San Bernardino County Deputy that Killed Unarmed Latino Soldier Quits Job

 
The San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy who was videotaped shooting an unarmed airman after a brief chase is no longer with the department. Ivory J. Webb Jr.'s employment ended April 13, said Cindy Beavers, a department spokeswoman. Beavers said state law prohibits her from saying whether Webb was fired or left voluntarily. Webb, a 10-year veteran, was charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of Senior Airman Elio Carrion on Jan. 29. Webb shot Carrion after a short high-speed chase through Chino. Carrion, who survived, was a passenger. On the video, it appeared that Webb instructed Carrion to stand up after ordering him to the ground. Webb then shot Carrion three times.  Webb was placed on paid administrative leave after the shooting. It was the first time a peace officer in San Bernardino County was criminally charged for an on-duty shooting. The FBI is also investigating. Webb told a sheriff's sergeant and a Chino police officer at the scene of the shooting that he opened fire because Carrion tried to charge at him, according to an internal report obtained by the Los Angeles Times. Detectives questioned Webb four days later, and he said he shot Carrion because he believed Carrion was reaching for a gun, the report says. [MORE]

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[Robert L. Powell]

On Oct 6, 2006 one of Hiram brave Police Officers (G. Collins) inflicted a brutal beating on an elderly Black Man. The Black Man appears to be about 80 years old and partially cripple. The justification for the brutal beating was that the cop (G. Collins) allege the the elderly Black Man hit and knock him down with his vehicle. This is a common lie many police officers use to either shoot or brutalize Black Men. Nonetheless, the fact that the old Black Man may have hit the officers with his car, but after reading the circumstances surrounding this incident, no one in their right mind believes that the old mans actions were on purpose or malicious in nature. Once the eldeerly Black Man was in custody there was absolutely no reason he should have been brutalize the way he was because he posed no threat. I know no 80 year old man on this planet who could pose a threat to anyone. The overkill by a cowardly white police officer (G. Collins) hiding behind and abusing his law enforcement authority is just another case whereas a re-neck cop cross the line. The officers should be arrested, fired and jailed as well as Capt. Roberts who is trying to protect that card carrying Klansman.

[Lauren]

Terrible incident. The officer should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. He should go to jail, and never be allowed to vote or own fire arms again.

But change the title of this article. He didn't kill the man; he shot him. The title of this article is misleading and unethical. It is also inflamatory and disrespectful.