Off-duty officer guns down black man after children playing with fireworks startle his dog

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An off-duty corrections officer in Aurora, Colorado has been accused of killing another man over an argument about fireworks.

According to an affidavit obtained by KDVR, Scott Mathews and his girlfriend, Katherine O’Neal, became upset with a 14-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl on the Fourth of July. The couple complained that fireworks had startled their small dog. Both Mathews and O’Neal work for the state Department of Corrections and were armed during the confrontation.

The affidavit states that Mathews head-butted Shamira Cotton, the mother of the children. O’Neal admitted drawing her gun but insisted that she did not point it at anyone. When Cotton’s boyfriend, Jaharie Wheeler, came out of his apartment, he found his girlfriend bleeding, the affidavit said.

Wheeler was then accused of throwing a punch at Mathews before the corrections officer pulled his gun and allegedly shot the man in the chest.

Mathews was taken into custody. Charges are expected to be announced on Wednesday. He is being held on $100,000 bond.

Scott Mathews


https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/off-duty-officer-guns-down-black-man-after-children-playing-with-fireworks-startle-his-dog/

[brush]

1. Stupid son of a bitch just ruined several lives, including his own.

Some people just aren't fit to be LEOs.

This all over fireworks on the 4th of July. The effin 4th of July.

Of course there are going to be fireworks everywhere.

[Mach1miles]

2. Somehow the black woman forced him to head butt her..

...and he became delirious and had to shoot to kill. It seems clear that the officers are at fault but I fear it will not work out for the victims. I see children’s services in their future and medical bills, unemployment and homelessness. What was needed here was more guns. This is such a sad story but it isn’t a story, it’s a family ripped apart.

[Tipperary]

3. That reminds me, whatever happened with that cop

that shot a guy in Costco?

[Demovictory9]

5. oh yeah!! what happened with that?

[dalton99a]

7. On administrative leave a.k.a. taxpayer-paid vacation

[TeamPooka]

4. Fry him.

[KT2000]

6. Gun lover cowards

these people live in fear and are cowards. Let's see, he head butts a woman but when it might happen to him, it's a one way gun fight. The lies from this guy will be ugly.

[uponit7771]

8. So the cop head buts the black mother and when the father comes out to defend the mother cop shoots

... the father in the chest.

I pray the father is still alive.

It also looks like the girlfriend pulled her weapon out ... this is some bullshit

[raccoon]

9. Another trigger-happy "responsible" gun owner. Nt