'Suspicious Subject' Shot, Killed by Police in Dundalk

PerryHallParent September 25, 2012 at 10:13 am

Well, it's sad that someone who is trained in military tactics doesn't know that reaching for an officer's gun is going to get you shot. C'mon, that's just common sense. I don't blame the officer one bit for firing. So far, the facts say this person fought the police and tried to take the officer's gun and was shot. Based on those facts, the shooting was justified. Comply completely and he'd be alive.

Elva September 25, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Only God can judge!, Josh was a good young man. Just cant believe that leaving his family home..being in the military...and for this to happen to your son...a mothers heart is torn..knowing that your son is not coming home..Josh was a very dedicated Christian...hallways at church...how could this have happened...what if this happened to your loved one? ONLY GOD KNOWS..LET HIM BE THE JUDGE!!!

Elva September 25, 2012 at 12:30 pm

Meant hallways at church!

Elva September 25, 2012 at 12:31 pm

Allways

number9dream September 25, 2012 at 12:34 pm

always

Gomer Pyle September 25, 2012 at 01:06 pm

I also sacrificed to defend my country in time of war but that wouldn't excuse me from resisting arrest and trying to take a police officer's gun. I would deserve to be shot as well if I did so. If he was in the service then he is a disgrace to the uniform.

Buck Harmon September 25, 2012 at 01:29 pm

We'll never know the dead guys version...we are only getting the cop version... shoot first,aim and deal with it later....cops lie on a regular basis in my opinion.

Buck Harmon September 25, 2012 at 01:31 pm

What did the guy do that was wrong....be suspicious?...what law was broken to cause them to attempt to apprehend him?

PerryHallParent September 25, 2012 at 02:14 pm

If he was such a good young man and very dedicated Christian, then why did he have stolen property on him? http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/Baltimore-County-police-officer-shoots-man-in-struggle/-/10136486/16707534/-/13uuwt2z/-/index.html

Dan September 25, 2012 at 06:22 pm

I would not put my name on this. What have you been smokin girl?

Dan September 25, 2012 at 06:27 pm

Well Buck, if the police had a complaint of suspicious persons in the area checking out vehicles, that's their probable cause to stop and interview the suspicious person. Obviously this encounter went south from there.

cullen September 25, 2012 at 09:08 pm

So your saying all cops are saints

cullen September 25, 2012 at 09:11 pm

There are actually articles about baltimore pd in similar case where they escilate a situation to the point of murder, not defense. An off duty baltimore pd shot another service member because he "thought" he was in danger. The marine had no idea the man was a cop and was trying to defend the girls he was with. The cop drew his gun on the group with no cause. The officer was found guilty of manslaughter and is now serving time.

Harry Callahan September 25, 2012 at 10:49 pm

Hmmm...Guy in the military should damn sure know how to respect authority be it a military superior or an officer of the law. If he was such an innocent babe in the woods, what was he even doing out and awake at 2:00 a.m.? I mean I'm no party guy but the last time I was up at 2:00 a.m. to do anything I was on duty with the Military Police in 1972. Sorry, but I believe that this guy was up to no good and he just plain got caught and thought he could fight his way out of it, possibly killing one or more policemen. As I said earlier, there's nothing wrong with people getting shot...as long as the right people get shot. And it sure sounds to me like the police got it right, again, this time. I'm sorry that his dear Mom, Dad, friends and other family members have to suffer the loss of this guy, but let's get it right. His actions were the proximate cause of the whole thing. Mess around with the police at 2:00 a.m. and God only knows what will happen. To quote a popular wrassler, James Storm, "Sorry about your damn luck."

Steve September 25, 2012 at 10:57 pm

LOL "Respect For Authority"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OAmJ4aWXEHc#!

cullen September 25, 2012 at 11:07 pm

So youre just ignorant. He did not know anyone in that area. His was taking another serviceman to see his sister for her birthday. Where is the group of men that he was supposedly with. Have you seen the outside of your own ass in a while. Clearly you have no heart sir and will be judged at the gates

FIFA September 25, 2012 at 11:18 pm

Buck and I agree on very little. However, whenever an unarmed "suspicious" person is shot and killed by police, I become suspicious.

john merkle September 26, 2012 at 05:33 am

It seems the guy "matched the description" of those [one of a group] involved with stolen property and upon questioning, he was "combative." Why didn't he just cooperate if he did not do it? You know, like hand over the backpack to be searched, peacefully? Grabbing for the officers gun is... like urinating into a hurricane! It's an unfortunately avoidable decision the deceased made...he should have thought about his loved ones and how they would be hurt by his [at that time] potential absence.

Buck Harmon September 26, 2012 at 12:10 pm

We don't know for a FACT that this human being reached for the gun...it's just what the cops said at this point...cops lie all the time.

Scott September 26, 2012 at 01:17 pm

the dumb ass cop could have aimed for the leg to stop him not kill him!!!!!!!

M. Sullivan September 26, 2012 at 01:51 pm

Maybe the cop should have aimed for the big toe. That would have stopped him and hurt this innocent man even less. (Sarcasm).

Buck Harmon September 26, 2012 at 01:55 pm

Innocent until PROVEN guilty. (No Sarcasm)

Joe September 26, 2012 at 02:06 pm

Scott, center mass is the only target when your life is at risk. Only a cop not concerned about going home to his family would shoot for a leg.

john merkle September 26, 2012 at 06:05 pm

Yeah, instead of pepper spray they could've used a paper bag to blind him...paper so that he don't suffocate!

Theresa October 2, 2012 at 10:46 pm

All of you ignorant and foolist people Harry, Gomer and Perry you three have been put in place on the other article. As for the rest of you, your police department is in question, they run down 17yr old high school football players. because a few kids were being mischievous and throwing rocks yes I know its wrong but when they hit a cops house did that give him the the right to beat that 17 yr old to death NO!!!! am I judging no do I have the FACTS NO did I READ an ARTICLE YES and I feel and hurt for the familyjust has I do for the Lopez family. So dont you dare judge Josh he was a good kid doing a good deed for his friend, you ask what he was doing out at 2am in the morning he was trying to make it back to his ship so he would not be late for work. As for the stolen thinks in his backpack that will be explain soon because because you see Josh was buried yesterday with FULL MILITARY HONORS what does that mean you ask I'll tell you the NCIS is doing their oun investigation....... you all will see you should never judge any one just by an article.

Gomer Pyle October 2, 2012 at 11:57 pm

So are you saying he did have stolen items in his back pack? BTW, as disgraceful as it is, plenty of criminals have been buried with full military honors in the past.
One would think a serviceman would respect authority and cooperate with Police Officers. Why didn't he let them question him? Why didn't he let them search his bag? Why did he resist arrest? Could it be that because he was a serviceman he would be in deep s#!+ if he caught with stolen property and thought his best chance was to try to avoid arrest? Did you ever consider that possibility? And how was I put in my place in the other article?

Theresa October 3, 2012 at 01:58 am

Gomer, Let me be clear I saying he had stolen anything I was referring to the other Article that said he had stolen thinks in his backpack. The Lopez family nkew what was in the backpack like I said it will come out in the investigation. He was not being arrested dont know were you heard that. how do you know he didn't let them search his bag? how do you know he did'nt answer their question and they didn't like the answer, and they got rough him?did you ever consider that possibility. no you are judging him before you can hear all the FACT and the EVIDENCE.

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