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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)
Sun Aug 24, 2014, 04:30 AM Aug 2014

Autopsy report shows Louisiana police lied about suspect’s suicide by shooting self in back

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/23/autopsy-report-shows-louisiana-police-lied-about-suspects-suicide-by-shooting-self-in-back/



Victor White III

Autopsy report shows Louisiana police lied about suspect’s suicide by shooting self in back
By Tom Boggioni
Saturday, August 23, 2014 19:02 EDT

An autopsy report released this week cast further doubt on a police officer’s claim that a suspect committed suicide by shooting himself while handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser, reports KATC.

According to the first page of the official autopsy report released by the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office, Victor White III, 22, died from a gunshot to the chest, not in his back as reported by the arresting officer.

White was arrested by State Police in March of this year on narcotics charges and, according to authorities, was handcuffed, with his hands behind his back, in the back seat of a police cruiser when he refused to exit the vehicle for processing. According to the police report, the arresting officer went to get help and when he returned he found White critically wounded from a gunshot wound to his back.

Police believe that White had somehow hidden a gun in the backseat of the cruiser and committed suicide by shooting himself. White died shortly after, with police stating there were no surveillance cameras in that area of the parking lot where the car was parked.
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Autopsy report shows Louisiana police lied about suspect’s suicide by shooting self in back (Original Post) unhappycamper Aug 2014 OP
I dunno why I doubted the police report. Kalidurga Aug 2014 #1
I'd like to see the Justice Department take over St. Louis' police forces unhappycamper Aug 2014 #2
Vet them? Kalidurga Aug 2014 #3
Entrance and exit gunshot wounds don't look the same newfie11 Aug 2014 #4
Police murder. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #5
I remember reading about this... ReRe Aug 2014 #6
why would anyone doubt the cops? blackspade Aug 2014 #7
As another DUers pointed out malaise Aug 2014 #8
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #9

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. I dunno why I doubted the police report.
Sun Aug 24, 2014, 04:32 AM
Aug 2014

But, I had a weird feeling a guy that was handcuffed didn't shoot himself in the back. If they can't charge the police officer at this point with murder. I hope they go after him for lying and obstructing justice.

newfie11

(8,159 posts)
4. Entrance and exit gunshot wounds don't look the same
Sun Aug 24, 2014, 05:47 AM
Aug 2014

Can this cop get any stupider!
How horrific, point blank shoot a man sitting with hands behind his back and handcuffed.

No way this isn't murder!

ReRe

(10,848 posts)
6. I remember reading about this...
Sun Aug 24, 2014, 06:10 AM
Aug 2014

... and wondered what ever happened. Why did it take so GD long to publicize the autopsy report? Another young black man snuffed out, with no second chances.
Thanks for the news, unhappycamaper.

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