Police shoot ‘suspicious’ Utah man six times in the back while fleeing

SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT – A young man was fatally shot several times after he took a walk in his neighborhood and someone reported him as being ‘suspicious.’ Questions are being raised about how the police are justifying shooting him six times – all from behind – as he apparently tried to run for safety.
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The fatal incident happened on September 10th, 2014. On that Wednesday morning, 22-year-old Darrien Hunt decided to go for a walk in his neighborhood.
Mr. Hunt was toting a novelty item that he had purchased in a nearby Asian gift shop: a ‘Samurai-style’ sword with a dull edge. Hunt’s family stated that the sword was for display only, and had a rounded edge that could not cut anything, according to KSL.
Carrying the item does not appear to be in violation of Florida weapons law, yet police were dispatched because someone called the government to report a ‘suspicious person.’

This post was published at Police State USA on September 18, 2014.