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Posted: 2:16 PM Feb 1, 2012
Southeast Alabama Man Dies After Police Shooting
Authorities say a 33-year-old Headland man has died from his injuries after a confrontation with police in Headland.
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HEADLAND, Ala. (AP) -- Authorities say a 33-year-old Headland man has died from his injuries after a confrontation with police in Headland.
Two Headland police officers also suffered minor injuries in the incident early Tuesday morning.
Opatrick Fitzgerald Humphrey died about 3:35 p.m. at Southeast Alabama Medical Center.
Humphrey suffered two gunshot wounds, one that grazed his chest and a fatal wound to the abdomen.
Headland Police Chief Mark Jones said the shooting happened after police responded to a medical call around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. Jones said the suspect was combative and repeatedly charged toward an officer, and was shot.
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Posted by: Felecia
Location: Dothan, AL
on Feb 5, 2012 at 11:06 AM
This article leaves out one KEY POINT...and leads people to assume things such as those in the previous comment by "Brian". This man was MENTALLY ILL. He suffered from schizophrenia and was having a mental breakdown when his mother called 911 to get paramedics to take him to the hospital. The situation escalated and got out of control. He was UNARMED and the police officer shot him in the abdomen. He could have been subdued instead of shot to death. Shame on you for not reporting all the facts, and especially for leaving out the most important one.
Posted by: David
Location: Panama city
on Feb 1, 2012 at 05:42 PM
did he have weapons. that dept in headland is very corrupt when i lived there do they not have tazers. if the guy had no weapons then the officers should be charged.
Posted by: Brian
Location: Panama City
on Feb 1, 2012 at 05:25 PM
The guy was probably drunk and on drugs. The police acted properly. I'm surprised this hasn't happened more in Panama City with the all the bums, drunks, and drug addicts running around. We see this kind of stuff in the ER at Bay Medical Center. Fortunately, we're able to restrain them, put them on the ground, and/or and subdue them without much damage. But, then again, there is usually a dozen of us around. The police probably only had a few guys at the scene.
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