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06-09-06, 12:57
Man shot after attempts to subdue him fail
Man shot after attempts to subdue him fail
Police said the 20-year-old Clearwater man was threatening them with a sword.
By LORRI HELFAND, Times Staff Writer
Published June 9, 2006
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CLEARWATER - Clearwater police shot and killed a 20-year-old Clearwater man wielding a sword Thursday night after a "less lethal" bean-bag projectile failed to subdue him, authorities said Friday.
Joshua Paul Rosenbloom, of 200 Fairwood Avenue, Apt. 8, was pronounced dead at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg about 90 minutes after the incident.
Both officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave during the investigation.
The event began about 6:30 p.m. when Rosenbloom's female roommate called Clearwater police, concerned that the 20-year-old was possibly suicidal, officials said. The woman, who was not identified, told the police Rosenbloom had taken pills, was armed with a sword and she feared he would be dead by the time police arrived.
When officers entered the second-floor apartment, Rosenbloom was behind a closed door, police said. Officer Robert Furman was carrying a shotgun that fires the beanbag projectiles. Officer George Phillips was armed with his department-issued .40-caliber handgun.
Within seconds of entering the apartment, Rosenbloom confronted the officers with the sword, police said.
Furman fired one bean-bag from his weapon; the projectile struck Rosenbloom in the chest, but he was not subdued, according to police. Then Phillips shot him at least once with a department-issued .40-caliber handgun, and Rosenbloom fell to the floor.
"The officers used restraint and took the action they believed necessary," said police spokesman Wayne Shelor.
Clearwater Fire Department paramedics treated Rosenbloom before he was flown to Bayfront, where police said he died during surgery.
Clearwater police said three separate investigations will examine what happened. Internal affairs investigators will determine if the officers' actions complied with department policies and general orders. Detectives are investigating the shooting, and the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office is conducting its own investigation.
Well I Guess the S&W 40 works. CWPD also carries the new taser but I not think this called for nothing less then deadly force.
Man shot after attempts to subdue him fail
Police said the 20-year-old Clearwater man was threatening them with a sword.
By LORRI HELFAND, Times Staff Writer
Published June 9, 2006
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CLEARWATER - Clearwater police shot and killed a 20-year-old Clearwater man wielding a sword Thursday night after a "less lethal" bean-bag projectile failed to subdue him, authorities said Friday.
Joshua Paul Rosenbloom, of 200 Fairwood Avenue, Apt. 8, was pronounced dead at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg about 90 minutes after the incident.
Both officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave during the investigation.
The event began about 6:30 p.m. when Rosenbloom's female roommate called Clearwater police, concerned that the 20-year-old was possibly suicidal, officials said. The woman, who was not identified, told the police Rosenbloom had taken pills, was armed with a sword and she feared he would be dead by the time police arrived.
When officers entered the second-floor apartment, Rosenbloom was behind a closed door, police said. Officer Robert Furman was carrying a shotgun that fires the beanbag projectiles. Officer George Phillips was armed with his department-issued .40-caliber handgun.
Within seconds of entering the apartment, Rosenbloom confronted the officers with the sword, police said.
Furman fired one bean-bag from his weapon; the projectile struck Rosenbloom in the chest, but he was not subdued, according to police. Then Phillips shot him at least once with a department-issued .40-caliber handgun, and Rosenbloom fell to the floor.
"The officers used restraint and took the action they believed necessary," said police spokesman Wayne Shelor.
Clearwater Fire Department paramedics treated Rosenbloom before he was flown to Bayfront, where police said he died during surgery.
Clearwater police said three separate investigations will examine what happened. Internal affairs investigators will determine if the officers' actions complied with department policies and general orders. Detectives are investigating the shooting, and the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office is conducting its own investigation.
Well I Guess the S&W 40 works. CWPD also carries the new taser but I not think this called for nothing less then deadly force.