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Sacramento: Cop John Harshbarger Calmly Tells Veteran Kristopher Velez to Put Gun Down, He Does, Cop Shoots Him Anyway

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WATCH: Cop Calmly Tells Veteran to Put Gun Down, He Does, Cop Shoots Him Anyway

14 October 2021


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On a fateful September day back in 2017, Kristopher Velez, an honorably discharged veteran of the US Army, missed a court date for a misdemeanor offense. Hours later, this veteran, who was in a confused and mentally ill state from his PTSD, would be shot four times by a Sacramento cop. As part of a lawsuit against his aggressors, Velez settled this week for $3.25 million, and body camera footage of Velez’s near-execution was released. It is nothing short of trigger happy cop unloading on a confused but compliant man. According to the report, Velez missed his court date and ...



 
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