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"What the fuck" is wrong. There's a 99% chance they were already yelling at him to open the door HENCE why he was already headed to the door. It's his own fault for believing they were fake police like some grand scheme or whatever bullshit he thought.
home? that's a cardboard box for the proud and free (formerly alive) americans edit: by americans I mean people from another country that are living in america dealing drugs
Someone is about to have a payday. This was a really gray area considering it's 2 am and someone is banging on your door claiming to be police. I understand both sides.
@@tacoking5685good job crybaby. Your diaper full? Cause buddy ol pal. The comment section is to talk about the video above. Not everyone understands how lights work. Seriously, so many families sitting at dinner tables with windows wide open lights on yet they have no idea anyone can see in. 😅
@@tacoking5685 Clearly you have no friends. The point is, the people inside the apartment would not able to see police outside the porch. So... the knock on the front door could be from anyone until they can look through the peep if one exists.
@@BlackLabelMarkyeah, because he didn't even approach the door. he went towards the balcony. and when he saw the officer he put the gun in both his hands, which is something you do when you prepare to shoot.
To the people saying they announced themselves, he had less than 4 seconds to understand what he had just heard before he was shot. He didn’t even have time to put the gun down. Heck, he could have had it because he saw someone moving around outside his window.
Bullshit on this! B.S. On This! This is nothing less than *Murder* Cop Aims his weapon thru a window of mans home and Shoots him because he has a Gun inside his Own Home? WTF? Seriously? Hands-Down this cop will be indicted for *Murder* First Degree Murder! Seeing Shit Footage like this is no wonder why people dont trust cops and shoot at them! I Mean; Can Ya Blame 'Em? Really?
@@dare2554 Read the description. If even the cops said it was pointed upwards then the cops are fucked (tax payers....) At approximately 2:09 a.m., Officer Walker Prado observed through the sliding glass door that one of the male subjects, later identified as 31-year-old Avelino Medel II, was armed with a gun in his hand. Medel, with the gun in his hand, pointed in an upward direction, then walked towards the front door where officers announced themselves. It is not illegal ESPECIALLY in Texas to answer the door with a gun in your hand in your own home.
@@flipfloprescueteam6210 it is different if you pull a gun outside your house or after letting the cops in and identifying them. This one is blatantly wrong, I doubt they'll even go to court before settling
@@JaceB-tf3vfOne, out of the hundreds I have seen! Edit: and plus, it’s 2:00am, and you’re screaming at your lover, you can’t be surprise when cops knock on your door!
It doesn’t matter if the gun was in his hand while answering the door. This is America and he never pointed it any one. Look up all the victims of crimes involving groups of people pretending to be cops.
This one is going to be a little trickier for the police. We cannot say that the subject was perfectly aware that it was police who sounded like they were trying to break in, not bad guys.
And how would that change the outcome? There's a handful of other videos on this channel alone showing that opening your door to cops with a gun in hand has _always_ lead to an OIS. And it's _always_ for the same two reason at housing complexes: Either the officers are conducting an investigation and are greeted by these paranoid gun owners, or they're there to serve a warrant and end up in a gunfight with the wanted felons.
Contradicting orders by 2 different officers, this guys is lucky to be alive with these shoot first cops out here. “What the fuck?!” Is right, this is ridiculous
Orders don't exist through walls and doors before visual identification is established. Dude was just checking his peep-hole while armed, as Americans do, to make sure there isn't an armed motorcycle gang or looters outside his door. A common criminal tactic is to bang on your door at night and shout "Austin Police, open up!"
@@agvulpine what? Im talking about after they already shot this poor guy and are yelling at him to “stop moving or i will shoot you again” and then the other officer ordering him to out his hands out the door. 1 officer giving commands is how it should be done. But these cowboys already shot a civilian apparently in his own home for just holding a gun and not knowing scared police were outside his unit.
Pistol was at the high ready position not pointed at anyone, this one is going to go down as a bad shoot. Shouting that you are the police is not the same as verifying you are the police.
who the fuck else is going to be at your door announcing themselves as the police at 2:00 AM after you've got done having a screaming match with someone in an apartment complex
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
@@SDT493we shall see. Did he threaten anyone with the pistol? Was he a present or continuing threat to anyone? Was he a suspect of a violent crime? Was he violently resisting arrest? Those are the Graham factors Common sense may tell you and me he clearly heard “Police, open the door” But will a jury believe he only heard someone trying to break his door down? I’m with Yogi Berra on this one, It ain’t over till it’s over
@CarsonHughes85 could you respond to and believe there are cops at your door in 5 seconds at 2 am? I would be suspicious, so yes cops are in the wrong.
Someone knocks on your door in the night and shouts something you can't understand. You pick up your firearm and head towards the door. This is all normal, proper, and legal. The next moment someone, without warning, shoots you down through a window. That seems like excessive force.
@@lastdance2099 Get into an argument with your wife (or other family member), then pull a gun on them during the dispute.... that's agg assault with a deadly weapon - a felony.
