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A Texas cop is on restricted duty after killing an unarmed man, while other officers are on the hook for trying to destroy documentary evidence of the event.

A police officer in Texas shot an unarmed man before colleagues confiscated and deleted video and mobile phone evidence of the event, which is now under criminal investigation.

The victim, Michael Vincent Allen, was chased by police in the Mesquite area of Dallas, Texas for 30 minutes at speeds of up to 100 miles an hour in a pursuit that involved police forces from multiple counties.

Allen eventually pulled into a cul-de-sac, when cops say he tried to ram his way past two patrol cars that had boxed in his pickup truck.

The officer who fired the shots, Patrick Tuter, said that it was at this point that he feared for his life, leaving him with no choice but to open fire on Allen.

Allen was shot 41 times, which means Tuter would have to had reload his gun at least once.

Mitchell Wallace, who saw the altercation from his house, was asleep when the gunshots began, but quickly woke up in time to see Allen’s female passenger, who miraculously was uninjured, being pulled from the truck and a police dog jumping into the cab, which then bit Allen in the neck and jaw before dragging him to the pavement.

Police then flipped Allen onto his front and checked his pulse, the witness said.

Autopsy results have yet to show whether it was the bullets or the German Shepherd that killed him.

Wallace took pictures and shot video of what he saw of the incident on his mobile phone, which was confiscated by police at the scene and returned three days later with the pictures deleted.

Mesquite police are now conducting a criminal investigation into Officer Tuter’s actions, and will determine whether or not he broke the law. Police are also conducting an internal investigation into the destruction of photographic evidence.

Texas law states that police need a court order to confiscate a camera unless it was used to commit a crime.

It was reported in the Dallas Morning News that local journalist Avi Adelman believes the confiscation and destruction of Wallace’s photographic evidence were illegal, and violated Wallace’s First and Fourth Amendment rights (which provides for freedom of speech and the press, and prohibits searches or seizures without a warrant, respectively).

According to Adelman, it's not the first time Texas police have acted outside the law with regards to photographic and video evidence.

In this latest incident, a dashboard camera from a squad car proved that Officer Tuter’s statement that he acted in self-defense when rammed by Allen was a lie.

The camera revealed that Tuter himself had crashed his patrol car into Allen’s truck before opening fire.

Mesquite city councilor Rick Williams issued a statement to the Dallas Morning News, saying, “Some of the allegations regarding this incident do raise questions that need to be carefully examined.”

http://rt.com/usa/news/police-shooting-p...065/print/

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Shot 41 times!

What the f*ck was he Bigfoot?

He'll get off....

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Spank The Monkey  Wrote:

Shot 41 times!

What the f*ck was he Bigfoot?

He'll get off....

Paid leave for a month till the public forgets

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The #1 rule is going home after the shift......

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Divide and conquer bs.

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In the end, you have to wonder what his crime really was. What could he have done that deserved summary execution?
No trial, no jury, just Judge Dread.

Then to take the steps to burn the evidence, every one of those cops should be charges with accessory to manslaughter.

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And you people fear Muslims !

Did Muslims gun down this man ?

Did Muslims gun down the 82 year old lady yesterday ?

Did Muslims gun down the paraplegic the other day ?

Did Muslims gun down the mentally challenged man in the street a few weeks ago , putting 72 bullet holes in him ?

I think you need a f*cking no fly zone installed !

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trying to delete the video sounds like guilty of something to me...

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Dallas cops have not been known to be on the up & up since Nov. 22, 1963. What should be any different?

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cops doing what they are trained to do....internal affairs will confirm this...which of course means there is no one to hold accountable
for criminal acts.

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ChoctawProud  Wrote:

Dallas cops have not been known to be on the up & up since Nov. 22, 1963. What should be any different?

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LoP Guest  Wrote:

cops doing what they are trained to do....internal affairs will confirm this...which of course means there is no one to hold accountable
for criminal acts.

Never have a coyote check the hen house. Just saying.

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LoP Guest  Wrote:

In the end, you have to wonder what his crime really was. What could he have done that deserved summary execution?
No trial, no jury, just Judge Dread.

Then to take the steps to burn the evidence, every one of those cops should be charges with accessory to manslaughter.

He probably had an open beer in the car!

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LoP Guest  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

In the end, you have to wonder what his crime really was. What could he have done that deserved summary execution?
No trial, no jury, just Judge Dread.

Then to take the steps to burn the evidence, every one of those cops should be charges with accessory to manslaughter.

He probably had an open beer in the car!

That would do it !