Army: Man Who Breached Gate, Tried to Ram Police Shot Dead

[rangerrebew]

Army: Man Who Breached Gate, Tried to Ram Police Shot Dead
 
24 Jan 2022
Associated Press

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Military police fatally shot a man who breached the main gate at Kentucky's Fort Knox and tried to run over officers, officials said.

The shooting happened early Sunday when the man drove toward Fort Knox police officers after initially fleeing from them through the gate, which is near the U.S. Bullion Depository, news outlets reported citing a statement from the Army post.

Officers originally responded to a call late Saturday of a suspicious person outside the gate, but the man fled in a vehicle through the Chaffee Gate and onto the post when officers arrived, the statement said. When the pursuit ended, officers spent 90 minutes trying to verbally deescalate the situation before the man attempted to ram and strike officers with his vehicle and officers fired at him, the post said. He was declared dead at the scene.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/01/24/army-man-who-breached-gate-tried-ram-police-shot-dead.html

[txradioguy]

Apparently the guy had some mental issues.  They tried for an hour to resolve this peacefully.

The family has already hired a lawyer and are claiming that the perp was unarmed.

Yeah they're gonna lose that battle.

[GtHawk]

Apparently the guy had some mental issues.  They tried for an hour to resolve this peacefully.

The family has already hired a lawyer and are claiming that the perp was unarmed.

Yeah they're gonna lose that battle.

I think the officers should counter sue his family for emotional distress and PTSD and for the family allowing someone they knew was mentally disturbed access to a deadly weapon.