Omaha police dog dragged suspect away from gun in Wendy's robbery, official says

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Maggie O'Brien

An Omaha police dog dragged a wounded suspect away from his gun to make sure he couldn't again open fire upon officers during a Tuesday night robbery at a midtown restaurant, police said Friday.

Officer James Shade, a police spokesman, said Cortez Washington, who was shot multiple times by police, collapsed on his weapon. A K-9 unit officer commanded the dog to move him away from the gun.

Washington was then handcuffed. He was declared dead shortly after the robbery attempt at Wendy's at 43rd and Dodge Streets. A "Cops" TV show crewman was caught in the line of fire and also was killed.

Shade, responding to a media inquiry, said the dog didn't attack Washington.

FULL story at link.



RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD

The Wendy's restaurant at 43rd and Dodge Streets is seen here on Wednesday. Omaha Police officers shot and killed a crew member from the “Cops” television show and a robbery suspect here Tuesday night.


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[951-Riverside]

1. What an utterly pointless story to cover for those trigger happy cops

I love how the writer omits the fact that the robber had a pellet gun but I'll give them credit for not calling it a "shootout" like they usually do even if the person is unarmed.

http://www.9news.com/story/news/2014/08/09/st-louis-ferguson-shooting-canfield-green-apartments/13848223/



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The moment these dopes see anything that looks remotely like a gun they shoot everything in sight including bystanders.

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[Duppers]

6. did the cops know it was a pellet gun at the time?

They should be as well trained as their dog but apparently they're not.

[EX500rider]

14. Unfortunately many pellet guns look identical to real guns from a few feet:

Anybody still holding one of these when the police show up isn't too bright.

[Hoppy]

11. My favorite in the list was 2nd from bottom at E.S. building.

The guy was armed with a knife. Granted, it probably was a semi-automatic, laser guided blade.

[heaven05]

12. pellet gun or not

if this individual was robbing this wendy's, fired at the police with a realistic looking handgun, then he is dead by his own fault. If 30 shots were fired by the responding police, that seems excessive, to me. But I wasn't there. In this case, it seems the "kill the police" garbage is a little inappropriate, even with the current out of control police nationwide. This individual ended up laying in a bed HE made. Hope he RIP.

[951-Riverside]

15. This would have been a non-story if they hadn't blasted away 'COPS' TV crewman too

The problem isnt with them shooting the robber, its the fact that they blasted everything in sight including a soundman.

http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/robbery-suspect-dead-after-shooting-at-wendy-s-cops-tv/article_a919c242-2d98-11e4-9cee-001a4bcf6878.html

but hey "prayers all around", "we don't know all of the facts","lets not rush to judgement" "Its a tough job" and these heroes are allowed to make life and death mistakes.

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[Omaha Steve]

19. That would be the soundman that knew what was in there besides 3 other citizens in immediate danger?

And he went in anyway.

[951-Riverside]

20. Source?

That would be the soundman that knew what was in there besides 3 other citizens in immediate danger?

And he went in anyway.

I've never seen this version of events anywhere but maybe I missed it.

[Omaha Steve]

21. He was in the entryway (it is on one of these in the metro region section) Link and quote added

http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/omaha-police-chief-says-officers-justified-in-firing-their-weapons/article_f64dc75c-2e06-11e4-9add-0017a43b2370.html


» Washington headed toward the east exit. Dion, who was still in the east vestibule, was shot once.


It is in the press briefing video too.


http://studio.omaha.com/

[Ash_F]

30. So were two police officers. They could have been shot too.

Another one came in the door on the opposite side of the building.

He was likely behind them, considering how that show usually films. The suspect was in the middle of he restaurant, between the 4 of them.

It was probably the officer coming through opposite door that shot the sound guy. That means he could have just as easily shot his colleagues.

If one of those officers got killed would you still be making excuses for poor gun safety?

[Omaha Steve]

31. The diagram takes the guessing out

It is available with details in PDF in reply #24.

