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xocet

(3,870 posts)
Mon May 25, 2015, 04:49 PM May 2015

MO Officer Resigns Prior to Shooting: Police shoot and kill unarmed man after foot chase

Last edited Wed May 27, 2015, 07:34 PM - Edit history (1)

Springfield, MO | February 2015

Police shoot and kill unarmed man after foot chase
Stephen Herzog, News-Leader 12:20 a.m. CST February 19, 2015

One person was killed Tuesday evening in an officer-involved shooting in northwest Springfield.

Police say Michael Steven Ireland, 31, was shot and killed by police. Police say it appears Ireland was unarmed.

According to Springfield police, officers were called to the 1900 block of West Division Street after 10 p.m. to check on "suspicious activity."

Officers arrived and attempted to contact Ireland, who then ran from the scene, police say.

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http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2015/02/18/police-one-dead-in-northwest-springfield-shooting/23604403/


Police give evidence to prosecutors in Ireland shooting
Harrison Keegan, News-Leader 1:27 p.m. CDT April 22, 2015

Springfield police say they have turned over evidence to prosecutors for them to review in connection with a February shooting in which an unarmed man was shot and killed by a police officer.

Police spokeswoman Lisa Cox said Thursday that police are still waiting on the completed autopsy report and the final testing of physical evidence in the Feb. 17 shooting of Michael Ireland, but she said police presented their investigative reports to the Greene County Prosecutor's Office last week so that prosecutors could begin reviewing the evidence.

Prosecutors will make the determination on whether charges should be filed against the officer who shot Ireland, Andrew Bath.

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Bath is no longer with the police department, having already resigned prior to the shooting.

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http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/22/police-give-evidence-prosecutors-ireland-shooting/26186993/


No charges in fatal police shooting in Springfield
Posted: May 16, 2015 1:39 PM by The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Greene County prosecutors say they aren't filing charges against a police officer who killed an unarmed man in February.

The Springfield News-Leader reports Prosecutor Dan Patterson said Friday he won't charge officer Andrew Bath in the Feb. 17 shooting of Michael Ireland because the shooting was legally justified. The officer says he thought the suspect was reaching for a weapon.

Patterson also says Ireland's toxicology report was positive for drugs including morphine and oxymorphone.

Ireland's stepsister Christi Stockwell said she was stunned and disappointed by the decision not to file charges.

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http://www.komu.com/news/no-charges-in-fatal-police-shooting-in-springfield/


Is it odd to allow an officer who has resigned to continue to act as a police officer - i.e., in any capacity other than some variant of desk duty?
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MO Officer Resigns Prior to Shooting: Police shoot and kill unarmed man after foot chase (Original Post) xocet May 2015 OP
Isn't it customary to give a couple of weeks notice prior to leaving a job? mythology May 2015 #1
True... xocet May 2015 #2
 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
1. Isn't it customary to give a couple of weeks notice prior to leaving a job?
Mon May 25, 2015, 06:00 PM
May 2015

I know some industries are paranoid about secrecy and security and so pay people the last two weeks without them coming in, but generally I expect to work out the last weeks of a job when I leave.

xocet

(3,870 posts)
2. True...
Wed May 27, 2015, 07:32 PM
May 2015

To me, though, it seems inappropriate to put someone back out on the street with a gun if they have resigned. Desk duty or some non-public form of service might be better.

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