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Arizona: Cop Executes Elderly Man In A Wheelchair, Shooting Him 9 Times As He Rolled By (Video)

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Published on: December 1, 2021

Tucson, AZ — Richard Lee Richards, 61, was accused of stealing an item from Walmart this week and instead of due process and having his day in court, he was executed on the spot. An investigation is now underway after video was released showing an officer dump 9 rounds into the man as he scooted by them — in his wheelchair.

Officer Ryan Remington, the clearly trigger happy officer, decided to open fire on the disabled elderly man because he didn’t immediately stop when told to do so. Richards execution was captured on store surveillance footage and police body camera footage and it is disturbing to say the least.

According to police, Richards, who was a paraplegic, was accused of stealing a toolbox from Walmart. When officers confronted him in the parking lot, he refused to stop and continued on, attempting to enter a nearby Lowe’s Home Improvement store.

As Richards rolled his wheelchair through the entrance to Lowe’s, Remington bypassed his taser, baton, pepper spray, and all other less than lethal means, and immediately drew his firearm.

“Do not go into the store, sir,” Remington is heard saying on the body camera footage. But Richards did not listen, continuing to roll away from him in his wheelchair.

Though it is not visible in any of the videos, police claimed Richards was in possession of a knife which is why Remington resorted to deadly force. Instead of simply grabbing the wheelchair and tasering the man, the cowardly officer decided to execute Richards. The shooting was so egregious that even the Tucson Police Chief, Chris Magnus said he was “deeply disturbed and troubled” by it.

“His use of deadly force in this incident is a clear violation of department policy and directly contradicts multiple aspects of our use of force and training,” Chief Magnus said. “As a result, the department moved earlier today to terminate Officer Remington.”

The shooting unfolded on November 29, and the officer has since been fired — but not charged.

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero decried Remington’s actions, calling them “unconscionable and indefensible.”

“The county attorney has my full support as they proceed with their investigation,” she said in a statement. “It is moments like this that test our resolve to ensure justice and accountability.”

Naturally, Remington’s police union-appointed attorney disagrees with the chief and the mayor and instead of condemning his client’s actions of executing a man in a wheelchair, attorney Mike Storie praised his response. Storie then went on to tell reporters that the chief and mayor’s comments were a “politically motivated rush to judgment.”

“This event happened roughly 24 hours ago,” Storie said the day after the shooting, “and we have a chief of police who has fired the officer and the mayor who is calling for his indictment. These are unbelievable circumstances that I’ve never seen.”

After admitting that he hadn’t seen the full video, Storie went on to justify Remington’s actions, claiming that the officer “attempted to de-escalate the situation” until Richards’s actions — in a wheelchair — gave him “no choice but to use deadly force.”

When watching the video below, Storie’s statement becomes outright laughable. Nevertheless, he is standing by Remington and claiming that the video — which he admitted he did not watch — supports his stance.

“The review of the entire video and circumstances would support his position,” Storie said, telling reporters that he hadn’t seen the entire video, “I’ve just seen the cut-and-paste dog-and-pony show presented by Chief Magnus.”

Storie went on to further justify the 9 shots fired into the back of a man rolling by in a wheelchair by claiming they were in accord with police training.

“Officers are trained that if they perceive a serious and imminent deadly threat,” Storie said. “They are to fire multiple times until they perceive the threat is removed.”

As you watch the video below, try to imagine what kind of person views a man in a wheelchair, allegedly armed with a knife, as a serious enough threat that they would open fire on him from behind, executing him.

Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist

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