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An Oklahoma City officer has been charged with second degree murder in connection to the fatal shooting of a suicidal man in November. Court records filed Dec. 5 show that Oklahoma City Police Department Sgt. Keith Sweeney faces a complaint of murder in the second degree or the alternative of manslaughter in the first degree. He was booked through the Oklahoma County Jail on the complaint early Tuesday. According to police, officers responded to reports of a suicidal person around 2:40 a.m. in the courtyard of Parkview Village Homes, 1416 SW 20 Street. When officers arrived on-scene, they say Pigeon was holding a bottle of lighter fluid and threatening to light himself on fire. The officers attempted to get Pigeon to drop the lighter fluid and get on the ground, but he did not comply. Court documents show that Officer Troy Nitzky deployed a bean bag shotgun, striking Pigeon in the left hip. Sergeant Sweeney then discharged his weapon striking Pigeon five times. Pigeon was provided medical attention but died on scene.
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater said two of three officers responding to the incident did everything right to approach the situation via non-lethal methods. “This is one of those situations where we’ve alleged that an officer crossed the line and in fact broke the law,” Prater said. Officer Nitzky and a second officer were the first to approach Pigeon. Sweeney can be heard as he arrives at the scene ordering Pigeon to drop what he had in his hands. Body camera footage catches Sweeney stating “I will f****** shoot you” just moments before firing his weapon. Following the shooting, Sweeney can be heard asking officers if the man had a knife. Only a lighter and lighter fluid were found at the scene. In interviews with authorities Sweeney has stated that he believed Pigeon had a knife in his hand and that his life was in danger. “This is a tragic situation that will be a learning situation for everyone,” Prater said. The second degree murder sentence carries a sentence of 10 years to life while the alternative first degree manslaughter charge is four years to life.
The Oklahoma City Fraternal Order of Police released the following statement on the charge: “Police officers are routinely placed in dangerous situations where they must quickly make life-or-death decisions. We caution citizens against jumping to conclusions until the facts are fully presented. At this time, the FOP is not privy to the findings of the criminal investigation, and the video released today is only one piece of the puzzle. We hope to have more information about the particulars of this tragic situation soon. The FOP will always support members who act in good faith under the policies of the Oklahoma City Police Department and the law.We know these are trying times for Sgt. Sweeney and his family, and we’re here for them. We also offer our sympathy to Mr. Pigeon’s family and loved ones.†Documents filed Tuesday state that Pigeon was not armed and “not a threat to the officers”. Sweeney has been on paid administrative leave since the incident.
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Ah no man.
Suspect – "I'm gonna kill myself!"
Officer – "No, u!"
Suspect – "Wait, wha–"
Officer – Empties magazine
Their solution to a suicidal man about to light himself on fire is to kill the man?
Cop was sentenced to 10 years in prison
When one cop shoots,they all shoot
The officer who killed him likely did not realize the first shot he heard was from a less-lethal bean bag rifle, not an invitation to commence firing real bullets. Which is why you should always announce you're about to use less-lethal. "Bean bag, bean bag, bean bag!" Oh, and you should have eyes too. Even Hellen Keller would have figured out it wasn't a knife.
Officer convicted for murder in the second degree. His defence was "“I thought he was coming at me with a knife.â€- the usual "get out of jail card" for shitty cops. Didn't work this time though, the two other officers testified against him and made clear that they did not see a threat. Sentenced to 10 years in jail, eligible for parole after 8 1/2.
"i didnt know you have a bean bag dude"
he probably thought the suspect had a gun…
Officers “put the lighter fluid downâ€
Officer that shoots “put it downâ€
Officer that shoots, shoots
Officer that shoots “is that a knife in his hand?â€
Officers “it’s lighter fluid†… “like we already told you Gregâ€
Oh shit
Oh shit
To the people arguing saying this is right. You are wrong. These videos are here to help make better decision from the bad and learn better tactic from the good. If you honestly think 100% of the videos on here are justified then you just like to see people getting shot and love violence and that's not what these videos are for
i Guess its Against the LAW for Holding a Phone' is WHY the COPS Killed his ASS…
murder mode if you don't comply die and a lot of people in America think that's okay
Sgt. Keith Sweeney was sentenced to 10 years in 2019.
You can't just kill someone for trying to commit suicide – that's their job.
Are you fucking kidding me?
'Hey, he's got a bottle of milk in his hands. DROP THE MILK! HE'S REACHING FOR THE MILK. SHOOT HIM!!!'
The officer who shot him was sentenced to 10 years in prison
To those interested, the officer was convicted of 2nd Degree Murder and sentenced to 10 years in OKC prison.
As an update the trigger happy LEO got 10 years in jail .
Justified sentence for what he did here.
What was that?Was it necessary to kill the man?Was the cop or someone else in danger?What if the man was the cop's brother and another cop would have shot him?Every person is equal or should be equal.This cop is in my opinion a cold killer
This clearly a cop murder.
Everyone says shooting is not justified, but from the angle of the shooting officer, you would see this guy turning his hands down to the level of pocket, and whereas he could see 1 hand, he definitely couldn't see another hand and that guy could have a gun in that right pocket.
That cop screwed up
that was fucked up. Hope the douche who shot him gets charged with man slaughter if not 2nd degree murder.
How can they say BS like "Pigeon was not armed and not a threat to the officers". ? A non-compliant suspect is ALWAYS a threat to the officers!
"A police officer shot an unarmed, suicidal man soaked in lighter fluid. He was convicted of murder." (WaPo 11/04/2019)
"A jury in Oklahoma City on Monday convicted Sweeney of second-degree murder in the deadly shooting of an unarmed, suicidal man, the Associated Press reported. Prosecutors said Sweeney, 34, ignored both his training and clear messages that Pigeon wasn’t armed — a case backed up by Sweeney’s two colleagues on the scene, who each testified last month that they didn’t see Pigeon as a threat." … "Sweeney faces between 10 years and life in prison on the murder charge."
Something I've noticed a lot, is there a reason in a lot of these videos when one officer fires all the others join in? In another video they fired something like 48 rounds? Where I live police don't shoot people very often and when they do it's never more than once or twice.
He was found guilty
ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO SHOOT. THAT IS THE 2ND TIME THIS COP HAS SHOT AT AN UNARMED PERSON. HE HAS BEEN WAITING TO TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE AND NOW HE GOT HIS WISH. NO REASON FOR TAX PAYERS TO INVEST ANOTHER DOLLAR ON THIS COP. A 5 CENT BULLET SHOT FROM HIS SERVICE GUN WOULD BE JUSTIFIED. WHY CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THIS PSYCHO BY LOCKING HIM UP. JUST GET IT OVER WITH AND PUT HIS ASHES IN A CARDBOARD BOX NEXT TO THE MAN HE JUST MURDERED.