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Police Mistake Teen For Murder Suspect, Shoot Him, Lie About Brandishing Knives

• Jonathan Turley

There is a disturbing report out of San Bernardino County where Sheriffs deputies claimed that they fired 13 rounds, wounding Keivon Young. Young, 18, had been mistaken for a murder suspect, Robert Pope, yet the police did not identify themselves. However, they said that Young was "sneaking through the peoples front yards and hiding behind bushes" and fired after he reached into his waistband and "withdrew two knives." Youngs attorney says that police transcripts show that the knives were discovered after the shooting....


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