Man charged in DDO shooting
A man has been charged with attempted murder in that shooting in DDO. Nickael Hickey, 26, is in hospital with bullet wounds, and appeared in court by video.
CTV adds that Hickey is known to police, while the Journal says it’s likely that the father and son who sustained shooting injuries were shot by police.
bob 19:07 on 2024-08-07 Permalink
Let’s start a pool for the disciplinary measures that will be taken. I’ll go first and put $10 on “none”.
Kate 20:49 on 2024-08-07 Permalink
I’d like to see some explanation why the cops were chasing Hickey.
What happened that night is an object lesson in why a gun is often a bad solution. The editing of movie shootouts makes people imagine that in the crunch, they would know who to shoot at. But in the event, two men got shot who had nothing to do with the suspect.
Was Hickey suspected of doing something that justified a potentially lethal response? As with car chases by cops, they should have to explain why catching a suspect made risky actions an inevitable choice.
Ephraim 15:07 on 2024-08-08 Permalink
@bob The normal reward for shooting a PoC, a week off, with pay and called “discipline”