After reviewing the affadavits and warrants, it looks like to investigators could make a good case for pre-meditation, and probably conspiracy to commit murder. The victim was hunted and ambushed.
Some reports claim the victim sprayed bear spray at the perpetrator, but they only mention ONE instance of spraying it. Meanwhile, the investigation reports specify that two shots were fired, one of which penetrated the bear spray canister creating an explosive cloud of pepper spray. The victim did not spray the canister, the perpetrator sprayed himself by piercing the canister with a bullet.
The victim was armed with bear spray, an ASP extensible baton, and a 9mm hand gun. The handgun was never drawn, and was found holstered on the deceased body. It appears that the bear spray was not fired, either, until the bullet pierced the canister. The baton was found laying on the sidewalk near the victim, but the report does not state whether it was extended or just flung there in the victim's death throes unextended. The video, however, does not show it's use or even threatened use.
It seems the victim was loaded for bear, but too reluctant to engage, whereas the perpetrator had intent to engage and ambushed the victim from hiding. The moral of that story is that if you are going Where There Be Dragons, and are going loaded for bear, you'd better be mentally prepared to engage some dragons. Otherwise, they may carry your reluctant ass out on a slab.
The case can also be made for up to 4, possibly 5, co-conspirators, and the manhunt continues.
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Some reports claim the victim sprayed bear spray at the perpetrator, but they only mention ONE instance of spraying it. Meanwhile, the investigation reports specify that two shots were fired, one of which penetrated the bear spray canister creating an explosive cloud of pepper spray. The victim did not spray the canister, the perpetrator sprayed himself by piercing the canister with a bullet.
The victim was armed with bear spray, an ASP extensible baton, and a 9mm hand gun. The handgun was never drawn, and was found holstered on the deceased body. It appears that the bear spray was not fired, either, until the bullet pierced the canister. The baton was found laying on the sidewalk near the victim, but the report does not state whether it was extended or just flung there in the victim's death throes unextended. The video, however, does not show it's use or even threatened use.
It seems the victim was loaded for bear, but too reluctant to engage, whereas the perpetrator had intent to engage and ambushed the victim from hiding. The moral of that story is that if you are going Where There Be Dragons, and are going loaded for bear, you'd better be mentally prepared to engage some dragons. Otherwise, they may carry your reluctant ass out on a slab.
The case can also be made for up to 4, possibly 5, co-conspirators, and the manhunt continues.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’