Usually I'm siding with the police , but man , this one is kind sus , the dude was in his own house and the cops never once told him to drop his gun , i did not see the guy point the gun at anyone and I watched the video at least 6 or 7 times , I don't think he pointed it at the police . scetchy shoot at best .
I have seen known cop killers get more of a chance repeatedly on this channel whilst going on a mayhem spree in vehicles for ex, endangering the public because they don't want to get their shiny cruisers broken. Then this guy gets zero warning in his own home? This pisses me off.
He’s walking to the door where he heard a voice just say they are police and open up. All attention on his front door to make sure it is police and not some random people. Then gets smoked immediately from an unseen shooter from through the window. Without a single command to drop the weapon. Yeah this is definitely a bad shot. If this was something that required any urgency, they wouldn’t have set up for a few minutes listening in. Officer Prado showed a total lack of control with his firearm.
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
That dude was in his house so I dont think its lawful to shoot him until he comes to the door. I dunno the issue but I think its hard to prove he was going to shoot the police as he just herd loud banging on the door. Shooting him threw the sliding glass door seems dirty to me.
Isn't the law about how police can shoot if they feel a threat to their life ? Wouldn't they be justified then ? He's allowed to carry a gun in his own house, but that doesn't negate the cops probably felt their lives being threatened by him pulling a gun when they knocked
@@BlancheNuit, all cops do anymore is justify their actions by claiming fear. If they are so GD afraid of everything, maybe it's time to get better than Ds in high school, move back to their mommy's basement, and consider studying, earn a degree, and get a safe office job.
"He was released from the hospital on Sunday, April 7. The other male involved in the disturbance did not sustain any injuries. Currently, there are no charges pending, though the case remains under active investigation." Huh?
Regardless of why they are called, they do not know what happened or is happening. You are allowed to carry a gun however you want in your own house. In no way should police be allowed to react this way, and they are not. This man just won a settlement.
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
@@GodlyKJ Because a bad guy would never pound on a door and say "police" to get you to open your door so he could rob you. Bad guys just wouldn't do such a thing.
Super confused. What’s considered a “Disturbance”? Unsure if this was the guys own apartment? Say if it was it’s not that unreasonable to get a gun at 2:30am. Just not enough context as to why that cop immediately fired.
because he was pointing a gun. you don't stop to ask questions when someone is pointing a firearm at you or your buddies. do us all a favor and dont become a cop!
Police can literally make anything they want up it's just best to comply because if not they will get you with whatever vague things they can come up with. Problem is too systemic to fix without getting rid of the police but that's not really an option so we're left with compliance. Welcome to the dystopia.
Reminds me of the lady that got shot walking in her living room with a gun in her hand...clearly no threat at that point in time, just cops shooting at a person with a gun in their hand, not to mention that it is perfectly legal (maybe not smart, but legal) to have a gun in your hand inside your house. I am all for PD handling business when guns are pulled on them...but it seems like people are getting shot or killed that could have been prevented.
They yelled AUSTIN POLICE..... he then walked to the door with the gun! FFS ppl, back off!! I wasn't saying the cops were 100% right....but, he had a gun....IN HIS HAND! Can't y'all see past the 2 seconds the cops took to shoot after saying they're cops? If he wasn't sure they were cops he would had to have taken time to grab a gun, instead, he was right there ALREADY with .....(I'll say it again) an f'ing gun in his hand!!!!
@@Justuravfrogmom The time between the police knocking, announcing themselves, and then shooting was barely 2 seconds. That is not enough time for anyone to react. The gun must've already been in his hand before the police announced themselves. He was not pointing it. I'd like to see how quickly you'd react to someone pounding on your door, loudly mumbling "austinpolicopenthdoor" in an already noisy home.
@@Justuravfrogmomso what?! he's still lawfully allowed to have his firearm in his own house! he had it pointed in a safe position. that officer was terrified and shot when he shouldn't have. he has no business being in law enforcement.
So how is it illegal to have a gun in your hand in your house? This cop should be in prison. You shot this man through his glass door. He was not even pointing a gun at him. This is wild as fuck
Why do people think "yelling police" is a magic word that means anyone in a home automatically just knows police are at the door. I mean, it is never the case where robbers or thieves or murderers do it. Jesus, zero time to reach, to interpret what you heard, and you are getting assassinated. The fact he is walking to the door is nothing, he might want to look at a camera or peephole. He might ask them to announce again and identify, etc. Walking with a gun in a home, whoop de doo
I mean, it’s reasonable to assume police would be called if you’re having a shouting match with someone at 2am in an apartment complex. I’m surprised he didn’t get charged with disorderly conduct
If I get into a screaming match at 2am and someone beats on my door announcing themselves as police...I mean if they're a robber they"re not picking the apartment that have cops on the way.
Can somebody make the case why this was a good shoot? As others have commented, he was holding the gun in his house and didn’t point at the officers. Didn’t even give him a command to “drop the gun”. Not a fan of this one.
