No News is Bad News in Slaying Probe
Okay, it's been two weeks now and the public is still left in the dark about what happened between a couple of off duty plainclothes DC police officers and 14 year old De'Onte Rawlings.
Police say the kid had a gun and opened fire on them while riding away on one of the officer's stolen mini bike. De'Onte was shot and killed by one of the officers who says he was giving chase and returning fire. The bike has been recovered far away from the Southeast neighborhood and we can assume every available cop is now looking for "the kid's gun" which seemed to have vanished on the scene.
De'Onte's family insists that he never had a gun. Some neighbors say someone else may have fired on police. Their personal vehicle reportedly showed signs of having been hit; but that same vehicle was driven away from the scene and later returned.
This all sounds fishy to a lot of people; but here's one suggestion from a reporter who has been in the streets for decades. Money!!!!! How about offering a reward for anyone who can produce the gun that Police say De'Onte Rawlings was firing that evening?
If it's enough money, someone will come forward even if it means turning on family; as long as they can remain anonymous and be protected. Witness protection may be necessary in this case.
Police say the kid had a gun and opened fire on them while riding away on one of the officer's stolen mini bike. De'Onte was shot and killed by one of the officers who says he was giving chase and returning fire. The bike has been recovered far away from the Southeast neighborhood and we can assume every available cop is now looking for "the kid's gun" which seemed to have vanished on the scene.
De'Onte's family insists that he never had a gun. Some neighbors say someone else may have fired on police. Their personal vehicle reportedly showed signs of having been hit; but that same vehicle was driven away from the scene and later returned.
This all sounds fishy to a lot of people; but here's one suggestion from a reporter who has been in the streets for decades. Money!!!!! How about offering a reward for anyone who can produce the gun that Police say De'Onte Rawlings was firing that evening?
If it's enough money, someone will come forward even if it means turning on family; as long as they can remain anonymous and be protected. Witness protection may be necessary in this case.
One law enforcement source says a money reward could pose a problem in that no one has determined what if any crime has been committed on either side. Okay! But I'm sure the FBI which is now conducting a probe has the means to pay informants handsome sums if it means bringing someone to justice or perhaps in this case clearing the names of a couple of career cops and a department that already is strapped with 143 murders...12 more murders than this city had in all of last year...
posted by Bruce Johnson @ 5:53 PM
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The kid was shot in the back of the head, indicating he was running away and not a threat to anyone.... the contusions on his body indicate that he was beaten prior to being shot...
as a former paramedic, I saw quite a few shooting victims in my career... the ones who fell down after being hit did not have the kind of injuries described in the postmortem exam of this victim.....
I think the cops murdered this kid...
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