh, and cops were at the wrong apartment #.
Citation?
That version of events was in a different article covering this from a different Lemmy thread, not sure which one. Here’s another one that appears to align with those additional details:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/florida-airman-killed-by-police-roger-fortson
The article below says the video shows them announcing themselves, and then he opened the door with a gun in his hand. Not trying to excuse anyone but I think that could convince a judge that the officer feared for their safety.
Also idk about you, but my first instinct when someone is banging on the door, my last line of defense, is definitely not to open it up and say hi. OR let anyone know that I’m inside either way.