Suicide By Cop
Times-Picayune.com New Orleans
Bucktown man killed by deputies after fatal stabbing was suicidal, sister and sheriff say
Authorities say Noah Scott answered the door of his Bucktown home Saturday night with a knife in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Just minutes after he'd brutally stabbed Jessica Broussard to death, Scott shouted at the deputies, "Just do it. Shoot me."
The deputies ordered Scott, 29, to drop the knife. But Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said Scott took two drags of his cigarette and then lunged for the officers, who opened fire, striking him 29 times.
Scott's sister, Amber Scott, 32, said her brother was looking to die. "He would never be able to live with himself knowing what he did," she said. "Something snapped. He is not this person. He never was this person."
Normand on Tuesday (Jan. 7) released some of the findings of his department's investigation into Broussard's violent death and Scott's final act.
The deputies dispatched to the scene about 10:25 p.m. that night found Broussard, 26, with lying near front door of a house across the street from Scott's residence, 1342 Pier Ave., Metairie, Normand said. Witnesses told authorities a bleeding Broussard fled screaming from the house. Scott followed, knocked her to the ground and stabbed her before returning to his residence.
The coroner's office determined Broussard suffered seven stab wounds on her head, neck and back, Normand said. Investigators also found bruising on her neck, evidence that she had been choked.
Detectives found droplets of blood throughout Scott's house, but the largest amount was found in a bedroom where a struggle appeared to have taken place.
The three responding deputies fired 35 or 36 rounds of ammunition, Normand said. The coroner's office determined 29 bullets hit Scott and another grazed his ear. A pathologist noted Scott had several superficial cuts to the right side of his neck. The wounds appeared to be self-inflicted.
All four burners on the gas stove in Scott's kitchen were on but not lit when deputies entered the house. Despite the strong smell of natural gas, Normand said there was no threat of an explosion.
"With the slight laceration to the neck, the gas being turned on, this individual, Mr. Scott, got to a point where, obviously, he no longer wanted to live and lunged at our officers with a knife," Normand said.
The Sheriff's Office is still investigating the shooting, but Normand said the deputies responded as trained. They returned to regular duty, as per department policy.
Bucktown man killed by deputies after fatal stabbing was suicidal, sister and sheriff say
Authorities say Noah Scott answered the door of his Bucktown home Saturday night with a knife in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Just minutes after he'd brutally stabbed Jessica Broussard to death, Scott shouted at the deputies, "Just do it. Shoot me."
The deputies ordered Scott, 29, to drop the knife. But Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said Scott took two drags of his cigarette and then lunged for the officers, who opened fire, striking him 29 times.
Scott's sister, Amber Scott, 32, said her brother was looking to die. "He would never be able to live with himself knowing what he did," she said. "Something snapped. He is not this person. He never was this person."
Normand on Tuesday (Jan. 7) released some of the findings of his department's investigation into Broussard's violent death and Scott's final act.
The deputies dispatched to the scene about 10:25 p.m. that night found Broussard, 26, with lying near front door of a house across the street from Scott's residence, 1342 Pier Ave., Metairie, Normand said. Witnesses told authorities a bleeding Broussard fled screaming from the house. Scott followed, knocked her to the ground and stabbed her before returning to his residence.
The coroner's office determined Broussard suffered seven stab wounds on her head, neck and back, Normand said. Investigators also found bruising on her neck, evidence that she had been choked.
Detectives found droplets of blood throughout Scott's house, but the largest amount was found in a bedroom where a struggle appeared to have taken place.
The three responding deputies fired 35 or 36 rounds of ammunition, Normand said. The coroner's office determined 29 bullets hit Scott and another grazed his ear. A pathologist noted Scott had several superficial cuts to the right side of his neck. The wounds appeared to be self-inflicted.
All four burners on the gas stove in Scott's kitchen were on but not lit when deputies entered the house. Despite the strong smell of natural gas, Normand said there was no threat of an explosion.
"With the slight laceration to the neck, the gas being turned on, this individual, Mr. Scott, got to a point where, obviously, he no longer wanted to live and lunged at our officers with a knife," Normand said.
The Sheriff's Office is still investigating the shooting, but Normand said the deputies responded as trained. They returned to regular duty, as per department policy.
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an 18 year old oregon boy drunk and acting suicidal was reported by his parents when they became concerned about his behavior.
Parents report they called 911 for emergency services and police arrived first on the scene..to find the 18 year old wielding a large hunting knife...the boy attemped to run away from the police at which point several officers fired at him. they hit him 8 times in the back and, though immediately rushed to a local hospital, he died from his injuries. A spokeman for the polie was asked why officers hadn't used non-leathal force to subdue the drunken teen...they claimed in reports to have fired bean bags at the boy to no effect. a police spokesman said their investigstion revealed the `subjet was shot at a distance of 21 feet...too far away for tazers to be effective...
these washington county police need to be hung out to dry...officers who cannot defend themselves from a fleeing drunk teenager with a knife without killing him have no business being police officers...
http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/oregon/stories/NW_100606ORNglenninquestLJ.104e76c3.html0 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pbuTkmYZHk
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Sure sounds like it. 77 year old man shot dead.
http://www.rgj.com/article/20111208/NEWS01/111208019/More-details-released-about-killing-77-year-old-man-by-Douglas-County-deputy?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE0 -
My son who has been a cop for 9 years has two citations which he wears side by side on his uniform. The first was when he shot a guy who tried to kill his partner with a pair of shears. At that time they didn't have tazers. The second citation is for not killing a guy who pulled a relistic toy gun. My son shot him with a tazer. What a strange world! 0 -
hey, its a dirty job, but somebodies gotta do it.[8] 0 -
If I am ever in a gunfight, hope its a "perp" like that. 0 -
is that truck really magenta?, there's your answer what started it 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
is that truck really magenta?, there's your answer what started it
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