Teen killed attempting to run over officer in stolen vehicle

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  1. SMH this is just stupid....
    You cannot fix that...
     
     
     
     
     
    http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27401430/community-leaders-march-justice-after-teen-girl-was
     
    <span>Denver's independent monitor on Tuesday announced he is launching an evaluation of the police department's policies on shooting at moving vehicles after the fourth shooting in seven months of people who officers said were using cars as weapons.</span>
    <span>The family of 17-year-old Jessica Hernandez has questions, too, after the teen was fatally shot multiple times by police early Monday in an alley in the Park Hill neighborhood.</span>
    <span>"How can they shoot her when she doesn't have a gun?" said her father, Jose.</span>
    <span><span>[​IMG]</span></span><div><span>Jessica "Jessie" Hernandez Facebook photo (Photo via Facebook)</span>

    </div><span>Jessie, as her family calls her, was behind the wheel of a car that had been reported stolen Sunday night, and police have said she drove the Honda toward officers who were trying to question her and four other teens inside the vehicle.</span>
    <span>Tension over the killing continued to simmer Tuesday as Jessie's family and friends, as well as Denver clergy and community activists, descended on District Attorney Mitch Morrissey's office to demand more transparency in police-shooting investigations.</span>
    <span>So far, police have released few details about the shooting, including whether any of the five teens in the car were armed or who reported the car stolen. </span>
    <span>"We're not going to trickle out the facts of the case," said Sonny Jackson, a police department spokesman. "We're going to be transparent and will release information when we can." </span>
    <span>Jessie was the oldest of six siblings and has a large, tight-knit extended family of cousins, aunts and uncles.</span>
    <span>She and her siblings lived with their parents, Jose and Laura Hernandez, in a mobile home in Thornton. </span>
    <span>Inside the home Tuesday, four candles burned around a bouquet of daisies and roses and pictures of Jessie. In a school photo, she is a 6-year-old, slyly smiling. In another photo, she is a teen beaming in a portrait with Santa Claus. A rosary lay on a table in front of the flowers and pictures. </span>
    <span>"We want justice," said her aunt Amparo Gonzalez.</span>
    <span>Jessie's parents spent Tuesday making funeral and burial arrangements, something they are struggling to pay for, Jose Hernandez said.</span>
    <span>Jessie and sister Joanna, her sibling nearest in age, were extremely close, friends and family said.</span>
    <span>Last year, Jessie took on odd jobs to save money to buy a puppy. She ended up buying two - one for her and one for her sister. On Tuesday, the family dogs, Simba and Precious, wrestled on the living floor as a host of extended family members came and went.</span>
    <span><span>[​IMG]</span></span><div><span>A group protesting the shooting death of Jessie Hernandez yell in the lobby of the of the Wellington Webb Building in Denver on January 27, 2015. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post)</span>

    </div><span>Friends remembered Jessie as a fun-loving girl who was extremely loyal to her friends.</span>
    <span>"It didn't matter the situation she was going through, she would be there for you," said Lizbeth Palmer, a 15-year-old friend.</span>
    <span>Jessie attended New America School-Thornton, a charter school that specializes in educating immigrant and at-risk students, said principal Mike Epke.</span>
    <span>"It's a loss to our school," he said.</span>
    <span>A few students had sought counseling Tuesday, Epke said. He planned to huddle in the afternoon with teachers to discuss the mood of students, especially in light of recent national protests over deaths at the hands of police.</span>
    <span>Nick Mitchell, Denver's independent monitor, said in a statement that he will assess the police department's policies, practices and training in the wake of the four shootings and compare them to national standards and other police departments across the country.</span>
    <span>On Tuesday, Mitchell notified Denver Police Chief Robert White of his intentions.</span>
    <span>"Shootings involving moving vehicles pose unique potential safety risks to both officers and the community," Mitchell said in his statement.</span>
    <span>The scene was heated at the Denver district attorney's office as a small group of protesters had an aggressive confrontation with representatives for Morrissey. The district attorney was said to be away at the time.</span>
    <span><span>[​IMG]</span></span><div><span>Jose Castaneda, left, is supported by Pastor Anthony Grimes while speaking to the media outside the Wellington Webb Building in Denver, January 27, 2015. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post)</span>

