Things to remember about the victim in this shooting:
- he was Hispanic
- he was seen trying to sign at the officers to explain what was going on
- he had no criminal record whatsoever
- neighbors reported that he always carried the “weapon” police felt threatened by, a pipe, because of the stray dogs in the area
- he showed no sign of understanding the officers’ verbal warnings not to get any closer, and it’s likely that he was advancing in order to read their lips
- he is the 712th death in police shootings this year alone
(Source: NPR, via lonelymountainson)
