Minnesota Carry Permittee Shoots Cop!

Minnesota Carry Permittee Shoots Cop! - Unfortunately, it was another cop.

Named as defendants are Charles Storlie, the officer who shot Duy Ngo; the unidentified supervisors, and the city. In court documents, Ngo blames Storlie for violating his civil rights by using improper deadly force and acting maliciously or with reckless disregard for his rights.

Ngo is on paid leave and undergoing up to 30 hours of physical and occupational rehabilitation a week, his attorney said. He walks with a limp and has not regained use of his left hand. Police have said that Storlie shot Ngo once in the torso, once in an arm and once in each leg.
Duy Ngo

The suit accuses supervisors of issuing Storlie the submachine gun, "knowing his record for use and misuse of force, including deadly force on others." The suit said it is believed that the supervisors "knew of Storlie's propensity to dramatize, imagine, and thereby mentally incorporate personal danger into calls where such a danger may not be present in reality."

"Only police should carry guns", say the likes of Wes Skoglund and Ellen Anderson. "They've had the training it takes to handle guns in high-stress situations"

Ngo, who had recently been assigned to work with the Minnesota Gang Strike Force, was doing surveillance Feb. 25. He had been called to report for duty with the Army Reserves and was trying to gather more intelligence on a "high narcotics address" that he could pass on to his colleagues, he has said.

About 2:30 a.m., a suspect fired at him while he was in the car, but Ngo's bullet-resistant vest stopped the slug. Ngo got out of the car and chased the suspect, but collapsed and radioed for help.

Believing Ngo was the suspect, Storlie shot him four times with a submachine gun, according to police accounts, although Ngo's attorney said that he was shot at least seven times.

Statistically, police shoot the rong person five times as often as civilians do. That's not a rap against cops; the situations that police face are more fluid and confusing than those faced by citizens.

And when was the last time a civilian shot a perp like this?:

Police have said that Storlie shot Ngo once in the torso, once in an arm and once in each leg.

Dirty Harry lives.

Posted by Mitch at June 10, 2003 07:24 AM