NYPD Opens Fire on Unarmed Man, Hit Bystanders, DA Charges Suspect with the Shootings

10 Jun, 2014 by Duane Lester

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So a man who claims to have been hearing voices and was suicidal walked out into traffic and attracted a crowd. : The NYPD responded and ended up shooting at the guy, hitting a few folks the crowd.

The suspect ended up with the charges.

This is some legal gymnastics right here:

The man, Glenn Broadnax, 35, of Brooklyn, created a disturbance on Sept. 14, wading into traffic at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue and throwing himself into the path of oncoming cars.

A curious crowd grew. Police officers arrived and tried to corral Mr. Broadnax, a 250-pound man. When he reached into his pants pocket, two officers, who, the police said, thought he was pulling a gun, opened fire, missing Mr. Broadnax, but hitting two nearby women. Finally, a police sergeant knocked Mr. Broadnax down with a Taser. …

Initially Mr. Broadnax was arrested on misdemeanor charges of menacing, drug possession and resisting arrest. But the Manhattan district attorney’s office persuaded a grand jury to charge Mr. Broadnax with assault, a felony carrying a maximum sentence of 25 years. Specifically, the nine-count indictment unsealed on Wednesday said Mr. Broadnax “recklessly engaged in conduct which created a grave risk of death.”

“The defendant is the one that created the situation that injured innocent bystanders,” said an assistant district attorney, Shannon Lucey.

I have my own thoughts, such as, why did someone use a gun when Tasers were clearly available?

Doesn’t that put the fault on the police?

What do you think?

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Rick Timms says:

June 11, 2014 at 10:18 pm

This is not the first time that NYPD has lit up bystanders and missed the intended target. I like my police department to encourage it’s officers to shoot regularly for personal development, rather that simply once or twice a year at qualification time.

Nancy Pettit says:

June 11, 2014 at 9:18 pm

The police are stupid and didn’t use good judgement so of course they want to put the blame somewhere else especially if the two women sue them.

Jamal Phillips says:

June 11, 2014 at 9:02 pm

You don’t have the full story here. First of all not every cop has a tazers only Sergeants do and the two cops that were the first on scene werent Sergeants. Secondly the man was reaching at his waistline after being told repeatedly not to for obvious reasons. Yes the cops were wrong for shooting into a crowd full of people but they weren’t wrong for drawing down on him. He was acting like he had a gun and was about to use it when he didnt ;because his actions tricked the police into assuming he was armed and use deadly force was the reason he was charged.

Ben Garza says:

June 11, 2014 at 8:48 pm

A lot of blame being put on the officers here. For a moment put yourselves in their shoes. They have years of training. Use of force is obviously part of it. Do you know how big a KelTec 380 is or a Ruger LC9? Those are pocket sized pistols, for those that don’t know. Police in their training have ingrained in their minds “I’m going home tonight”, if a suspect reaches into his pockets they should keep their hands there until alowed to pull them out, otherwise keep them out. By their training he escalated the situation. They would be justified in shooting him, the problem here is these fools can’t aim.

Gale Morse says:

June 11, 2014 at 3:02 pm

A liberal state, run by liberal retards, and cops that cant shoot, probably liberal as well, as far as I am concerned, they can have i t ! The rest of us get to sit back and watch them all implode on each others ignorance, and stupidity ! This should be a wake up call to all the people of NY, You can be charged for the cops stupidity, LMAO !

Caleb Walker says:

June 11, 2014 at 1:32 pm

It’s not that hard to shoot someone across the street. It’s easy to pin targets at 50ft.

Eric Kessen says:

June 11, 2014 at 1:32 pm

Besides the fact that the cops jumped to their guns s way too quickly when other lesslethal options were at their finger tips……..but also it looks to me like too many cops are allowed to carry firearms they really don’t know how to shoot adequately and with a fair level of accuracy …….! They are missing their targets way too often because they need much more training and practice with their sidearm before they should even attempt those kinds of shots ! Spray and pray shouldn’t be how cops behave in fire fights . They should be able to hit fairly easy and with every shot , large targets like this 250lb man…..! It isn’t like they were shooting at him from a hundred yards away ….LOL . AND THEIR DEPARTMENT PAYS FOR THE AMMO THEY USE TO PRACTICE WITH SO THEY HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR NOT PRACTICING ENOUGH BEFORE TRYING TO SHOOT PEOPLE IN CROWDED AREAS .

Ghil Reese says:

June 11, 2014 at 12:17 pm

Seems like the NYPD may need disarmed instead of the honest citizens. This kind of thing is happening every day and for the da to blame this guy, he must be a real joke.

Colin Phetteplace says:

June 11, 2014 at 11:32 am

WTF. Just WTF.

