Dashcam video shows Alabama police officer fatally shoot DUI suspect armed with a gun
- 8 years ago
OPELIKA, ALABAMA — The Lee County District Attorney's office yesterday made public dashcam footage showing an Opelika, Alabama police officer fatally shooting an armed man at a traffic stop.
AL.com reports that around 11:50 p.m. on Oct. 31, Opelika police officer Jared Greer attempted to stop a vehicle for an unspecified traffic offense. Instead of stopping, the driver continued on, prompting a slow, seven-minute pursuit that ended when the car came to a stop outside a house on Comanchee Drive.
The driver, Bennie Lee Tignor, 56, got out of the vehicle and attempted to enter the house but was detained by Officer Greer. Opelika police have said that Tignor did not comply with Greer's commands and was resisting arrest. When Tignor brandished a small pistol, Greer, fearing for his life, shot Tignor nine times.
Tignor was taken to the hospital but later died of his injuries. Greer was cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident this month, after a grand jury refused to indict him.
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AL.com reports that around 11:50 p.m. on Oct. 31, Opelika police officer Jared Greer attempted to stop a vehicle for an unspecified traffic offense. Instead of stopping, the driver continued on, prompting a slow, seven-minute pursuit that ended when the car came to a stop outside a house on Comanchee Drive.
The driver, Bennie Lee Tignor, 56, got out of the vehicle and attempted to enter the house but was detained by Officer Greer. Opelika police have said that Tignor did not comply with Greer's commands and was resisting arrest. When Tignor brandished a small pistol, Greer, fearing for his life, shot Tignor nine times.
Tignor was taken to the hospital but later died of his injuries. Greer was cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident this month, after a grand jury refused to indict him.
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