US man shot dead after firing gun into apartments in protest of Obama's gun policies
A Californian man who allegedly protested President Barack Obama’s new gun control laws by firing rounds into neighbouring apartments has been shot dead by police.
The man, identified as a white male in his 50s who faced a felony charge in 2009 for the illegal discharge of a weapon, was reported to police at 5.45pm on January 5.
Witnesses claimed the man fired his gun outside his apartment an estimated six to eight times prior to the arrival of police.
They said he was protesting President Obama’s recent moves to clamp down on gun accessibility with a new background check policy.
Police surrounded the scene shortly thereafter, asking the man to come out of his apartment unarmed.
When attempts to subdue the gunman with a police dog and by shooting beanbag rounds at him proved unsuccessful, several officers opened fire, killing him.
Video footage shows the man carrying what appears to be a gun in one outstretched hand at the time of the shooting.
His apartment building was reportedly later found “riddled with bullet holes”, reports local publication Record Searchlight.
An investigation by the Sheriff’s Office is now underway, and all officers involved placed on temporary administrative leave.
An associate of the gunman, Pamela Minor, claims prior incidents and arrests involving the man were due to ongoing mental health issues.
The irony of protesting gun laws by proving why they are needed...
A Californian man who allegedly protested President Barack Obama’s new gun control laws by firing rounds into neighbouring apartments has been shot dead by police.
The man, identified as a white male in his 50s who faced a felony charge in 2009 for the illegal discharge of a weapon, was reported to police at 5.45pm on January 5.
Witnesses claimed the man fired his gun outside his apartment an estimated six to eight times prior to the arrival of police.
They said he was protesting President Obama’s recent moves to clamp down on gun accessibility with a new background check policy.
Police surrounded the scene shortly thereafter, asking the man to come out of his apartment unarmed.
When attempts to subdue the gunman with a police dog and by shooting beanbag rounds at him proved unsuccessful, several officers opened fire, killing him.
Video footage shows the man carrying what appears to be a gun in one outstretched hand at the time of the shooting.
His apartment building was reportedly later found “riddled with bullet holes”, reports local publication Record Searchlight.
An investigation by the Sheriff’s Office is now underway, and all officers involved placed on temporary administrative leave.
An associate of the gunman, Pamela Minor, claims prior incidents and arrests involving the man were due to ongoing mental health issues.
The irony of protesting gun laws by proving why they are needed...
