TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A Tucson Police officer has been fired after a deadly officer-involved shooting on Valencia Road Monday evening.
Just before 6 p.m., a theft was reported to an off-duty officer who was working a special duty assignment at Walmart on Valencia Road, near Oak Tree Drive, according to the department.
A Walmart employee reported to the off-duty officer that a man in a motorized wheelchair had stolen a tool box. According to the employee, he caught up with the suspect in the parking lot to ask for a receipt, during the exchange the suspect brandished knife.
Off-duty officer Ryan Remington went to the parking lot and asked the suspect to surrender his knife but he refused, according to the department. The suspect then continued through the Walmart parking lot and started to enter the garden center-area at a nearby Lowe’s, during that time another officer arrived at the scene to assist.
Both officers had told the suspect not to enter the store; however, the suspect did not comply with the orders and Ofc. Remington fired nine rounds, striking him in the back and side, resulting in the suspect falling out of his chair onto the ground.
Officers did render aid to the suspect but he was pronounced dead at the scene, police say. The suspect was identified as 61-year-old Richard Lee Richards.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A Tucson Police officer has been fired after a deadly officer-involved shooting on Valencia Road Monday evening.
Just before 6 p.m., a theft was reported to an off-duty officer who was working a special duty assignment at Walmart on Valencia Road, near Oak Tree Drive, according to the department.
A Walmart employee reported to the off-duty officer that a man in a motorized wheelchair had stolen a tool box. According to the employee, he caught up with the suspect in the parking lot to ask for a receipt, during the exchange the suspect brandished knife.
Off-duty officer Ryan Remington went to the parking lot and asked the suspect to surrender his knife but he refused, according to the department. The suspect then continued through the Walmart parking lot and started to enter the garden center-area at a nearby Lowe's, during that time another officer arrived at the scene to assist.
Both officers had told the suspect not to enter the store; however, the suspect did not comply with the orders and Ofc. Remington fired nine rounds, striking him in the back and side, resulting in the suspect falling out of his chair onto the ground.
Officers did render aid to the suspect but he was pronounced dead at the scene, police say. The suspect was identified as 61-year-old Richard Lee Richards.
Let me guess… they shot him cus '' they feared for their own safety'' ?
Don't be surprised when we hear from leading officer ''we investigated the situation and we found it to be justifiable'' …
smfh!!
Cop has that deranged level of calmness in his voice like he's detached from reality. Totally no adrenaline surge because he wasn't in any danger. It's scenes like this that will make law enforcement a thing of the past in this country eventually; seeing that you're likely to see more compassion from criminals than cops.
Murder. Plain and simple. I'd like to see the murderer get the death penalty… and I'm against the death penalty.
That was murder straight up. There is no way to defend this.
Could used a tazor tyrants
Damn that’s cold asf … 🤦ðŸ½â€â™€ï¸ why would he do this then try to cuff him omg …
Male cop pulled trigger. Female cop did not pull trigger.
Hey I got an idea, before you murder that man how about walking up and disarming him? Total miss use of force.
I disagree with any who say we need to be rid of the death penalty, because that unstable thug with a badge deserves it.
The corpse falls face first on to the concrete from the mobility scooter and the sick bastard still feels the need to hand cuff the body.
Wow
Why that was not nessarry
Doesn’t say nothing about he’s in wheelchair hmm
That cop is either a complete coward or psychopath, probably the latter. Anyone could have easily stopped him or if felt threatened, gotten away from him.
Officer shot nine times in the back and side sounds like Jesse James
the fucked up thing is, the cop did exactly what he's paid to do. He murdered a disabled man in cold blood to protect the private property of one of the richest families in human history.
That was cold-blooded murder James Sad AF💯
Speechless
DAMN , HE COULD HAVE SHOT THAT INNOCENT BYSTANDER , HE EFFED UP BIG TIME SHOOTING HIM IN YHE BACK , WOW !!!
You can put somebody through beautician School for two years to be able to put a pair of scissors in her hands.. but only six months at the police Academy to put a gun in someone's hands.. that's what the hell the problem is..
A tazor would of been more reasonable gosh