Family didn't notice odd behavior after the accident - yet he felt the need to buy a gun. He was wearing a ski mask, in JUNE. His non-compliance should have been a sign too. We will never know, but the presence of the ring in the car to me looks like he wanted to join his girlfriend. It was certainly overkill, but had I heard those circumstances as a grand jury member I might have voted the same way.
I agree it's important to look at all of the circumstances leading up to the shooting. It's common on social media for commenters to not read the whole story and immediately condemn the police or the victim. In the end, it's a terrible tragedy all around.
I just saw the Plain Dealer is reporting he was still carrying his girlfriend's drivers licesnse with him, it was in the property envelope of the things they found after the shooting. That could have been another sign of a death wish.
Family didn't notice odd behavior after the accident - yet he felt the need to buy a gun. He was wearing a ski mask, in JUNE. His non-compliance should have been a sign too. We will never know, but the presence of the ring in the car to me looks like he wanted to join his girlfriend. It was certainly overkill, but had I heard those circumstances as a grand jury member I might have voted the same way.
I agree it's important to look at all of the circumstances leading up to the shooting. It's common on social media for commenters to not read the whole story and immediately condemn the police or the victim. In the end, it's a terrible tragedy all around.
I just saw the Plain Dealer is reporting he was still carrying his girlfriend's drivers licesnse with him, it was in the property envelope of the things they found after the shooting. That could have been another sign of a death wish.