Shot man not connected to attacks

[sally37]

You mite of heard it on the news but im gonna tell you anyways.


A man shot and killed by police in London on Friday was not linked to attempted attacks on the capital on Thursday, police have confirmed.
A Scotland Yard statement said the shooting was a "tragedy" which was regretted by the Metropolitan Police.

The man was shot dead by police at Stockwell Underground station after they had followed him from a flat.

Two other men have been arrested and are being questioned after bombers targeted three Tube trains and a bus.
The statement from the police said they believed they knew who the man was but still had to formally identify him

The statement added: "We are now satisfied that he was not connected with the incidents of Thursday 21st July 2005.

"For somebody to lose their life in such circumstances is a tragedy and one that the Metropolitan Police Service regrets."

there ive said it now.

[Rawr]

Yeh knew that. Why he run away from police then? :s

[Blader_Boy]

He was persued from a flat police had under surveillance, he ran from armed police onto a train. As far as im concerned in the current heightened state of alert police were right to kill him as fast as possible. Think, this man could of had a detonator in his hand.

Eventhough this was not the case I still stand by their decision as it could of easily been so and killed many more people. Also because of this mans obvious stupidity to run in that kind of situation.

[Craig]

I agree with Blader they had to take the precaution

[Y!]

You can't say it was wrong to kill him, cause in America if you run from the police you get shot so why should it be more relaxed here.

[Craig]

exactly and its even more suspicous going to a train station after jus being in a house under surveillance :)

[Y!]

exactly and its even more suspicous going to a train station after jus being in a house under surveillance :)
Very much so.

[Absently]

well he shouldn't of running thats wat made the police more suspicios i feel bad for his family tho that they lost his son just from running but it was from his own wrong doing

[Annihillating]

They were right to shoot him ONCE i agree but didn't he got shot 5 times? If he did only get shot once the chances are he would of survived

[Surname]

They were right to shoot him ONCE i agree but didn't he got shot 5 times? If he did only get shot once the chances are he would of survived I'm guessing the police shot him 5 times to make sure he was dead. If he was a suspected terrorist, he could have had a detonator on him, so they wanted to definitely make sure he was dead.

[Annihillating]

I'm guessing the police shot him 5 times to make sure he was dead. If he was a suspected terrorist, he could have had a detonator on him, so they wanted to definitely make sure he was dead.


yh but they didn't need to kill him they cud ov just immobolised him

[Surname]

Well they probably didn't want to risk the slightest chance of him setting of a bomb in London.

[Annihillating]

Well they probably didn't want to risk the slightest chance of him setting of a bomb in London.


tru BUT the only proof they had ov him being a terrerist iz he cam outas tht ouse n 2 me i dont think thts enough to kill sum1 n if he was carrying a bomb couldn't he ov set it off while he was running from the police?

[Surname]

Well, I think he obviously wanted to get away, but I don't think the police would shoot and kill an innocent person, let alone just a suspect. I think they knew that he was a terrorist, and 1 person dead may be bad, but it's better then dozens.

[Steph]

Well he was drawing so much attention to his-self it only raises suspician. You can't blame the police. If I was the police officer I probably would have done the same

[Blader_Boy]

yh but they didn't need to kill him they cud ov just immobolised him

A single shot in the lower chest, suspect falls *click* *boom* 50 more people dead.

They shot him 5 times in the back of the head obviously they had to be sure he had no chance of a reaction. Although I agree 5 times is a little excessive.

[sally37]

Family of shot man want answers The family of a Brazilian man shot and killed by police in London on Friday have been speaking about his death.
Police have said they "regret" the death of 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Tube station, admitting it is a "tragedy".

The man's grandmother said there "was no reason to think he was a terrorist".

The Brazilian was shot a day after a series of failed bomb attacks in London, but police have confirmed he was completely unconnected to them.

Two other men have been arrested and are being questioned after bombers targeted three Tube trains and a bus.

And police added that a package found at an Underground station in north-west London on Saturday may have been linked to the attacks.


The Brazilian foreign minister will speak to the UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Sunday to find out more about what happened.

Mr Menezes' cousin, Alex Alves Pereira, from London described him as a "person full of life" and said his cousin was "a victim of government's mistakes."

In a statement earlier Scotland Yard said: "For somebody to lose their life in such circumstances is a tragedy and one that the Metropolitan Police Service regrets."

The shooting is being investigated by officers from Scotland Yard's Directorate of Professional Standards, and will be referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

[Wallmart]

LOndon attacks :((((((

Im safe.. in canada :D unless the Us gets nuked :(