An 18-year-old North Carolina man, suspected of stealing two PS3 consoles, was shot dead by police executing a search warrant at his residence.
An 18-year-old North Carolina man, suspected of stealing two PlayStation 3 consoles, was shot dead by police executing a search warrant at his residence.
Peyton Strickland was gunned down in his house by deputies as he answered the door, the Wilmington Star News reports.
He was unarmed, according to witnesses. University of North Carolina police had investigated the alleged robbery, and asked the Hanover County Sheriff’s Department to assist in serving the warrant. It was a sheriff’s deputy, not a university officer, who killed the young man. The trigger-happy deputy also shot dead Strickland’s dog for good measure.
Strickland is suspected of robbing a university student of two PS3 consoles on 17 November, when they first became available. The robbery victim, student Justin Raines, was beaten and robbed shortly after paying $641 each for two consoles at a local Wal-Mart. He received minor injuries, according to police.
Ironically, University Police Chief David Donaldson had asked the Sheriff’s Department to assist in serving the warrant against Strickland “for safety reasons”.
[Via: TheRegister]