Exactly but you're asking the wrong question, on this channel there's too many bootlickers and you will definitely get a response why the cop is always right and how they will investigate themselves and find no wrongdoing😂
He was approaching the front door where police identified themselves as LEOs. What else was that officer supposed to do? Hope he didn't shoot the officers when he opened the front door?
@@StarrTile Half true but I see a lot of people criticizing as well when warranted. You have just as many who say all cops are animals. I love our law enformcent as a whole, but I hate this shooting. Man was in his own house. My home is my castle and there have been MANY times where someone bangs on my door and I arm myself. Just because you saw that through a window doesn't mean you can take my life. Not a fan.
@@derek4177 Literally the definition of it depending on the situation. In this case they had no right to shoot them, in other cases they have every right to shoot them. Think before you comment. lol
@@maolcogi maybe you think and read properly before you comment. When there was no interaction before and they didn't announce themselves IT DOESNT DEPEND. Now go think again before you write. lol :D
@@derek4177 stop being dumb, you're not an expert, you're probably not even a cop. Americans can have guns and handle them in their home, people do impersonate cops to commit home invasions and going to a door with a gun isn't a crime, pointing it at someone or firing it at someone is. Think before you comment, like actually think this time.
And let me guess. No one will be held responsible for either shooting then the police will wonder why no one is in their corner when BLM calls to defund them.
There have been countless references of this exact reaction to someone pounding on the door. As far as I am concerned, it looks like the victim was simply checking the peep hole of their door and holding a gun as protection.
The perp was already violating an ordinance with disturbing the peace and making verbal violent threats. So the police were well within their rights for surveillance within the domicile through the window. If the officer believed that the perp was pointing that weapon at him or was preparing to injure his fellow officers then he was well within his rights to employ lethal force. You may not like it, but these types of law enforcement statutes around the country have been upheld by the SCOTUS on more than one occasion.
@@Manmoon69420 True, but he does have plausible deniability being inside the home. He could say he couldn't hear them say anything about it being the police at the door.
It wasn't like he was just sleeping. He was yelling at the top of his lungs in an apartment at 2am. That was the most cop knock I've ever heard. A reasonable person would assume it's the police.
What if that cops mother was holding a gun in her house when people were banging on her door. That cop should be charged with a felony. See how he reacts in prison when dudes come knocking on his cell door
I mean, I could understand them shooting him if he had opened the door, or actually pointed the gun at of the officers, but he didn't. He stayed inside his home and kept his weapon in high ready, pointed in a safe direction. He then had maybe 3 seconds to process the information that police were outside his door before someone shot him through his window at a completely different angle.
Not that easy. There are caps on how much you can get from a lawsuit against the government. In most places it’s around 200k. Subtract you lawyer fees and you be looking at around 140k. You could also sue the officer in civil court too. But, how much you think he will have. And, in this case he was not on the force long and most likely got fired after this event.
Probably not...Even though he was legally carrying the cop also had a reasonable fear. This is more than likely just a self defense vs self defense case where neither are in the wrong
@@christopherwall444 1) It's not a law. 2) Maybe he shouldn't approach the door armed while cops are announcing themselves. 3) No one got sent to "eternal nothingness." He lived. Too bad the facts get in the way of your narrative.
He was already walking to the knocking of the door ( not knowing it’s pd yet) they yell Austin police department then shoot 2seconds later while he has a gun in his own house this unannounced stuff is crazy id sue!!
No matter which side you're on He's an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
Idk it seems like the call implied domestic and the dude walked up with the gun after police announced themselves. Idk bout you but I’ve never walked up to my door at low ready position.
The same can be said about Americans in general to be fair. That's why they have all these guns and laws, cause they live terrified of their own shadows.
Owning and carrying a gun is not illegal. He didn't make any threats to the officers nor did he point his gun at any of them or the other person in the home. This is going to get the city sued. The officer did not need to shoot him.
True, but walking towards the door holding a gun, making it look like you’re trying to get the drop on whoever’s outside is, even when Officers made themselves known!
@@Manmoon69420 UMMM no. The cop shot a man legally allowed to own a weapon in his own home before the man had done anything. You can try to spin this but it is a bad shoot. The cop should faces charges and be unemployed.
"The officer who fired his gun has been with APD for seven months and has been placed on administrative duty". "Medel was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was released the next day. The other man involved wasn't hurt. So far, there are no charges, but the case is still under investigation".
Someone help me understand how the roe's in a combat zone are more strict than in the homeland? How is it that a cop can shoot you for simply holding a firearm?
@@john9391 He wasn't pointing the gun at the police, and he was inside his own house. There have been plenty of robbers and serial killers (Bay Area (g)Rapist, Jeffery Dahmar, etc.) that have posed as police officers to get into someone's house to rob or kill them. Now tell me, who's the actual r e t a r d here?
Don't be sensational. The VAST majority of police do the right thing by the people. And then there's this guy... who (like a plan crash) gets the spotlight and people like you assume this is how every interaction works. It's not.
