Ridiculous Kill By Police

Police in Houston, Texas shoot and kill a man in a wheelchair who lived in a home for the mentally ill.

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The owner of Healing Hands Group Home speaks about what happened.




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Brian Claunch had one arm and one leg and was wheelchair bound. His arm and leg were amputated by a train. During a schizophrenic episode, he laid on the railroad tracks because he believed there was evil on his left side.

When the caretaker made the call to 911, I am sure he was questioned about what was going on and where.  However, police claim they didn't know this was a home for people with mental illness.  When police arrived, they asked the caretaker to "step out of the home".

How much of a threat could Claunch be to anyone who is ambulatory?  Not to mention, there were two police officers with guns!

I’m not up on the latest in wheelchairs, but how was he moving the chair and holding an “object”, that could seriously hurt them, with the same hand?  If it had been a gun or knife, they could have seen it clearly.

Also, how did he manage to “trap” the officer in a corner “where he couldn't get out”?  Did the officer just stand there and wait as the wheelchair approached him?  As a police officer, he should have known what was at his back.  Even when the victim was very close to him, he still couldn't identify the “object”.

Where was the second officer while Claunch was advancing on his partner?  He couldn't identify the “object” either and he is the shooter.  He chose to kill a mentally ill man by shooting him in the head….a man who was only holding a ballpoint pen.

The two officers could have easily taken control of the situation without killing Claunch.  The officer who shot the him should be charged and serve a long prison term.

SMH in disgust!

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Peace