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In reply to the discussion: Officer fatally shoots man swinging flag pole in Louisville [View all]Judi Lynn
(160,644 posts)Community questions Kentucky officer's use of deadly force
By CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated Press | June 14, 2015 | Updated: June 14, 2015 9:03pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The surveillance video shows a man stagger away from a police officer and out of the frame. He charges back into view seconds later, a 7-foot flagpole reared over his shoulder, and he swings it wildly at the officer.
The man, a 35-year-old African immigrant, was shot twice by the Louisville Metro Police officer Saturday afternoon and died, sparking a debate over officers' use of deadly force and the simmering racial tension between the police and the communities they serve
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Conrad described it as a "sledgehammer-like motion." The pole appears to snap in half. But Conrad said it was two poles jointed together that split apart as he swung. It is unclear if it actually hit Blanford. The officer was not taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries, Conrad said.
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Manyoun did not speak English. Neighbors worried that his struggle to communicate led to the shooting, and the chief acknowledged it likely had a hand in how the incident unfolded.
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