Gary, IN — An 82-year-old “granddaddy” is currently fighting for his life after police opened fire on him Sunday night. According to the family, the elderly victim is partially deaf and couldn’t hear the police commands, so they filled him full of holes.
According to police, they responded to a call Sunday afternoon after someone reported a man with a gun. According to the family, Melvin Bouler, 82, was getting into his car and leaving when police arrived.
As ABC 7 reports, Adjanay Okoe is not related to Bouler by blood, but said he’s taken care of her since she was a child and thinks of him as her grandfather. She said he was visiting her mother when he got into an argument with her mother’s boyfriend, who called police. She said, however, he was already being helped into his car to go home when officers arrived.
“My mom was trying to help my granddaddy,” Okoe said. “You know my granddaddy is old, so she was trying to help him in the car and get him home … and then the police pulled up. I guess they were trying to give him instructions.”
Witnesses said they heard arguing between a man and a woman just prior to the police arriving, after which they heard officers yelling at the man as he sat inside a car. Then, about a dozen gunshots rang out.
Gary police have been tight lipped since the shooting, refusing to release any details other than the following statement.
Upon officers arrival they encountered a male armed with a gun. The male refused to follow officers orders and shots were fired. The male was transported to an area hospital for treatment. No officers were injured in the incident. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department will conduct the investigation.
Police never reported that Bouler pointed the gun at them, fired a shot, or was even holding the gun when they arrived...........https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/cops-dump-10-rounds-into-82yo-partially-deaf-man-because-he-couldnt-hear-them/257630
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