S.F. police officer shoots, kills man

[alp227]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

(09-26) 19:44 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco police officer fatally shot a man in his room at a residential hotel Sunday morning after responding to a noise complaint and going to the room with a building manager, authorities said.

The resident "presented a weapon," the Police Department said in a press release, causing the officer to fear for his or her life and fire.

The incident, which occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at the Granada Hotel at 1000 Sutter St., is the first time this year that a San Francisco police officer has fatally shot a subject, said Sgt. Troy Dangerfield, a department spokesman.

Police declined to identify the officer. The city medical examiner's office would not name the man who was killed pending notification of relatives.

But longtime Granada Hotel resident Paul Vosper identified him as Michael Lee, a former Michigan resident in his early 40s who had been living for five years in the hotel, which rents rooms week-to-week and month-to-month.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/26/BAQS1FK409.DTL

[KamaAina]

1. "presented a weapon"?

In the words of the immortal Alex Trebek, "Be more specific, please." A "weapon" could be a Swiss Army knife. :eyes:

[merqz]

2. so can the word "presented"

did he show him a nifty giftwrapped box that had a gun inside? I'm suspecting not...

[Arctic Dave]

3. A toothbrush in the right hands is a weapon.

[L.Torsalo]

4. So what are" the right hands"?

Imagine you answer the door with a toothbrush in your mouth, remove to speak and blamblamblam. Job well done ? I doubt you'd feel that way. Don't relativize police shootings. One day it could be you...an innocent man. (edited for spelling)

[Regret My New Name]

5. That happens a lot I hear... You know, cops knocking on random peoples door and shooting them

if they have a toothbrush in their mouth. That's why I no longer brush my teeth. It's hardly worth the risk of being shot dead in a random police shooting.

[Xithras]

6. Hey, cops in Modesto blew a guy away last month for brandishing a...spatula.

No joke.

http://www.modbee.com/2010/09/08/1328056/police-victim-in-fatal-officer.html

The shooting was found to be "justified".

Maybe the guy in SF had a flour sifter.