Jessie Peterson says:

June 11, 2014 at 10:48 am

It’s scary reading some of these comments. Too many weird and “overly anti-police” people in this world that take a few situations and paint and entire “kill them all and fight the power” sick mindsets. Now I’m worried about our future with crazies like that. Geez.

Jessie Peterson says:

June 11, 2014 at 10:32 am

The officers have the right to use deadly force when they have a reasonable and immediate belief that a suspect has a deadly weapon and is about to use it. When a suspect reaches into his pockets after resisting and fighting, an probably doing so while the officers are telling him to not put his hands in his pockets/get them out now, they are justified. Any injuries that occur during this are charged towards the suspect.

Clifton Pyle says:

June 11, 2014 at 6:47 am

The more crap Obama shoves down our throats and we sit back and do nothing the more THIS kind of crap takes place. AND WE LET THIS HAPPEN.

Dave P Hawke says:

June 11, 2014 at 2:47 am

Ummm

Marjorie Tweed-Brown says:

June 11, 2014 at 2:32 am

Police judgement was seriously faulty, but i’m not surprised by the way leftist in NYC figuring it was someone else’s fault. When you figure that murders are the fault of a gun, it’s obvious that someone’s thinking is juvenile.

Julie Harrington says:

June 11, 2014 at 2:17 am

This doesn’t surprised a bit. Remember, this happened in New York. Liberal state USA and everyone knows that the new liberal fad is to blame someone else. I’m surprised they didn’t blame it on Bush! Lmao!!!

Keeona Sayers says:

June 11, 2014 at 12:33 am

U gotta be freakn kidding me!

TheTodd Jeffrey says:

June 11, 2014 at 12:33 am

The people that pulled the trigger aren’t held accountable?! What kind of bullshit is that?! So cops can now claim that innocent bystanders are now an acceptable form of collateral damage? In any circumstance let alone with someone who is unarmed?! Fucking hell.

Robert Fleeman Jr says:

June 10, 2014 at 11:32 pm

why should an un-armed citizen get charged for something a trigger happy police officer did they should have used a taser from the get go. see the police are following obama’s lead of violating the laws they are supposed to uphold.i think in the end they keep this up it is gonna bite them right in the ass.then they wonder why people shoot at cops.and i think those police officers need to spend alot more time at the shooting range cause they couldn’t hit a 250lb man thats horrible even untrained people can shoot better then that they should have their guns taken away and be forced to only use tasers since they can’t hit their targets anyways then maybe they won’t kill an innocent bystander in the future.

Liam Michael Michael says:

June 10, 2014 at 11:17 pm

FUCK THE POLICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY JUST TRYING TO GET AN UNFAIR PAY CHECK. FUCK THE POLICE FUCK OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lawrence Bogner Sr says:

June 10, 2014 at 11:02 pm

You can tell when a lawyer is lying. It seems that many people associated with the law are decidedly not trustworthy. The DA is running cover for the cops.

Tracy Stanley says:

June 10, 2014 at 11:02 pm

Why didn’t they use the taser from the get go. You going to charge this mentally ill man with the shootings instead of the man on the force that can’t hit a 250lb man? Wth?

Nicole Heffley Evans says:

June 10, 2014 at 11:02 pm

A guy reaches into his pocket who appears mentally unwell, and an officer uses lethal force believing the man is armed. That I get, but is the officer really that bad of a shot? I bet there’s more to the story.

Mike Ulrich says:

June 10, 2014 at 10:32 pm

September 14….really?
This is June 2014. Do a story from 2 or maybe 10 years ago.

Sharon Fermon says:

June 10, 2014 at 10:32 pm

The police used POOR judgement !! And at the very least if they are going to shoot at some one they should at least be able to hit what they are shooting at instead of by standers !!

Philip Jordan says:

June 10, 2014 at 10:32 pm

Another case of police officers over stepping their boundaries and not being held accountable for it…… Can you say itchy trigger fingers??

Charlie Rock Collins says:

June 10, 2014 at 10:32 pm

the cops need to be fired the da put out of office this is a a sad state when the cops and da can blame others for their stupidity

Timothy M. Clark says:

June 10, 2014 at 10:17 pm

If I was one of the bystanders that was hit, I would have my retirement paid in full by the N.Y.P.D. Drinking margaritas in Aruba.

Derrall Dwayne Rice says:

June 10, 2014 at 10:17 pm

I tell you this I am really worried about the future of the American citizen against the government. If we as Americans are treated this way by people that are suppose to protect us we dont stand a chance against our government and the criminals.

Monte LaVern Heitzman says:

June 10, 2014 at 10:17 pm

The police officers should have used better judgement. They are the ones that used lethal force when it wasn’t needed. The man needs mental help not prison.

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