Steen was struck and killed by his cruiser of Pensacola Police Officer Jerald Ard while riding his bicycle in the Brownsville neighborhood of Pensacola. Officer Ard claims to have spotted Steen at an empty construction site around 1:50 AM and attempted to stop him for questioning. According to Ard, Steen fled the area. Ard pursued Steen in his police cruiser and fired a taser from the window of the moving cruiser. The chase ended when Steen was struck by the cruiser and dragged until the cruiser came to a stop at a median in an empty parking lot at the corner of Cervantes and R Streets. Steen was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer then threatened eye witnesses to confiscate their cell phones for filming the entire scene. Witnesses say Steen had already stopped running and had gotten off of his bike. The officer soon returned to duty after his paid leave of course.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:21:44 +0000