@@khall187 Why has APD shot two homeowners who were committing no crime in their homes in less than a year? I guess the VAST majority of police don't work for APD.
@@khall187 it’s not sensational, it’s increasing with frequency. Plus with video there is no hiding it anymore, like they tried to do when they shot and unalived that child in California. That cop should be charged for violating that man’s 2nd amendment.
So hold up... Cops run up announced while it is dark outside.. man in his own home responds to an unexpected noise at his door... armed, because you never know.. he gets blasted from the other side of windows that he cannot see out of, from cops who can see everything... What's the legality here? Because Im pretty sure getting blasted from cops outside your home is pretty insane.
I just want to be clear -- the man was standing inside his own home, holding a firearm, pointed at no one, checking to see who was banging on his door at 2.00am in the morning ??
@@johnnewton1051 how do we know he was threatening the other person with said gun? Maybe he picked up the gun when he heard the pounding on his front door at 2am?
Cops set up an ambush for a noise complaint. Peeping in the window with cops banging flashlight on the front door. The man could say he had less than 3 seconds to react and got shot from the ambush before realizing what was going on.
It’s not just a noise complaint. It sounded like some sort of domestic violence situation. Why would he come to the door with a gun? If he really felt he was in danger, he should have barricaded himself in a position of advantage, shut the lights off, and dialed 911. Even if it was an intruder, it makes no sense to confront them at the doorway. He knew it was the police, and he was going to shoot at them.
@@mikeyjr6615is a man standing just outside the hall of an elementary school wearing a trench coat and armed to the teeth still considered as an "innocent man" in America? 😂
Well, come on, don't act like it's some sort of mystery why he got shot. The difference between someone legally holding a gun and killing you with it is a matter of one second and a slight orientation change. Humans don't have perfect reactions or reaction times. Looks to be like it might be a technically bad shoot, but I think that the courts should take human ability into account.
@@js1817 What human ability? Dude didn't even have the time to put his gun down before he got lit up. He's about to get a fat ass check for this trigger-happy officer encounter.
@@Hillbillykaren I once came to my front door with my gun at 0200 when someone claiming to be police were banging on the door. Difference is my patio blinds were closed. They eventually went away to a neighbor's place.
@@Hillbillykaren didnt know if the mystery man at the door says "police" that means you no longer can answer a door or have a gun in your hands. Thank god no one would take advantage of that....Right??? Get the cops dick out of your mouth. You might start to talk sense.
Thankful the suspect is OK for once. Unless there's some further context missing this seems like an assault charge for the officer. Can't just start shooting into apartment windows because some guy has his gun with him at night, cop or not.
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
@GodlyKJ If its robbers, you should be armed. If it's cops, you can put your gun down and open the door. He seemingly never made a move to be hostile towards officers, just safe for himself. If you aren't concerned with the possibility of someone with hostile intent *lying* to you, then you've lived an incredibly privileged life. Good for you.
I can't believe some people actually think this dude wasn't a threat..? He was creating a domestic disturbance in the first place, then when the police decide to make contact with the subject inside of the apartment, the main one who was already seen being aggressive towards his significant other prior too contact, decides to take a gun up in both hands and answer the door..? In what world do you think its a good idea to answer the door with a firearm even after the fact they had already announced the presence of Law enforcement? I hate the people that say in this comment section "well who would answer the door in the middle of the night to someone announcing themselves as the police" Probably the person whos screaming and being extremely aggressive??? Do you not expect the police to show up after screaming and acting out at 1 in the morning? YOU ARE A JOKE, if you think this dude was innocent.. He got what he deserved and he's lucky he didn't catch one too the dome like he should have.
@@jacobbrady7523He was in his home and had no idea that police were spying on him and he was drinking. I also hate when cops shoot someone up knowing that involuntary movements can happen, they tell you not to move again then finish you off for no reason.
@mhsandifer. It is when the person who knocked says its the police,..or do you usually answer a knock on the door,with a gun in your hand?..Yes or No?..l(of course they will not respond to my question,..as they now realise how dumb their question was in the first place🤣)
LOL, do you think you'd walk if you shot someone in his own apartment holding a gun? The laws aren't different for cops, they're just citizens "defending" themselves. You think John and Mike would tell you to do this? LOL
@@LarsLarsen77 I don’t know man. I get what the cop was thinking, he didn’t want his fellow officers potentially walking into an ambush but the dude didn’t do anything yet. Hard to call it.
@@jochenheiden I’m interested to hear from them as well. This is a hard one to justify since you can legally answer your door armed, even for the police. His split times at that distance as well- he could have been working a hole in the glass, but I think it was panic firing.
1:282:51 was that aggressive knocking necessary? I understand that people are shouting inside, but a regular firm knock and announcement would have sufficed. If someone knocked on my door like that I’d arm myself as well. The cop beat his door with a flashlight, who knocks like that?
