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>> Was a weapon recovered at the scene?
@plakata: An important detail that has not been made public by officials.I have heard no weapon (from friends of the deceased, so biased source) and yes, there was a weapon (from people claiming to have talked to witnesses, so also not too credible). Then there is the witness in the interview claiming to see the gun.
@teatime: That is part of the problem with wild speculation on sites such as this one. A witness reads and memories are altered, however slightly, after all, they often want to please. My career includes 1 bank robbery case, defense, not perpetration. The divergence between what was filmed and witness accounts was stark. I will assume a weapon was recovered but if one wasn't what did the lay witnesses see. The evaluation is or should be different than for a highly trained professional law enforcement officer. I refuse to speculate but this may turn into a Houston/Harris County professionals vs. Montgomery County Barneys. It should not be but it is in Houston's and Harris' jurisdiction. with the Rangers' assistance. I know some will call it hating law enforcement but life is real, not a prance through a tulip field. I would not want to be in the deputy's situation IF a weapon was not recovered at the scene. I capitalized the IF because it will be that big IF one was not when the Harris DA decides what to do. I'm aware of the whole the lesbian hates cops theme but IF no weapon was fund...what was the fear that justifies the use of deadly force based on?
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