US: Police fatally shoot man at Ohio airport amid confrontation

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Police fatally shoot man at Ohio airport amid confrontation
ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who tried to buy an airline ticket using a fake ID was fatally shot Wednesday after returning to his illegally parked car, where he lunged at an airport police officer with a knife during a confrontation, police said.

The man had multiple knives on him and suspicious items in his car that led to a bomb squad investigation, Police Sgt. Rich Weiner said. The man was identified only as a Columbus-area resident in his early 40s pending notification of his relatives.

After the first shots were fired, the man got back up and headed back toward the terminal, at which point a second airport officer shot him, Weiner said. It was unclear whether he was shot by both officers. He was shot multiple times, Weiner said.

Police are investigating the man's background and why he was using a fake ID to buy a ticket.

"At this point this is just a violent encounter between an armed man and the officers here," Weiner said.

Surveillance video, which was not released, will show what happened, he said.

The incident caused some airport delays as the ticketing level was put off limits and passengers were diverted to a lower-level area to enter the airport, said Elaine Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Columbus Regional Airport Authority.

The confrontation outside occurred after the officer called a tow truck for the man's vehicle, which he left illegally parked in the departures area.

That area was blocked off Wednesday afternoon, but the airport said flights were running as scheduled. Departing passengers were directed to enter through the arrivals area.
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Associated Press writers Mitch Stacy, Ann Sanner and Julie Carr Smyth contributed to this report.


-- (c) Associated Press 2015-01-08

[hard124get]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

[bridge2bridge]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

To make sure he is dead.

Better him than them.

Especially what is going on in the world today.

[kamahele]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

Police are trained that if they truly have to use their firearm (and the great majority never have to) it is to kill. This to protect themselves.

[rijb]

I'll take a trigger happy society over a beheading society any day.

[maidee]

if it is a crazy, he is better off dead ... one less

taser guns out of fashion in the states ?

[Bakeman]

Don't bring a knife to a gun fight!

[Bakeman]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

It depends on where he was shot because until the threat is deterred and the piece of crap stops approaching he continues to be a threat and therefore a viable target.

Attack the police and feel the wrath. I say make each perpetrator into Swiss cheese so my tax dollars don't have to pay for him while he is incarcerated.

[thailiketoo]

if it is a crazy, he is better off dead ... one less

taser guns out of fashion in the states ?

Maybe you should watch French TV. Doubt if tasers would be good against AK-47's.

[dennnis]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

Police are trained that if they truly have to use their firearm (and the great majority never have to) it is to kill. This to protect themselves.

Maybe in USA, not in Europe.

[oneday]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

What a brainless statement this is. You have absolutely no idea what the exact situation was or how you would feel in the same situation or how you would react. You must actually think the US is filled with people who look for any reason to shoot others.

[ravip]

I've heard some people preaching about "Reasonable Force vs. Least Force" to some other people.

I wonder what that is?

[MiclB]

dennnis, on 08 Jan 2015 - 11:32, said:

kamahele, on 08 Jan 2015 - 09:25, said:

hard124get, on 08 Jan 2015 - 09:07, said:

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

Police are trained that if they truly have to use their firearm (and the great majority never have to) it is to kill. This to protect themselves.

Maybe in USA, not in Europe.

Maybe they should train them Europe.

[HeijoshinCool]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

Police are trained that if they truly have to use their firearm (and the great majority never have to) it is to kill. This to protect themselves.

Maybe in USA, not in Europe.

.

Yep, and we saw how that worked out just today.

[KED]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

To make sure he is dead.

Better him than them.

Especially what is going on in the world today.

but when the [police begin to kill as quickly and as often as the criminals - how do we tell the difference?

[KED]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

What a brainless statement this is. You have absolutely no idea what the exact situation was or how you would feel in the same situation or how you would react. You must actually think the US is filled with people who look for any reason to shoot others.

not just any reason to shoot others but any reason to shoot themselves as well - the U.S. is a gun crazed country and the police are part of the problem not the solution.

[thailiketoo]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

To make sure he is dead.

Better him than them.

Especially what is going on in the world today.

but when the [police begin to kill as quickly and as often as the criminals - how do we tell the difference?

You can tell by the outfits.

[rickirs]

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if it is a crazy, he is better off dead ... one less

taser guns out of fashion in the states ?

It's mostly a close in weapon for still targets. If you have a gun, why take the chance?

[cup-O-coffee]

"Columbus police describe the man who was killed as a black male as in his 40's, but haven't released his name pending notification of next of kin."

Another riot?

[steve187]

I'll wait for the movie cctv clip before judging

[ggold]

if it is a crazy, he is better off dead ... one less

taser guns out of fashion in the states ?

Tazer's have been known to kill people!

[steve187]

if it is a crazy, he is better off dead ... one less

taser guns out of fashion in the states ?

Tazer's have been known to kill people!

Not as often as hand guns

[Mosha]

At least they didn't shoot themselves

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/video-offduty-police-officer-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-a-lift-9960190.html

[Wat dee]

if it is a crazy, he is better off dead ... one less

taser guns out of fashion in the states ?

Maybe you should watch French TV. Doubt if tasers would be good against AK-47's.

It was pocket knife not AK.

[CMNightRider]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

"Trigger happy society"??? "After the first shots were fired, the man got back up and headed back toward the terminal, at which point a second airport officer shot him." Maybe the police should have just shot his feet or shot both of his big toes off so he couldn't walk or run back into the terminal. Where do you people come from? OMG!

[CMNightRider]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

What a brainless statement this is. You have absolutely no idea what the exact situation was or how you would feel in the same situation or how you would react. You must actually think the US is filled with people who look for any reason to shoot others.

not just any reason to shoot others but any reason to shoot themselves as well - the U.S. is a gun crazed country and the police are part of the problem not the solution.

What??? Huh??? "The U.S. is a gun crazed country and the police are part of the problem, not the solution." Maybe the police should have simply asked the man to please give us your knives, and please get into the squad car so we can discuss your inappropriate behavior at the police station.

Did you miss the part in the article where the guy "lunged at the airport police officer with a knife"??? Wow, unbelievable.

[arend]

In US, keeping guns out of the hands of crazies and assault weapons out of the hands of criminals, gangs and extremists and teens is the realistic issue we have to deal with. We are way way beyond the option of a gun free society. Having weapons to defend ourselves is part of our pioneer heritage of defending our homes and is still deeply embedded in our psyche. The overwhelming majority of americans have very responsible attitudes towards guns. If only those french journalists had a few weapons themselves, maybe they could have had a fighting chance....

[metisdead]

A trolling nonsense post has been removed.

[silent]

dennnis, on 08 Jan 2015 - 11:32, said:

kamahele, on 08 Jan 2015 - 09:25, said:

hard124get, on 08 Jan 2015 - 09:07, said:

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

Police are trained that if they truly have to use their firearm (and the great majority never have to) it is to kill. This to protect themselves.

Maybe in USA, not in Europe.

Maybe they should train them Europe.

Wrong shade of black?

[KED]

Why do they need to shoot him so many times? trigger happy society !

To make sure he is dead.

Better him than them.

Especially what is going on in the world today.

but when the [police begin to kill as quickly and as often as the criminals - how do we tell the difference?

You can tell by the outfits.

I thought the good guys wore white hats.

So, as long as they wear this uniform and shoot to kill - they are always the good guys??