Sheriff Doug Gillispie is taking a playbook from the Henderson Police Department by refusing to comment on police shootings. Henderson police are notorious for refusing to release information, even to family members and the public regarding murders and/or suicide.
Anyways, From the Las Vegas Sun: "Sheriff Doug Gillespie today asked for the public's patience while Metro Police investigate recent officer-involved shootings, the latest of which occurred Thursday night in the northwest valley.
Gillespie scheduled an afternoon news conference at City Hall in downtown Las Vegas to discuss the shootings, opening with a statement before taking questions from reporters. In his statement he said he wouldn't discuss specifics regarding any cases.
The sheriff added that he couldn't comment on last weekend's fatal shooting at a Summerlin Costco because the incident remains under investigation. He said details would come out during a coroner's inquest, which hadn't been scheduled Friday."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/16/sheriff-recent-shootings/
I'm sorry, but when we have had two Metro fatal shootings along with a questionable Henderson shooting that are suspicious, at the least, I don't think the Valley can wait.
This is not meant to hang the officers of Metro out to dry, but come on, especially with this fact from the Sun: "Metro officers have been involved in 17 shootings this year, including five in the past 34 days. Two of those five involved fatal injuries. Metro officers had been involved in 15 shootings by this time in 2009."
That's over two police shootings a month. Are there any police agencies that have that many shootings so far this year?
So, according to the Sheriff, for whom I have voted for in the past and still support, should we wait? September? By that time, we will have about 5 more police shootings before the inquest.
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