An Arizona police officer who fatally shot a man in a wheelchair in November was fired Wednesday at the conclusion of an internal investigation, Tucson Police Chief Chris Mangus said in a statement posted to the department’s website.
Ryan Remington’s termination is effective immediately, the statement said, and he can appeal the decision to the Tucson Civil Service Commission within 10 days, the statement said.
The police department began the process of firing Remington the day after he opened fire on a shoplifting suspect accused of pulling a knife when confronted outside a Walmart.
Video released by the Tucson Police Department showed Remington several steps behind the man in the wheelchair, identified by police as 61-year-old Richard Lee Richards. The officer asked Richards to stop before firing nine rounds — striking him in the back and side — as the man headed into another store, according to police. Continue Reading
(SOURCE) https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/us/tucson-police-officer-fired-ryan-remington/index.html
