First of all, he was not a "kid". He was a 20 year old grown-ass adult.
Second, that's what the mother is claiming. May be true, may be a lie like when Keith Scott's wife claimed that he had a book, not a gun, but in reality he had a gun.
No, I did not see the type of warrant either. Doesn't matter though. He was supposed to get arrested. Instead he tried to get into the car. When a suspect can get into the car, very bad things can happen.
Video shows officer blindsided in fatal shooting
Albuquerque Journal said:
Minutes after State Police officer Darian Jarrott pulled over Omar Cueva along Interstate 10 east of Deming, he noticed a firearm in the truck.
“Do you mind if I take it off you, for my safety?” Jarrott asks through the passenger side window.
The officer never got the chance.
As the two men walk to the back of the truck, Cueva raises the rifle and shoots an unsuspecting Jarrott. The officer falls to the ground, reaching for his gun, and Cueva moves around the truck, shooting him several more times.
The officer died.
Another case, where the officer survived but was very seriously injured:
This shows just how dangerous supposedly routine traffic stops can be.
Kid gets back into his vehicle and police shoot him. Kid drives away before crashing. Passenger in vehicle also injured. Kid is dead.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. "Kid" (in reality, an adult) should have let himself be arrested.
Unless that warrant is for something really awful, can someone please tell me how it is worth the life of this 20 year old kid?
When a suspect is trying to get into the car, that is a very dangerous situations.
Bottom line is, the
adult man should have complied. Then he'd be in jail, but alive.