Brandon Cole case: Denver cop mistook marker for knife during shooting
Police released body-worn camera footage, which showed an officer fire two shots at Brandon Cole as he ran toward her holding a marker, not a knife.
Source: usatoday.com
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Shocking moment cop shoots dead black man holding a marker pen
Brandon Cole, 36, was shot by officers, who mistook a marker pen he was holding for a knife on August 5. Body-camera footage of the incident has subsequently been released by Denver police.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Cop fatally shot a man she thought held a knife. It was a marker
"This is a tremendous tragedy," Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said.
Source: canada.com
Denver police officer fatally shot a man she thought held a knife. It was a marker.
Police released body-worn camera footage, which showed an officer fire two shots at Brandon Cole as he ran toward her holding a marker, not a knife.
Source: worldsnewsupdate.com
Denver Police admit shooting man who 'wielded' black marker
An unarmed Denver man who was shot and killed by Denver police just over a week ago had a magic marker in his pocket. Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas told The Denver Gazette Monday that the officer who shot 36-year-old Brandon Cole thought that the marker was a knife but that Cole "was in essence unarmed, and that makes this tough."
Source: denvergazette.com