Three years ago yesterday, August 31, David Young was mudered by Federal Way, Washington, killer cop Matthew Leitgeb after a short, slow speed pursuit. Leitgeb and another Federal Way officer said Young failed to stop and disobeyed commands to exit a truck they suspected of being stolen. Leitgeb blocked in the truck Young was driving so it could not move and then began firing at it from behind. After unloading one clip, Leitgeb reloaded and began firing again, hitting Young in the back of the head from 90 feet away. At no time was Leitgeb in any danger. At an inquest in March 2011, a jury was given slanted questions to answer that insured Leitgeb would not be charged with any crime. The fact remains that Leitgeb used incredible and deadly force against an unarmed youth suspected of a minor, nonviolent crime. In addition, for 45 minutes, Leitgeb and other cops prevented emergency medical personnel from giving David aid as he sat behind the wheel, nonresponsive and bleeding profusely with a large bullet hole in his head. Once EMTs were allowed to assist Young, he was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, but died three hours later. Young’s death was the first of two murders by Leitgeb in a 16-month period. In July 2011, Jedidiah J. Waters was shot and killed by Leitgeb in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in Federal Way after Waters allegedly reached for a gun while being chased by police. Leitgeb shot Waters 11 times and, as in Young’s case, he was the only officer who fired his weapon. Jedidiah fired no shots.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 04:08:15 +0000
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