Yes, that knocking is necessary. It's called a "cop knock". The intention is to make it impossible, unless your deaf, to claim you never heard the knocking and get yout attention so you hear the shouting of "POLICE". The knock is supposed to wake the dead.
@@Isaac_132 LOL, the knocking, if anything, would make it HARDER to understand him saying police. And it doesn't matter if you claim you didn't hear the knocking. There is no laaw that you must answer your door or hear knocking. What are you even talking about?
@@LarsLarsen77 I'm not sure why it would make it harder to understand the police yelling "POLICE". You don't knock and announce at the same time. You knock, which gets people's attention, and then you announce after the knock. It's pretty simple.
Well never respond to the police knocking on your door with a gun in your hand. That was stupid. The officer should have told him to drop the gun before shooting . What the hell.
If a person without a badge did this there would be charges. Yelling police is a common tactic home invaders use. This looks like a bad shoot but a jury should decide.
Home invaders don’t do that. Where did you read that ? The last thing they want is to be loud and detected. Moreover they don’t want neighbors alerted either. You watch too many movies. Yeah fellas let’s alert the homeowner so he can get a gun !
@@Hillbillykaren "Home invaders don’t do that." It happened in October 2023, The New York Post has an article titled "Brave homeowner fires at armed burglars pretending to be Seattle police" that was published on October 19th 2023.
So you think they’re home invaders and you go to the door they are knocking at instead of calling police and getting to a safer location inside your home?
Austin PD showed up guns drawn when i was carrying a gun (on hip in holster, and in a rifle case) to my vehicle. I was taken to the jail and released within 20 minutes at jail. I moved away a month ago because Austin is basically Cali at this point.
Exactly. What no one here is realizing is that in Austin ... mere possession of a firearm makes you a "bad person." Just bc it's TX means nothing. They don't realize it's another liberal $HlTH0L3 ...
If the subject does not point the gun immediately at officers, doesn’t the officer legally have to give a command and opportunity to have the subject drop the gun? Just thinking about how some people will answer a door armed.
The answer to your question is no. The officer doesn’t have to legally wait until he is looking down the barrel of a gun before he can shot a suspect. Each case is different and the officer will have to articulate why he used deadly force when he did. The officers actions will be judged by what any other reasonable officer would have done in the same situation. Hindsight (watching RUclips videos at home or playing Monday morning quarterback) is not the standard for judging how an officer should react.
@@Manmoon69420 so its okay to just shoot someone in their own home, who has a gun but isnt pointing it at anyone? sounds right out of the nazis play book
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His biggest mistake was leaving the blinds open.
Everyone needs to keep their blinds closed to hide from the police
Or coming to the door with a gun.
Land of the free
Or believing he lived in the US, where people have the right to bare arms inside their home.
A clear case of blinds leading the blinds.
"What the fuck" is right.
It's not.
"What the fuck" is wrong.
There's a 99% chance they were already yelling at him to open the door HENCE why he was already headed to the door. It's his own fault for believing they were fake police like some grand scheme or whatever bullshit he thought.
@@handled99 No, it most definitely is.
Haha. Nice job officer. Waste that dirtbag.
There noise
Quick call the apd hit squad ? LoL 😝
A man in Texas has a gun in his own home. Imagine that.
Police have no right to kill him inside his home
@@amineferskilol ok pal
Yeah cuz bullets can't leave the house either, right? It's not like a gun fires projectiles or anything.
@@JohnDoe-qu8jt he is inside his house and he uses his own gun inqide his house , police don't have to kill him
home? that's a cardboard box for the proud and free (formerly alive) americans
edit: by americans I mean people from another country that are living in america dealing drugs
notice how it doesn't say they charged him with anything
Charged with what carrying a gun in his apartment at 2 in the morning.
Fkn bandits they always disturb peace..
@PyroShields Right! Haha No shizz they didn't charge him.
@@PyroShields Carrying a gun to open the front door AFTER being told loud and clear it was the police department.
Someone is about to have a payday. This was a really gray area considering it's 2 am and someone is banging on your door claiming to be police. I understand both sides.
Lights on inside and dark outside means no one inside can see out and everyone can see in.
Oh wow thanks, Einstein, for explaining it to us low IQ individuals.
Good job, captain obvious. Did you figure that out all by yourself?
@@tacoking5685good job crybaby. Your diaper full? Cause buddy ol pal. The comment section is to talk about the video above. Not everyone understands how lights work. Seriously, so many families sitting at dinner tables with windows wide open lights on yet they have no idea anyone can see in. 😅
@@tacoking5685 the point being don't make the mistake of having the lights on when you investigate someone pounding on your door.
@@tacoking5685 Clearly you have no friends. The point is, the people inside the apartment would not able to see police outside the porch. So... the knock on the front door could be from anyone until they can look through the peep if one exists.
you can't hold guns in your own home anymore??
You sure can, this cop was in the wrong. IMHO.