    </div><span>"How would you feel if your kid got killed?" asked Jose Castaneda, a cousin of the slain girl, as he stood inches from their faces.</span>
    <span>"We do our best to listen," Lamar Sims, chief deputy district attorney, told the protesters.</span>
    <span>Some of the protesters said that wasn't enough.</span>
    <span>"They can fix his leg," Castaneda said of the lone struck officer, who was treated for a leg injury and released. "What are they going to do to bring her home?"</span>
    <span>Castaneda told the crowd he wants answers.</span>
    <span>"I don't want no murder charges," he said. "I just want someone to help my family out."</span>
    <span>The shooting happened about 6:30 a.m. Monday near the intersection of East 25th Avenue and Newport Street. A volley of shots rang out as neighbors were waking. Neighbors said the shots were followed by screams and cries.</span>
    <span>Friends of Jessie's said she had been out all night with her friends, including another girl she was dating. </span>
    <span>On Tuesday night, friends and family members held a candlelight vigil in a park near Pecos Street and West 85th Avenue.</span>
    <span>Jessie's mother and grandmother wailed as they held onto each other. An uncle walked away to try to get his sobs under control.</span>
    <span>Jose Hernandez almost struggled to breathe as he tried to describe his anguish. He said police told him his daughter had been shot once. </span>
    <span>However, Denver's medical examiner said she had been shot multiple times.</span>
    <span>"She's always happy," Jose Hernandez said of his daughter. "You know what her sister says? She wouldn't even kill a fly."</span>
     
  2. I like how the article emphasizes police shooting, and ignores the fact that 5 kids were in a stolen car and trying to evade.



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  3. #3 Youngbudder420, Jan 28, 2015
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    God these kids are stupid but i cant help but feel there was a large amount of dick swinging going on :/ The police officer has walked away alive and there is a girl dead. The way I see it is that they are both in the wrong, and again i cant help but feel a conversation of "those fucking kids just hit me" "lets show them they cant mess with the police" went down.There was no need to take the situation to that level but again my god these kids are horrifically stupid -.-
     
  4. Any fucker tryna run me over Prolly kick the living dog shit outta em givin the opportunity would've shot em if I had to they mighta died either way?
     
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  5. What you are saying is a natural reaction to any normal citizen. But as a police officer you should always be able to take emotion out of it (of course this is physically impossible as we are emotional animals) but when you have a badge and a gun you need to take your self to a higher level. Shit i wouldnt bat an eye if they all got roughed up a bit but to kill her just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Especially with all the other cop shootings going on right now it seems like cops are being told indirectly that they can kill whoever they want at no consequence.
     
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  6. Bruh we've all played gta. You hit one cop with a car you're getting shot.


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  7. Maybe you shouldn't be in stolen cars and smoke cops with those stolen cars?
     
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  8. One less idiot in the world.


    Using lethal force against a police officer should be met with lethal force.
     
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  9. Rats getting treated like rats
    What's new
     
  10. the point of the article is that there isn't any proof they tried to run over the cops.

    Is there a video? I doubt it.

    They probly just tried to escape

    Think about this. The article said she was shot SEVERAL TIMES.

    The article also said the cops tried to question them, meaning they were at the drivers side door.

    It sounds like what really went down, is she tried to flee and they blocked her. she thought they would move; which is why the officer had time toto fire several shots.

    The officer chose to shoot rather than evade, know lethal force was NOT her intent, which is evidence seeing as the cop didn't get run over.

    -yuri
     
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  11. Anyone know newtons first law of motion?

    A car speeding at you continues to speed at you no matter how many times you shoot the driver.

    This godly officer had time to shoot a teenaged girl several time and still move to saftey? I don't buy it

    -yuri
     
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  12. Fucc Police
    RIP Jess
     
  13. I don't take a stance on these things without video.

    Cause both the police and the anti-police activist tend to lie or exaggerate to protect their interest.

    And I'll be damned if I believe a police report after the one the police wrote about me. Nothing but one-sided, half truth bullshit.
     
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  14. Cant turn the wheel if you're dead
     
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    While this is possible, it is just pure speculation at this point.
     
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  16. #17 llllllllll, Jan 29, 2015
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    Bet half these low key racists wouldn't be posting their 4chan-type comments if it was their kid killed.
     
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  17. I don't care if it's an infant. If someone is trying to run me over, I'm going to try to kill them first.


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    What makes you think this has anything to do with racism?
     
  19. #20 llllllllll, Jan 29, 2015
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    Because I'm on grasscity,
     
    home of the 'not so low key' racists.
     
    Just say nigger if you wanna act hard, no need to try n cover it up with other insults. We all kno what u are really sayn
     

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