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Mississippi cops in deep DO-DO
beneteau
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I'm surprised this hasn't made national news
SOUTHAVEN, MS
Ismael Lopez was shot and killed Sunday, July 23. Southaven Police Department said officers were serving a warrant for Samuel Pearman, who lives across the street.
Officers arrived at the wrong house where they ended up shooting Lopez, who, they said, came to the door pointing a gun at them.
However, the family's attorney, Murray Wells, said Southaven Police Department's version of events does not add up.
Lopez's wife, Claudia Linares, said her husband did not have a gun with him when he went to see what was happening outside their home.
"Mr. Lopez was shot through the door," Wells said. "Mr. Lopez died from a single bullet to the back of the head. Process that with the statements made from members of the Southaven Police Department, process that with statements made from elected officials in the City of Southaven, and see how you can arrive at a conclusion of anything other than a cover up."
Wells questioned if officers were even in the neighborhood to serve a warrant, as they said they were. Wells defended his accusation by pointing to the fact that officers questioned Pearman at the scene but never arrested him; Wells also said the warrant for Pearman was not active until July 24.
"There was not an active warrant in effect on July 23. They were not, in fact, executing a warrant," he said.
A complaint was made about Pearman on July 23, but the warrant was not issued until July 24 - one day after Lopez was shot.
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SOUTHAVEN, MS
Ismael Lopez was shot and killed Sunday, July 23. Southaven Police Department said officers were serving a warrant for Samuel Pearman, who lives across the street.
Officers arrived at the wrong house where they ended up shooting Lopez, who, they said, came to the door pointing a gun at them.
However, the family's attorney, Murray Wells, said Southaven Police Department's version of events does not add up.
Lopez's wife, Claudia Linares, said her husband did not have a gun with him when he went to see what was happening outside their home.
"Mr. Lopez was shot through the door," Wells said. "Mr. Lopez died from a single bullet to the back of the head. Process that with the statements made from members of the Southaven Police Department, process that with statements made from elected officials in the City of Southaven, and see how you can arrive at a conclusion of anything other than a cover up."
Wells questioned if officers were even in the neighborhood to serve a warrant, as they said they were. Wells defended his accusation by pointing to the fact that officers questioned Pearman at the scene but never arrested him; Wells also said the warrant for Pearman was not active until July 24.
"There was not an active warrant in effect on July 23. They were not, in fact, executing a warrant," he said.
A complaint was made about Pearman on July 23, but the warrant was not issued until July 24 - one day after Lopez was shot.
Complete story
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/07/26/police-shot-and-killed-a-man-while-trying-to-serve-a-warrant-at-the-wrong-house/?utm_term=.89d254e1f240
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/us/mississippi-wrong-house-trnd/index.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/ismael-lopez-family-attorney-wants-justice-department-to-probe-case-1012358723521
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mississippi-federal-probe-requested-mans-shooting-death-48917959