New details from the Phoenix Police Department reveal an officer fatally shot a man who had disarmed a home invasion suspect before police arrived at a home near 75th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road on Jan. 26.
The suspect, Edgar Ledezma Garcia, has been indicted on 11 felony counts, including first-degree murder, for reportedly initiating the violent confrontation that led to the homeowner’s death.
I mean good? That’s good, he deserved to be charged with that.
Not saying the police officers actions shouldn’t be scrutinized, hopefully the body came will be released. I’m not going to judge it too harshly until I watch it.
The person who I know deserves to be charged is the one who broke into someone’s home armed with a firearm.
For the curious: Cops can charge you with murder if they kill someone while trying to stop you from committing a felony. For instance, if you rob a bank and the cops needlessly shoot a bystander, you can be charged with that bystander’s murder.
And that’s exactly what they’re doing here. They’re charging him with a felony so they can pin the murder (that the cop committed) on him.
And they’ll charge anyone but the cop for the murder.
Yup.
I mean good? That’s good, he deserved to be charged with that.
Not saying the police officers actions shouldn’t be scrutinized, hopefully the body came will be released. I’m not going to judge it too harshly until I watch it.
The person who I know deserves to be charged is the one who broke into someone’s home armed with a firearm.
No, “felony murder” is not a good thing in our legal system.
For the curious: Cops can charge you with murder if they kill someone while trying to stop you from committing a felony. For instance, if you rob a bank and the cops needlessly shoot a bystander, you can be charged with that bystander’s murder.
And that’s exactly what they’re doing here. They’re charging him with a felony so they can pin the murder (that the cop committed) on him.