Miami man shot by police after firing gun 48 times in air to celebrate Florida's new gun law

[mahatmakanejeeves]

This happened in July. I don't know why the TV station is treating it as if it's something new.

MIAMI-DADE

Miami man shot by police after firing gun 48 times in air to celebrate Florida's new gun law

Because Labaut refused to obey commands, police shot him multiple times.

By Christian Colón • Published September 18, 2023 • Updated on September 18, 2023 at 6:14 pm

On Monday, a man appeared before a judge for the first time since he was severely injured after police shot him in July.

Police rushed to the scene at 7851 NE 10th Ave on emergency mode for reports of a man shooting multiple rounds in the air near an apartment building.

Witnesses tell police the defendant, Christian Labaut, said he was “celebrating the governor's new constitutional carry law.”

Labaut has been in the hospital since the incident because police say they were forced to shoot him after he refused to listen.

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[Omnipresent]

1. No arrest, no handcuff, just a verbal warning before they shot him??

[Ligyron]

2. Sure, he was okay up to the 47th shot.

But apparently that 48th one was a shot too far.

Wonder who had the job of counting?

[Omnipresent]

4. They wouldn't want to shoot and kill a white gun owner.

They must have grazed him alot.

[3Hotdogs]

3. I wonder if he's still happy about guns.

[magicarpet]

5. Gun nut goes out and buys a hand gun or an AR-15,...

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... now just iching for a reason to fire the guns off for no particular reason at all.

Bang-bang I got me a
gun. I'm now macho like the best of 'em.

[sl8]

6. Reports say it was an AR-15 type rifle.

But, they also say that police confiscated a handgun from him earlier in the day.

[magicarpet]

8. Thank you for the update, I had not caught that. My post since edited.

[Marcuse]

7. What goes up must come down.

[link:https://science.howstuffworks.com/question281.htm|

[Yonnie3]

9. police say they were forced to shoot him after he refused to LISTEN

It is a good thing my teachers weren't armed during my grammar school years!

[70sEraVet]

10. WOW! Florida is the HOME of weird news! Even the cops are weird!

"...records confirm police were called two hours before because Labaut threatened someone with a knife after he shot several times in the air. Police are now charging him with aggravated assault for this incident."
(Same article)

Guy shooting a gun into the air in a residential neighborhood (several times), threatens one of the neighbors with a knife, and the cops just leave?

Thanks for this little peek into the madness that is Florida!

[Maraya1969]

11. I read here that cops are trained to shoot to kill. This proves it is not necessary.