He was pointing a "pipe", "iron" at officers, I've had enough experience with the police to know, if I tried some of these things I read about, the same would happen to me. It's sad nonetheless.
Kin of bipolar black man rips NYPD for fatal Brooklyn shooting
BY Adam Shrier Thomas Tracy
The outraged family of the 34-year-old Brooklyn man lashed out against the NYPD Thursday morning as they tried to cope with his death.
“It’s a piece of iron and they kill him for a piece of iron,†Vassell’s aunt Nora Ford, 59, said bitterly, describing the object her nephew was holding.
Police mistook the metal rod Vassell was holding for a weapon and opened fire on him at Utica Ave. and Montgomery St. in Crown Heights about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday. The bullets struck him multiple times.
Read more at: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/kin-bipolar-black-man-rips-nypd-fatal-brooklyn-shooting-article-1.3915962
