Police: DeKalb officer shot teen skipping school

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By Marcus K. Garner and Ben Gray

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The person shot by a DeKalb County police officer Tuesday morning was a 16-year-old Southwest DeKalb High School student skipping school, not a would-be burglar as initially believed, police said.

DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander said Wednesday the shooting was an “unintentional misfire.”

“It has been revealed to us that the subject shot by one our DeKalb police officers was not associated with the burglary on Streamside Court,” Alexander said. “He was truant from school and began running when he saw police officers in the area.”

The teen was shot in the right arm and was in stable condition at a local hospital, police said.

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[Scootaloo]

1. An "unintentional misfire"?

No, in order to shoot someone who is running from you, you have to
1) have your gun drawn
2) have the gun pointed at the person
3) have your finger on the trigger

If you've got all those checkmarked, you're fully intending to shoot at someone.

[Savannahmann]

2. Cops and their guns.

I remember years ago, when police told us that the chances that they would ever have to draw their weapon was very low. The chances that they'd shoot someone was even lower. So now they pull the pistol how many times a day? As near as I can tell they damn near draw down on the girl getting their donut order.