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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1018775)	6/1/2017 10:31:46 PM
From: James Seagrove	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573718

Homeowner's ex-wife: Police killed wrong guy in burglary call BY CRIMESIDER STAFF / CBS/AP The Pittsburgh home where a man was shot and killed by police responding to a burglary call SundayCBS Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH -- The ex-wife of a Pittsburgh homeowner fatally shot by police responding to a burglary call says officers “shot the wrong guy.” Brenda Thompkins was divorced from the shooting victim, 57-year-old Christopher Thompkins, but the couple reconciled years ago and was sleeping together when they spotted an intruder about 4 a.m. Sunday. The woman said the couple woke up to the alleged intruder, later identified by police as Juan Jeter-Clark, standing over their bed, reports CBS Pittsburgh. Christopher Thompkins grabbed Brenda’s gun and was headed downstairs when he fired at the intruder, who police arrested on a charge of criminal trespass. Police say two officers who responded to a security alarm thought the shots were firing at them, and returned fire, killing Thompkins. Police say the officers saw a man coming down the steps of the home who began firing in their direction, the station reports. The officers are on administrative leave and the police and district attorney are conducting separate reviews to determine whether the police shooting was justified. “No cop goes out there wanting to shoot and kill somebody. Nor do we want our officers shot and killed,” Independent Civilian Police Review Board Ex-Director Elizabeth C. Pittinger told the station. “First and foremost they have the right to protect themselves like everyone else.” The officers’ names haven’t been released.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1018775)	6/2/2017 5:12:44 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573718

Just another day in Texas........ Texas Bounty Hunter Shootout Kills 3, Raising Questions By CHRISTINE HAUSER JUNE 1, 2017 The two bounty hunters had their guns drawn as they entered a small, glass-enclosed office in a Texas car dealership on Tuesday. “Back up!” they shouted before trying to tackle a man in a baseball cap sitting at a desk. Gunfire rang out — about 20 shots in six seconds, officials said. Customers and employees ran for cover. Within minutes the three men were dead from multiple gunshot wounds, according to city officials in Greenville, Tex. The two bounty hunters — Gabriel Bernal, 33, and Fidel Garcia Jr., 54 — were private investigators, hired to serve a warrant for the arrest of the third man, Ramon M. Hutchinson, 49, who was wanted in Minnesota on drug charges. The episode, captured in a video and recordings of 911 calls that were released by city officials on Wednesday, drew further attention to the work of so-called bounty hunters, a job that pits freelance law enforcement figures against fugitives in ways that have sometimes operated outside of conventional policing methods and local oversight. The police and officials in Greenville, a city of about 25,000 people in North Texas, distanced themselves from the fatal encounter. A statement from the city on Wednesday described it as an “unfortunate and tragic incident” in which “three outsiders crossed paths.” Continue reading the main story Related Coverage Bounty Hunter Arrested in ’03 Case SEPT. 15, 2006 LENS BLOG Bulletproof Jacket On MAY 30, 2014 On Trail of Suspect, Bounty Hunters Killed an Innocent Man MAY 3, 2017 Sgt. Adam Phillips, a Greenville Police Department spokesman, said in an email on Thursday, “Those individuals do not work for and are not associated with any police department, especially NOT the Greenville Police Department.” nytimes.com