Rusty Shackleford
20th August 2011, 02:57
Of course, people complain of it being the 'ghetto' i live right across the highway from North Highlands. The cop said he saw Hodge at a park during school hours, Hodge ran, a pistol fell out of his pocket.
He then apparently reached back for the pistol and then the officer shot and killed him. Residents say 6 shots were fired. All before the pistol was picked up apparently.
this just happened hours ago so i dont know much. ill see if i can find out more.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/19/3847685/north-highlands-schools-officer.html
The Sacramento County coroner's office has released the name of a teenager killed Thursday by a school district officer when police said the teen ignored commands to not pick up a gun that had fallen out of his waistband, according to authorities.
The teen was identified as Montrey Hodge, 17, of Sacramento.
Hodge was pronounced dead about 11 a.m. on the front lawn of a North Highlands home.
The incident - the first fatal shooting by a Twin Rivers Police Department officer - is being investigated by Sacramento County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives.
Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos said the officer was driving on Stephen Drive when he saw Hodge and girl in Strizek Park. He radioed to dispatch that he was making a "925" - suspicious- person stop - and got out of his cruiser.
When the officer attempted to contact the juveniles, Hodge ran eastbound on Stephen Drive, with the officer on foot behind him, Ramos said.
As Hodge rounded the corner onto Channing Drive, cutting through the front lawn of a home, a semiautomatic handgun fell out of his shorts, Ramos said. Hodge stopped, turned around, and tried to retrieve the gun, Ramos said.
The officer drew his service weapon and ordered the teen to stop, but Hodge continued toward the gun, Ramos said. The officer, "fearing for his safety," then fired at Hodge, who fell on the front lawn, Ramos said.
Residents in the area reported hearing about six gunshots.
Officers - by then, backup had arrived - performed CPR on the boy until paramedics arrived and pronounced him dead.
In initial statements to the media, Twin Rivers spokesman Officer William Cho said the officer saw a gun in the boy's waistband as he chased him. Then, when he saw Hodge pull out the gun, the officer fired, Cho said.
Later Thursday, Cho said those statements were based on limited information available to him at the time. The version of events released by Ramos in the late afternoon were based on further investigation, including a more detailed interview with the involved officer, both Ramos and Cho said.
The involved officer has been identified only as a 2 1/2-year veteran of the department.
Like other major law enforcement agencies in California, the 3-year-old Twin Rivers Police Department is certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
The 19 sworn officers patrol 120 square miles that include campuses within the Twin Rivers Unified, Center Unified and Elverta Joint Elementary school districts. The department also contracts with the Rio Linda, Elverta and Arcade Creek recreation and parks districts.
The officer involved in Thursday's shooting was assigned to patrol the neighborhood around Futures High School, including nearby Strizek Park, Cho said.
As detectives began their investigation, area residents gathered at a nearby intersection to get and share information. Though some seemed unsettled to see Hodge's body so close, others said that crime in the area had dulled their sensitivity.
Katrina Myers, 29, said she was on her bike and chatting with a neighbor less than a block away when she heard the commotion and then the gunfire. When she saw Hodge on the ground, she said, the officer yelled at her to leave, that "You don't need to see this."
But she was unfazed.
"It's the ghetto," Myers said. "I don't think anything of it."
She and other neighbors complained of vandalism, gang graffiti, robberies and drunken behavior. Indeed, Sheriff's Department statistics show a great deal of activity within a one-mile radius of the scene during the last 90 days, including 33 assaults, 12 robberies, 58 burglaries, and one homicide.
Amanda Tippets, 24, was walking with her 2-year-old son in the area when she heard the blast of gunfire.
She said she was shaken by the news. "I called my husband and told him, 'We have to move.' "
Just did a search on the names of the commenters in the article. Tippets is a supporter of the Independence Party of America. and thought it doesnt really matter, it helps give perspective on the comments made.
He then apparently reached back for the pistol and then the officer shot and killed him. Residents say 6 shots were fired. All before the pistol was picked up apparently.
this just happened hours ago so i dont know much. ill see if i can find out more.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/19/3847685/north-highlands-schools-officer.html
The Sacramento County coroner's office has released the name of a teenager killed Thursday by a school district officer when police said the teen ignored commands to not pick up a gun that had fallen out of his waistband, according to authorities.
The teen was identified as Montrey Hodge, 17, of Sacramento.
Hodge was pronounced dead about 11 a.m. on the front lawn of a North Highlands home.
The incident - the first fatal shooting by a Twin Rivers Police Department officer - is being investigated by Sacramento County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives.
Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos said the officer was driving on Stephen Drive when he saw Hodge and girl in Strizek Park. He radioed to dispatch that he was making a "925" - suspicious- person stop - and got out of his cruiser.
When the officer attempted to contact the juveniles, Hodge ran eastbound on Stephen Drive, with the officer on foot behind him, Ramos said.
As Hodge rounded the corner onto Channing Drive, cutting through the front lawn of a home, a semiautomatic handgun fell out of his shorts, Ramos said. Hodge stopped, turned around, and tried to retrieve the gun, Ramos said.
The officer drew his service weapon and ordered the teen to stop, but Hodge continued toward the gun, Ramos said. The officer, "fearing for his safety," then fired at Hodge, who fell on the front lawn, Ramos said.
Residents in the area reported hearing about six gunshots.
Officers - by then, backup had arrived - performed CPR on the boy until paramedics arrived and pronounced him dead.
In initial statements to the media, Twin Rivers spokesman Officer William Cho said the officer saw a gun in the boy's waistband as he chased him. Then, when he saw Hodge pull out the gun, the officer fired, Cho said.
Later Thursday, Cho said those statements were based on limited information available to him at the time. The version of events released by Ramos in the late afternoon were based on further investigation, including a more detailed interview with the involved officer, both Ramos and Cho said.
The involved officer has been identified only as a 2 1/2-year veteran of the department.
Like other major law enforcement agencies in California, the 3-year-old Twin Rivers Police Department is certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
The 19 sworn officers patrol 120 square miles that include campuses within the Twin Rivers Unified, Center Unified and Elverta Joint Elementary school districts. The department also contracts with the Rio Linda, Elverta and Arcade Creek recreation and parks districts.
The officer involved in Thursday's shooting was assigned to patrol the neighborhood around Futures High School, including nearby Strizek Park, Cho said.
As detectives began their investigation, area residents gathered at a nearby intersection to get and share information. Though some seemed unsettled to see Hodge's body so close, others said that crime in the area had dulled their sensitivity.
Katrina Myers, 29, said she was on her bike and chatting with a neighbor less than a block away when she heard the commotion and then the gunfire. When she saw Hodge on the ground, she said, the officer yelled at her to leave, that "You don't need to see this."
But she was unfazed.
"It's the ghetto," Myers said. "I don't think anything of it."
She and other neighbors complained of vandalism, gang graffiti, robberies and drunken behavior. Indeed, Sheriff's Department statistics show a great deal of activity within a one-mile radius of the scene during the last 90 days, including 33 assaults, 12 robberies, 58 burglaries, and one homicide.
Amanda Tippets, 24, was walking with her 2-year-old son in the area when she heard the blast of gunfire.
She said she was shaken by the news. "I called my husband and told him, 'We have to move.' "
Just did a search on the names of the commenters in the article. Tippets is a supporter of the Independence Party of America. and thought it doesnt really matter, it helps give perspective on the comments made.