"""An Ohio police officer who killed an unarmed driver after a high-speed chase shot the man less than five seconds after getting out of his cruiser.
Strongsville Officer Jason Miller shot 37-year-old Roy Evans Jr. about 4.7 seconds after exiting his cruiser, according to an Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation summary released to the Associated Press through an open records request."""
"""The video shows the van backing up as Miller jumps out of his cruiser. As Miller approaches Evans' van, the van lurches forward several feet but is blocked by a police cruiser.
Miller told investigators he was afraid Evans was going to "back up and pin" him with his van, but the video shows Miller was standing to the side of the vehicle and not in its path.
Miller then opens the van's door, yelling "put your hands up!" and shoots Evans in less than a second, the video and report show. Miller told investigators he shot Evans when he saw Evans' right hand drop out of view."""
I can't imagine what it's like to be a cop these days. I don't know what was going through Officer Miller's head. And perhaps this article is written in a way to unfairly or inaccurately attribute guilt to him. From reading the article one could believe the officer was intending on shooting the driver the second he exited his vehicle -- at least that's what I took from it.
The grand jury refused to indict him. I don't know what evidence they viewed. There's an obvious issue with what he claimed and what actually happened. "...he was afraid Evans was going to "back up and pin" him with his van, but the video shows Miller was standing to the side of the vehicle and not in its path."
This also bothers me: "Miller said this was the fourth on-duty shooting he was involved in."
Now, the article doesn't explain his statement or offer any details. They didn't state whether he was the shooter in the other incidents or if he was just on the scene during them.
Officer Miller, per other reports, is a 10-year veteran. I found an interesting article about an incident from several years ago:
"In 2009, Miller was struck by a car on Valley Parkway, just North of Route 82. He was reported as "unconscious and not breathing." Miller had been clearing debris from an earlier accident, and recovered."
I would question if Officer Miller is mentally fit to be a police officer. His claim of being afraid the suspect would "back up and pin" him makes me wonder if he has mental issues from the 2009 incident.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/31...tims-door.html
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