@@Tommyr BIG wrong. What a jabroni
They said it was the police
@@chrisharlan4021and??????? I can say the word “police” right now, it doesn’t make me one
not when they clearly announced themselves as police and they hold the gun up in a threatening manner
Not too sure about this one folks... I'm thinking the homeowner might end up getting a big fat paycheck out of this.
No
NO, he wont. You dont ever answer the front door with a gun in your hand.
@@user-du4ky2fy7q he didn't even get a chance to answer the door.
@@user-du4ky2fy7qyeah good luck with that. Hopefully you don’t answer the door for the wrong person some day.
@@BlackLabelMarkyeah, because he didn't even approach the door. he went towards the balcony. and when he saw the officer he put the gun in both his hands, which is something you do when you prepare to shoot.
To the people saying they announced themselves, he had less than 4 seconds to understand what he had just heard before he was shot. He didn’t even have time to put the gun down. Heck, he could have had it because he saw someone moving around outside his window.
You can't see out when it's light inside and dark outside. Try it.
4 seconds is like 5 minutes in a gun fight with adrenaline running.
Bullshit on this! B.S. On This!
This is nothing less than *Murder*
Cop Aims his weapon thru a window of mans home and Shoots him because he has a Gun inside his Own Home? WTF? Seriously?
Hands-Down this cop will be indicted for *Murder* First Degree Murder!
Seeing Shit Footage like this is no wonder why people dont trust cops and shoot at them!
I Mean; Can Ya Blame 'Em? Really?
@@BIGxJIMxSLADE This is Nothing but *Murder*
Somebody slamming my door and yells police... why would I go to the door with a gun. Idiot
So no arrest was made? Because he didn't break a law? But still got shot? Insane.
My boy is gonna be riiiiiiiiich
Pointing the gub in his hand at officers
@@JaceB-tf3vf no he's not, he was literally holding a gun in his hand lmao
He pointed a gun at a cop. Are you high?
@@mikemiller659You have 🐵 IQ. Be better
So I can't come to the door with a gun or have one in my hands in my own house? That was a bad shoot.
Not when your actively commiting a crime and you are answering the door to the police who have clearly announced themselves.
@@DeagleGamesTVlmao what crime did he commit? And robbers can’t act like police to get someone to open the door?
@@DeagleGamesTVI guess you’ll just open your door for anyone at 2am if they simply say “police, open up”. Good luck to you out here.
@@DeagleGamesTVwhat crime? Please tell me what crime he committed?
@@lookatmyclosetblows my mind to see people defending this. “Duuuuur well they said the magic word POLICE”
hes allowed to have a gun inside his own house who are the cops too shoot through theyre door into their house
You just shot someone in their own home!!!? No warning, he wasn't threatening anyone.
Civil and criminal suit coming...
For what? pointing a gun at the door which had cops on the other end?
@@dare2554 Read the description. If even the cops said it was pointed upwards then the cops are fucked (tax payers....) At approximately 2:09 a.m., Officer Walker Prado observed through the sliding glass door that one of the male subjects, later identified as 31-year-old Avelino Medel II, was armed with a gun in his hand. Medel, with the gun in his hand, pointed in an upward direction, then walked towards the front door where officers announced themselves.
It is not illegal ESPECIALLY in Texas to answer the door with a gun in your hand in your own home.
Trigger happy cops. Prime example 1 Acorn!!!!!
@Togo-420 So explain all the hundreds of other incidents where a suspect pulls a weapon over a minor inconvenience.
@@flipfloprescueteam6210 it is different if you pull a gun outside your house or after letting the cops in and identifying them. This one is blatantly wrong, I doubt they'll even go to court before settling
It’s good to see people calling out the fact that this man was no threat to anyone at the time he was shot.
He just wanted to show them his gun.
I didn't notice that.
@@Blackstaralpha how many videos have you seen of home invaders saying “police” before kicking down the door? I’ve seen at least 5 that I can think of
@@JaceB-tf3vfOne, out of the hundreds I have seen!
Edit: and plus, it’s 2:00am, and you’re screaming at your lover, you can’t be surprise when cops knock on your door!
It doesn’t matter if the gun was in his hand while answering the door. This is America and he never pointed it any one. Look up all the victims of crimes involving groups of people pretending to be cops.
This one is going to be a little trickier for the police. We cannot say that the subject was perfectly aware that it was police who sounded like they were trying to break in, not bad guys.
That just cost the Austin tax payers $$$
suddenly he has "new" family members
Not when you look at frame 1:35 of the video
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@mbecker163 he's in his house, it doesn't matter who's at the door.
@@alexrekzu4079the officer shot a man while looking into his house at 2:30 am. He is in the wrong.
Well now it looks like window covers are needed to remain closed from now on.
Sound advice. This video was eyeopening.
And how would that change the outcome? There's a handful of other videos on this channel alone showing that opening your door to cops with a gun in hand has _always_ lead to an OIS. And it's _always_ for the same two reason at housing complexes: Either the officers are conducting an investigation and are greeted by these paranoid gun owners, or they're there to serve a warrant and end up in a gunfight with the wanted felons.
