Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Robert Cameron Redus Shot After Attacking Campus Police in Texas

Robert Cameron Redus Shot After Attacking Campus Police in Texas
tags: Terroristic Incidents , School AttacksUnarmed and Dangerous,  Police Shootings Killings

December 6, 2013 Robert Cameron Redus Shot After Attacking Campus Police in Texas Cpl. Chris Carter shot Robert Cameron Redus at least three times after a car chase and he attacked the officer with his baton at University of the Incarnate Word in Alamo Heights near San Antonio Texas Cameron Redus, 23, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. for driving erratically, according to a police report. the officer claims that Redus resisted arrest, grabbed his police baton and began hitting him until he retrieved it from Redus, Carter said he then drew his gun and warned Redus repeatedly to stop or be shot. He opened fire only when Redus charged at him with arms raised. Carter fired six times, hitting Redus in the left eye, upper chest, left elbow, right hip and upper back.One witness said he heard someone say “‘Oh, you’re gonna shoot me? as the officer claimed  Redus was an honor student communications major at University of the Incarnate Word.

One Huffington Post opinion is that Redus’ death is one of a spate of police shootings of unarmed individuals including youths, the mentally ill, and even dogs.  In another deadly incident with a college student just last month, police shot and killed a 19-year-old on Iowa State University’s campus who had driven off in his father’s truck. The county attorney deemed the use of force “justified.




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Honors Student Fatally Shot In The Back By Police Was Legally Drunk

AP | Posted 03.20.2014 | College
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio university student killed by a university police officer was shot five times, including a fatal wound to the upper ...University police Cpl. Christopher Carter stopped Redus after seeing him drive erratically near campus, according to an offense report by police in Alamo Heights, near the San Antonio campus. A witness has said Redus was scuffling with Carter when he was shot Dec. 6.


Carter told investigators that Redus resisted arrest repeatedly, grabbed his police baton and began hitting him until he retrieved it from Redus, Alamo Heights Police Chief Richard Pruitt said.

Carter said he then drew his gun and warned Redus repeatedly to stop or be shot, but then he opened fire when Redus charged at him with arms raised, Pruitt said.

Carter fired six times, hitting Redus in the left eye, upper chest, left elbow, right hip and upper back. The report does not indicate the sequence in which the wounds were inflicted, but the back wound was judged the most immediately lethal.

Cop Says Student Attacked Before Fatal Shooting, Parents Say Otherwise

AP | Posted 12.11.2013 | Crime

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The family of a San Antonio university student shot and killed by a campus police officer says the police account is inconsistent...

Cops Say Student Fatally Shot By Officer Charged At Him

AP | Posted 12.10.2013 | Crime

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio university student was charging toward an officer with his hand raised when he was fatally shot during a traffic st...

Student Shot To Death After Asking Cop, 'Oh, You're Gonna Shoot Me?'

Posted 01.25.2014 | Crime

A witness says that a college student in San Antonio was shot to death Friday after sarcastically asking a campus cop, "Oh, you're gonna shoot me?" ...
    1. NBCNews.com (blog) ‎- 3 hours ago
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  3. Catholic college police officer kills student after traffic stop - CNN.com

    www.cnn.com/2013/12/09/justice/texas-campus-officer-shooting/

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