Does everything about this killing seem to fit where it belongs? Otherwise non-violent criminal escapes the cops, cops tracks him down and kill him?
Here is what
you can be absolutely sure of:
There were no witnesses to the shooting.
The Fairfax County Police will investigate the Fairfax County Police and will find the Fairfax County Police justified in the shooting.
The
names of the shooters and how many other shootings they were involved in and
complaints of misconduct against them will never be made known for the public.
The
results of the police investigation of the police will never be made public by
the police.
The
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will suddenly lose their fear of the
police, stand up to them and demand answers!
Okay, that last thing will NEVER happen in Fairfax County, but the other five things will always happen in Fairfax County.
Police shoot, kill child pornography suspect
22-year-old, who was wanted on 9 different counts, identified
Fairfax County police on Monday identified a suspected child
pornographer who was shot and killed by officers late Saturday.
According to police, Gray Alan Combs Jr., 22, was wanted on nine
outstanding warrants including three counts of producing child pornography,
three counts of possessing or reproducing child pornography with the intent to
distribute and a warrant for sexual intercourse with a minor.
Police said on Friday night Combs was approached by police and
allegedly gave officers false identification.
“I don’t know all the details, but during that encounter as the
officers were discovering who he was, he took off on foot,” said police
spokeswoman Shelley Broderick. “There was a brief foot pursuit, and they lost
him.”
As a result, Combs was issued two additional warrants, one for
resisting arrest and one for identity theft, bringing the total to nine.
Police said they received a tip the following evening shortly
after 11 p.m., which led them to discover Combs inside an apartment in the 5700
block of Backlick Road in north Springfield. Police did not disclose the
apartment’s inhabitants, but did say it was not Combs’ apartment. Police said
that to their knowledge Combs did not have a fixed address.
While searching the residence, police said patrol officers and a
K-9 team encountered Combs, who allegedly threatened them with a sword and
failed to comply with their commands.
Police said officers fired both bean-bag projectiles and real
bullets at Combs, striking him, and causing him to collapse to the ground.
According to Broderick, it is unknown if the less-lethal bean-bag
projectiles were fired at Combs before officers fired live ammunition.
“That is all part of the investigation,” she said. “I can tell you
that both were fired, but the order in which they were fired are details of an
ongoing investigation.”
Police said once it was apparent that Combs was down, officers
immediately rendered medical aid and performed CPR. Combs was transported to a
local hospital, where he died a short time later.
Broderick said the investigation is ongoing and that one officer
has been placed on routine administrative leave.
As per policy, Fairfax County police do not release the names of
officers involved in shootings.
gmacdonald@fairfaxtimes.com