Wrong House, Wrong Person
2018-02-13 16:40:02.587052+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Officers kill man with no active warrants at wrong house. "No active warrants" is a weird way to say "innocent", but judging from the man's name I guess he wasn't Caucasion, so can be presumed guilty until proven innocent. And there was a firearm in the house, but accounts from witnesses differ from those of police as to whether that the dead man was in possession of that weapon, and whether the police warned him to drop it.
A warrant out of Tate County shows Samuel Pearman was wanted for domestic assault. But, when Southaven officers arrived on Surrey Lane to arrest Pearman, they did not show up to the correct house.
Instead, officers missed their target by 36 feet. Those 36 feet made all the difference to Ismael Lopez and his wife.
NBC News: Mississippi Police Fatally Shoot Man at Wrong House While Serving Warrant
CNN: Mississippi police who fatally shot man had wrong house, DA says