Should have been doing this. Everybody doesn't need to know when you're home or where you're going inside the house.
After the lawsuit money against the city pays, he will be able to afford very nice window covers.
Better yet, we should collectively stop funding terrible architects who keep making unbelievably insecure designs like all glass walls and doors. lol
When you learn the officer that did the shooting has only been a cop for 7 months.
Then you know he was a move in commie from some shit hole that would have protected him in this case
Oh, you didn't have to tell us. We can tell.
I see their training is working perfectly as designed.
7 month rule.
Because many experienced officers quit the Austin police force because of the leftist woke policies.
Contradicting orders by 2 different officers, this guys is lucky to be alive with these shoot first cops out here. “What the fuck?!” Is right, this is ridiculous
Orders don't exist through walls and doors before visual identification is established. Dude was just checking his peep-hole while armed, as Americans do, to make sure there isn't an armed motorcycle gang or looters outside his door. A common criminal tactic is to bang on your door at night and shout "Austin Police, open up!"
@@agvulpine what? Im talking about after they already shot this poor guy and are yelling at him to “stop moving or i will shoot you again” and then the other officer ordering him to out his hands out the door. 1 officer giving commands is how it should be done. But these cowboys already shot a civilian apparently in his own home for just holding a gun and not knowing scared police were outside his unit.
Pistol was at the high ready position not pointed at anyone, this one is going to go down as a bad shoot. Shouting that you are the police is not the same as verifying you are the police.
Knocker announced
who the fuck else is going to be at your door announcing themselves as the police at 2:00 AM after you've got done having a screaming match with someone in an apartment complex
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
WRONG👎🏽😂
And how do you expect them to verify that they’re police when they’re on the other side of a closed door?
I smell a lawsuit and a fast 6 figure out of court settlement.
7 figures coming up.
Nope.
This is not a lawsuit dude. Police are in the right.
@@SDT493we shall see. Did he threaten anyone with the pistol?
Was he a present or continuing threat to anyone?
Was he a suspect of a violent crime?
Was he violently resisting arrest?
Those are the Graham factors
Common sense may tell you and me he clearly heard “Police, open the door”
But will a jury believe he only heard someone trying to break his door down?
I’m with Yogi Berra on this one, It ain’t over till it’s over
@@SDT493 WRONG
"Stop it's the police" literally a second later drops him. Cops in the wrong.
How much time do you think is needed?
@CarsonHughes85 could you respond to and believe there are cops at your door in 5 seconds at 2 am? I would be suspicious, so yes cops are in the wrong.
Someone knocks on your door in the night and shouts something you can't understand. You pick up your firearm and head towards the door. This is all normal, proper, and legal. The next moment someone, without warning, shoots you down through a window. That seems like excessive force.
Being involved in a domestic dispute with a gun in your hand, is illegal.
Stop assuming he didn’t understand hoss
@@thatguyrich9822 No, it isn't. Angry while armed is not a crime. It's certainly a bad idea though.
@@lastdance2099 Get into an argument with your wife (or other family member), then pull a gun on them during the dispute.... that's agg assault with a deadly weapon - a felony.
@@thatguyrich9822 Guy who doesn't know the law seeks to move goal posts constantly.
Usually I'm siding with the police , but man , this one is kind sus , the dude was in his own house and the cops never once told him to drop his gun , i did not see the guy point the gun at anyone and I watched the video at least 6 or 7 times , I don't think he pointed it at the police . scetchy shoot at best .
I have seen known cop killers get more of a chance repeatedly on this channel whilst going on a mayhem spree in vehicles for ex, endangering the public because they don't want to get their shiny cruisers broken. Then this guy gets zero warning in his own home? This pisses me off.
He’s walking to the door where he heard a voice just say they are police and open up. All attention on his front door to make sure it is police and not some random people. Then gets smoked immediately from an unseen shooter from through the window. Without a single command to drop the weapon. Yeah this is definitely a bad shot. If this was something that required any urgency, they wouldn’t have set up for a few minutes listening in. Officer Prado showed a total lack of control with his firearm.
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
"Drop the gu... Oh shit I'm dead"...Can't see why this should be sketchy?
@@GodlyKJ ever been robbed by dudes posing as cops before, huh?
That dude was in his house so I dont think its lawful to shoot him until he comes to the door. I dunno the issue but I think its hard to prove he was going to shoot the police as he just herd loud banging on the door. Shooting him threw the sliding glass door seems dirty to me.
heard* through*
jfc bro
Isn't the law about how police can shoot if they feel a threat to their life ? Wouldn't they be justified then ?
He's allowed to carry a gun in his own house, but that doesn't negate the cops probably felt their lives being threatened by him pulling a gun when they knocked
@@BlancheNuit, all cops do anymore is justify their actions by claiming fear. If they are so GD afraid of everything, maybe it's time to get better than Ds in high school, move back to their mommy's basement, and consider studying, earn a degree, and get a safe office job.
