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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSchaston Hodge, black man killed by white Texas troopers, was shot 16 times
Source: Associated Press
Schaston Hodge, black man killed by white Texas troopers, was shot 16 times
Associated Press in Dallas
Sat 4 Jan 2020 18.32 GMT
First published on Sat 4 Jan 2020 18.16 GMT
The autopsy report of a man who was shot dead by two state troopers after a traffic stop in Dallas shows he had 16 gunshot wounds, including shots to the head, front and back torso and both legs.
Schaston Hodge, 27, was shot dead by the troopers Joshua Engleman and Robert Litvin on 17 August, following what police described as a short pursuit after the troopers attempted to stop Hodge for failing to use a turn signal.
The Dallas Morning News obtained the autopsy report by the Dallas county medical examiner.
They killed my son like he was an animal, Hodges mother, Shandra Brackens-Hodge, said in a statement to the newspaper. They shot my son 16 times, they almost blew his head off.
Engleman and Litvin were working in Dallas as part of Texas governor Greg Abbots decision to send troopers to help city police during an increase in violent crime.
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Associated Press in Dallas
Sat 4 Jan 2020 18.32 GMT
First published on Sat 4 Jan 2020 18.16 GMT
The autopsy report of a man who was shot dead by two state troopers after a traffic stop in Dallas shows he had 16 gunshot wounds, including shots to the head, front and back torso and both legs.
Schaston Hodge, 27, was shot dead by the troopers Joshua Engleman and Robert Litvin on 17 August, following what police described as a short pursuit after the troopers attempted to stop Hodge for failing to use a turn signal.
The Dallas Morning News obtained the autopsy report by the Dallas county medical examiner.
They killed my son like he was an animal, Hodges mother, Shandra Brackens-Hodge, said in a statement to the newspaper. They shot my son 16 times, they almost blew his head off.
Engleman and Litvin were working in Dallas as part of Texas governor Greg Abbots decision to send troopers to help city police during an increase in violent crime.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/04/schaston-hodge-dallas-killed-state-troopers
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Source: Dallas Morning News
South Dallas man slain by DPS troopers after traffic stop had 16 gunshot wounds, autopsy shows
They killed my son like he was an animal,' says mother after new details emerge in August case
By Cassandra Jaramillo
7:27 PM on Jan 3, 2020
Schaston Hodge, who was shot in August by DPS troopers patrolling South Dallas, died with 16 gunshot wounds in his body, according to an autopsy by the Dallas County Medical Examiner.
The Dallas Morning News obtained the autopsy Friday. It revealed new details in the fatal August 17, 2019, shooting, which occurred after troopers stopped Hodge for failing to signal a turn. The Texas Department of Public Safety said that Hodge was armed at the time of the shooting and fired at the troopers but has declined to release footage of the incident.
According to the autopsy, Hodge was shot five times in the front and four times in the back of his torso. Other bullets went through his head. He was also shot in the right and left thigh. The autopsy also showed he had alcohol and marijuana in his system.
His mother, Shandra Brackens-Hodge, through her attorney Temani Adams, issued a statement angrily denouncing the troopers actions and the subsequent investigation.
They killed my son like he was an animal. They shot my son 16 times, they almost blew his head off, Brackens-Hodge wrote.
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They killed my son like he was an animal,' says mother after new details emerge in August case
By Cassandra Jaramillo
7:27 PM on Jan 3, 2020
Schaston Hodge, who was shot in August by DPS troopers patrolling South Dallas, died with 16 gunshot wounds in his body, according to an autopsy by the Dallas County Medical Examiner.
The Dallas Morning News obtained the autopsy Friday. It revealed new details in the fatal August 17, 2019, shooting, which occurred after troopers stopped Hodge for failing to signal a turn. The Texas Department of Public Safety said that Hodge was armed at the time of the shooting and fired at the troopers but has declined to release footage of the incident.
According to the autopsy, Hodge was shot five times in the front and four times in the back of his torso. Other bullets went through his head. He was also shot in the right and left thigh. The autopsy also showed he had alcohol and marijuana in his system.
His mother, Shandra Brackens-Hodge, through her attorney Temani Adams, issued a statement angrily denouncing the troopers actions and the subsequent investigation.
They killed my son like he was an animal. They shot my son 16 times, they almost blew his head off, Brackens-Hodge wrote.
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Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2020/01/04/south-dallas-man-slain-by-dps-troopers-after-traffic-stop-had-16-gunshot-wounds-autopsy-shows/
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Schaston Hodge, black man killed by white Texas troopers, was shot 16 times (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2020
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lunatica
(53,410 posts)1. The State troopers were there to help with the rising violent crimes
so why did they want to pull him over for failing to put his blinker on?
The fact that he was black is probably the reason. I only say probably because the actions in this case havent been investigated completely.
I hope the footage from the security system where he lived shows more.
All police shootings where there is a suspicious death of a civilian should automatically have the police put on unpaid leave. The police need to know that if they dont have a reasonable righteous kill they will pay financially, at the very least. There needs to be consequences for all police action. There is for the rest of us.
safeinOhio
(32,737 posts)2. After every use of force
the should be tested for all drugs including steroids.