According to police, Antonio LeGrier, father of the deceased student called 911 to report that his son was wielding a baseball bat and banging on his bedroom door. He notified their neighbor, Jones, that the police would be arriving and that his son had a bat. A statement released by police said that the officers were “confronted by a combative subject resulting in the discharging of the officer’s weapon, fatally wounding two individuals.” LeGrier was reportedly shot seven times. Blood was found in the vestibule of Jones’ apartment, after at least one bullet hit two of her walls. Jones’ 19 year old daughter found her with a gunshot wound to the neck. She was shot while opening her door, according to CBS News.

The full details of the incident have not been disclosed by police. LeGrier was an engineering student at Northern Illinois University, but also suffered mental health issues. His mother believes the situation could have been handled without resulting in his son’s death.

“He didn’t have a gun. He had a bat. One or two times would have brought him down. You call the police, you try to get help and you lose a loved one,” she told the Chicago Tribune. “What are they trained for? Just to kill? I thought that we were supposed to get service and protection. I mean, my son was an honors student. He’s here for Christmas break, and now I’ve lost him. I’m trying to be strong because I pray. But that’s my only child. And I’m hurting. I’m hurting real bad.”




are tasers just a cool jewelry accessory now? wouldn't THIS be a time they could have been used?

that 'kill shot only' training needs to be revised,,,,,so sad,,,

bet you will be smart enough to get close enough to tase an Individual wielding a Bat?

Link to your article OP....

http://www.vibe.com/2015/12/quintonio-legrier-bettie-jones-shooting-chicago/

...in case some here want to know the source.

I bet if Im a PAID TRAINED police officer I should be,,,,

Deadly force (the bat) was met with deadly force (the gun).

As I see it, anyone dumb enough to threaten a cop,
with a deadly weapon, needs to be culled from the herd.

I'll put a note in my dayplanner, to send Chicago p.d.,
a 'thank you' card, first thing tomorrow morning.

actually, its from the Chicago Tribune

possibly an AP piece which is a main 'source' from which other 'sources' post information

a search of the words will probably bring up MANY sources, to be honest

,,whatever point that makes,,,,its still a sad story

No I dont think so. The article you posted was written by Iyana Robertson...a writer for Vibe magazine. She may have gotten tidbits from the Tribune, but that biased hack piece of an article is hers....or, at least, she put her name to something someone else wrote.

But yes...its sad...for the innocent neighbor....not for the bat weilding idiot though.

its sad for everyone who lost loved ones in the incident, especially if no ones life was in fatal danger when it happened,,,

Yea youre right...ol boy shouldnt have picked up a bat, threatened folks, got killed, and made loved ones sad.

But... Peoples lives WERE in fatal danger.
A bat, is a deadly weapon.

Gotta ban those evil bats

#End bat violence!

nah, police should be better trained with vests and tasers and thousands of dollars of training that goes into their academies,,,to handle a kid with nothing but a bat,,,

they killed someone for throwing bricks at a police staion yesterday as well... Tasers are just used for fun, i guess, when they have no weapon...

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/police-officer-shoots-suspect-in-north-phoenix

yeah, that would be akin to CHARGING WITH A BAT

that's actual ACTION with a weapon,, just HAVING one is a different story,, or else millions of gun owners in right to carry states would be up crap creek without a paddle next time they went on a stroll and raised their voice to someone or argued,,,

Good idea...maybe you should join your local police force, see what they actually go through, rise through the ranks, and try to make those things happen. Would be better than just bltching about an incident you werent actually at and making up your mind off of a biased and agenda driven article. Good luck!

and maybe all the people griping about politicians should enter a race and see what politicians 'actually go through' too,,,lol

OR

all those griping about BLM should go through life as a black person and see what they 'actually go through'..lol

OR

no, I got it,, all those who gripe about Sharpton, should travel time to live his life and see what hes 'actually gone through' before their gripes too.....

but that aint gonna happen either

I wouldn't join the force because I would make a crappy officer, but those who do should make GOOD officers,, that's what they are PAID for

still not quite grasping the difference?

but, even from those who know what they 'go through'(yes I have family in the police force and family who are military veterans which face even harsher on the spot type life or death choices),,, there are far too many that use unnecessary and excessive force and get away with it,,,,

Right back at ya...


Youre bltching abt officers actions based off a story on a frickin Hip Hop websites article that included this line...

" The full details of the incident have not been
disclosed by police."

....you really dont know what happened. But any reason to complain about how the popo treats the black man, amirite?

Coming from you, thats hilarious.

if youd notice

I included TWO questions , one of which was did he 'charge' the officers

and also an IF statement


these clearly show that I aknowledge a lack of full knowledge, and an opinion based upon IF a certain scenario is true,,,