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By Andrew Davis
Four officers
involved in a deadly shooting of a suspect last October have been found legally
justified by a Chatham County Grand Jury.
Officers
Michael Gonzales, Daniel Kang, Ruben Colon and John Hauber were cleared Monday.
They were all
involved in the shooting of Tyrie Cuyler. Cuyler was a convicted felon who
pulled a gun at that stop, shooting three times, hitting both Colon and
Gonzales.
The Grand Jury
got to see the entire event for themselves through the 3 body cameras the
officers were wearing.
The GBI report
shows that the officers fired 19 shots at Cuyler after he fired, and as he
tried to escape.
That same
report also adds that Cuyler was carrying a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson
revolver with a handle wrapped in electrical tape in an apparent attempt to no
leave fingerprints.
Before his
death, through DNA evidence and victim’s statements Savannah-Chatham Metro
Police connected Cuyler to a rape on West Dufffy Street just a few days
earlier.
He was also
the main suspect in a rape of another woman in August of 2015 on East Duffy
Street.
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Expert and former SCMPD Major Gerry Long watched the body cam footage for
herself to give viewers perspective on what happened that night.
“The officers
actions just validate the training he’s been participating in and the thought
process. This is a threat and i need to react to it. and it gives the citizen a
perspective this is what they deal with on a daily basis.”
“He’s (Cuyler)
already demonstrated he’s dangerous, he’s already demonstrated he has no fear
of shooting people, including the police, so you can’t let him go.”
“They know
that there’s an officer down so they can’t let this guy go out into the general
public with a firearm, hes obviously clearly going to hurt somebody.”
Long says
these officers’ did the right thing, did their job, and because of that, no one
else got hurt.
“It gives the
citizen a perspective this is what they deal with on a daily basis,” explained
Gerry Long.
Source:http://wsav.com/2016/05/23/graphic-video-shooting-of-officers-and-suspect-in-savannah/
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