[Ash_F]

32. This doesn't invalidate what I said. /nt

[Omaha Steve]

33. Didn't mean to imply it did

Even if an officer had been killed, they take an oath that sometimes puts them in harm's way. I don't find fault in them RETURNING fire when a young mom (before police came in she wondered IF she would ever see her baby again were her words) was held at point black range.

Omaha has had a couple officers killed sitting in their cars before opening the door on routine traffic stops.

Sworn to protect and serve.

[Ash_F]

34. Implying that the soundman is at fault for being shot, is questionable.

Unless you are Dick Cheney.

edit - soundman

[Omaha Steve]

35. He could have stayed in the parking lot

I have said that several times in several posts about this. He CHOOSE to go into an armed robbery for the story. Look at the placement of the bullet holes in the glass. See how high up they are. Chest high. When bullets started flying, he didn't hit the ground either. It went in through his arm pit.

It probably will become COPS highest rated single show.

[Ash_F]

36. I always felt it was a dumb show anyway.

It cherry picks. Never shows police being assholes. With the internet, we know that is more common than COPS lets on.

I would be surprised if it gets aired.

[Ash_F]

28. LOOK at what you are shooting at.

Last edited Sun Aug 31, 2014, 08:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Gun safety 101

[flvegan]

23. (facepalm)

Sigh.

[truthisfreedom]

29. I have a CO2 pellet gun. It has a muzzle velocity of 500 ft/s.

It can kill under the right circumstances. Just sayin'.

[tazkcmo]

2. See?

Not so difficult to not shoot someone if you are at least as smart as a dog.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Great! Order the dog into the line of fire.

Dogs are just expendable animals, after all. Not like humans, who live Forever after the first shot to the leg... and the second or fifth or sixth...to the brain.

I don't respect the police. I don't care how you spin them.

They are becoming obsolete.

Love, Peace and Shelter.
~ Lmsp 🙌

[freshwest]

4. Dogs can save lives:

No one was killed there.

[newfie11]

7. +1. Nt

[lululu]

8. the dog could have been killed

I hate to see non-human animals endangered by humans. Most humans are not worth the life of a dog, or a dolphin, imho.

[freshwest]

10. It's a pack thing.

People and dogs.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5458905

[Sunlei]

9. cool video, looks like a bodysuit & training group? I see plastic cover over the car?

Malinois breed? they're very fast.

[heaven05]

13. that dog spanked his ass

whew!!!

[1monster]

16. If I recall correctly, that video was of a training exercise. There was no

live ammnunition fired. They were firing blanks.

If you look closely, the "perp" is wearing protective gear so the dog didn't injure him.

[itsrobert]

17. I'm sure that part is left out

When people forward it in Facebook and other forums. It seems people want to live in an alternate universe.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. True...

but in a real life situation I bet the dog would stand a good chance. The thin profile (in comparison to a frontal view of a human chest) is much harder to hit, especially under tension.

[Sunlei]

37. heres an actual take down with a police dog. better then police killing the runner. He gets bit hard

at about 1.30

[Omaha Steve]

22. The waitress was at gun point when the officers entered

http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/omaha-police-chief-says-officers-justified-in-firing-their-weapons/article_f64dc75c-2e06-11e4-9add-0017a43b2370.html

“There was a bunch of yelling. I heard the bang. (Washington) was about a foot away from me when it started,” Galloway, 21, said. “It was really loud. It sounded like a real gun. I couldn’t even tell the difference between officers’ guns and his gun.

“It was pretty much a hostage situation. The gun was pointed at me.”

[Omaha Steve]

24. How it happened in PDF

http://www.omaha.com/how-it-happened-wendy-s-shooting-pdf/pdf_72ead278-2e89-11e4-9244-0017a43b2370.html

[freshwest]

25. Hard to comprehend state of mind during an event like this.

Several people shooting to kill the other, no cover, not knowing if one will live another second. To be at that state of awareness.