Here we go again-Teen killed by stray bullet while police fire at dog during response to 'loud music

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/23/armando-garcia-muro-police-shooting-stray-bullet-dog-la
<snip>
Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies said they accidentally shot and killed a teenager while firing bullets at a dog during a response to a noise complaint, marking the latest killing by US police to spark national outrage.

Officers were responding to a call about “loud music” early Thursday morning when a pit bull charged at the deputies and bit one of them, according to authorities in California. A 17-year-old, identified by family members as Armando Garcia-Muro, initially restrained the dog, but the animal got loose, prompting two deputies to fire from about 5ft away, police said.

Garcia-Muro was hit in the chest during the gunfire and later died at hospital, according to the sheriff’s office, which said it appeared a “skip round” had struck the teenager.

The death of the Latino teenager came at the end of a week of intense backlash across America about police treatment of people of color. Police in Minnesota released footage of the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist whose death was live-streamed on Facebook by his girlfriend.

[Binkie The Clown]

1. The moral is don't be anywhere near where police hang out.

And if they show up, take cover as if your life depends on it.

[unblock]

2. Taking cover when you see police could easily get you shot.

[NCTraveler]

3. Those damn "skip bullets". Nt

[Doreen]

4. How in the fuck can you mess up shooting a gun

from 5ft away?!!!! A "skip round" or not the damn bullet would not had hit this young man if the cop had not "for some odd reason" had the damn gun pointed at him. I call major bullshit excuse.