[Bumper]

That is wicked. When I was in the PD, we searched a guy initially and then he would be searched again every time he changed custody. Usually he would be searched twice on the scene and a couple of times at the jail. I can\'t understand it happening but my guess would be that emotions were running high enough for catching a cop killer that the simply messed up. Glad nobody but the perp died. I sure would hate to be all of the guys in the chain of custody.

Snopes had some good commentary on the video.

 

[silvercorvette]

He saved the taxpayers the cost of a trial. But he could have gone the other way and went down shooting at them. He didn’t have any problem shooting at the cops the first time around so I would not have been surprised if he decided to have a shoot out instead of doing himself. When I was a cop we kept our prisoners cuffed. Sometimes both hands and other time one hand to a bench or desk if we had to leave the room. If he had been cuffed to the desk it would not have changed. I have been retired since 1990 but I still wanted other cops to see this as a reminder not to let your guard down.

 

[Bud White]

Ive read about it and yeah there luckly he shot only him self and not a bunch of the cops

 

[armoredman]

I have used this as a training film for my officers to show what can happen with a poorly done or ignored pat search. Admittedly, full size pistols are very rare inside a prison, but weapons come in many flavors and sizes....

 

[APachon]

holy crap, i never saw that vid, and thank god he only took his own life.

~A

 

[Zach S]

One night on Patton Ave. a guy pulled a sawed off on his ex GF (I think?), he got searched by a trooper that didnt find anything. The trooper turned around to talk to a witness and the suspect took off on foot, tossing the SG into a bush while making his escape...

 

[ghost10750]

Terrible situation for the officers.

This shows that one must be extremely carefull when doing a search.

May be a good time for departments to consider metal detectors or at least wands to check individuals that are brought in.

I know many departments are running on shoestring budgets, but maybe this is something that shold become a priority for them. You can\'t catch everything when making an arrest.