@@BlancheNuitbootlicker?
This is why one must larp with blinds closed
The cop saying "stop moving or I will shoot you again" has the perfect Mitch Hedberg cadence.
Lmao I knew something was missing
Forget everything you know about slip covers .
"I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too."
@@mcgoodle I nominate this for, 2024 Comment of The Year.
@@mcgoodle My favorite Mitch line, when I had the pleasure of seeing him in person:
"I don't like cocaine. I just like the way it smells"
"He was released from the hospital on Sunday, April 7. The other male involved in the disturbance did not sustain any injuries.
Currently, there are no charges pending, though the case remains under active investigation."
Huh?
The cops f'd up.
He didn't break any laws
That cop is guilty of attempted murder.
Im sure the cops will find some sort of BS charges to threatn him with if he tries to sue
He will sue… lol . Either way if he’s not charged or charged. If they charge him, they’re digging themselves in the grave lol literally
Regardless of why they are called, they do not know what happened or is happening. You are allowed to carry a gun however you want in your own house. In no way should police be allowed to react this way, and they are not. This man just won a settlement.
and it came from your pocket
Nope
as a LEO you are correct
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
@@GodlyKJ Because a bad guy would never pound on a door and say "police" to get you to open your door so he could rob you. Bad guys just wouldn't do such a thing.
Super confused. What’s considered a “Disturbance”? Unsure if this was the guys own apartment? Say if it was it’s not that unreasonable to get a gun at 2:30am. Just not enough context as to why that cop immediately fired.
because he was pointing a gun. you don't stop to ask questions when someone is pointing a firearm at you or your buddies. do us all a favor and dont become a cop!
Police can literally make anything they want up it's just best to comply because if not they will get you with whatever vague things they can come up with. Problem is too systemic to fix without getting rid of the police but that's not really an option so we're left with compliance. Welcome to the dystopia.
@@ryannocera6690at 2:30 the home owner could say the same thing
@@ryannocera6690 guessing you're not a cop yourself
@@ryannocera6690 Do us all a favor, you neither. Where did you see or read that he was pointing the gun?
What's so illegal about having a gun in your own apartment???
It’s not illegal. There lies the problem.
Reminds me of the lady that got shot walking in her living room with a gun in her hand...clearly no threat at that point in time, just cops shooting at a person with a gun in their hand, not to mention that it is perfectly legal (maybe not smart, but legal) to have a gun in your hand inside your house. I am all for PD handling business when guns are pulled on them...but it seems like people are getting shot or killed that could have been prevented.
Did you really just suggest it's not smart to hold your own gun in your own house? I want you to repeat that back to yourself.
This wasn’t justified just because I’m yelling inside my home and holding a gun don’t mean you can shoot me through my window without prior contact
WHere is your law office?
They yelled AUSTIN POLICE..... he then walked to the door with the gun! FFS ppl, back off!! I wasn't saying the cops were 100% right....but, he had a gun....IN HIS HAND! Can't y'all see past the 2 seconds the cops took to shoot after saying they're cops? If he wasn't sure they were cops he would had to have taken time to grab a gun, instead, he was right there ALREADY with .....(I'll say it again) an f'ing gun in his hand!!!!
@@Justuravfrogmom The time between the police knocking, announcing themselves, and then shooting was barely 2 seconds. That is not enough time for anyone to react. The gun must've already been in his hand before the police announced themselves. He was not pointing it. I'd like to see how quickly you'd react to someone pounding on your door, loudly mumbling "austinpolicopenthdoor" in an already noisy home.
Says who?
@@Justuravfrogmomso what?! he's still lawfully allowed to have his firearm in his own house! he had it pointed in a safe position. that officer was terrified and shot when he shouldn't have. he has no business being in law enforcement.
So how is it illegal to have a gun in your hand in your house? This cop should be in prison. You shot this man through his glass door. He was not even pointing a gun at him. This is wild as fuck
Pointing is not a prerequisite
@@TracyKimbal1973 shut up
@gryphon2787 opening the door with a pistol in his hand when he knew it was the police? Seriously?
@@TracyKimbal1973 imagine that and to get shot by a cop through the patio door who wasn’t at his front door… shut up
@@memphismackmarc1746 the other cop was dipshit.
Police should be charged. Now we aren't allowed to have guns in our homes? Fuck this.
Why do people think "yelling police" is a magic word that means anyone in a home automatically just knows police are at the door. I mean, it is never the case where robbers or thieves or murderers do it. Jesus, zero time to reach, to interpret what you heard, and you are getting assassinated. The fact he is walking to the door is nothing, he might want to look at a camera or peephole. He might ask them to announce again and identify, etc. Walking with a gun in a home, whoop de doo
exactly
If you think there's a robber/thief/murderer at your front door then why are you opening the front door? You're a jackass
I mean, it’s reasonable to assume police would be called if you’re having a shouting match with someone at 2am in an apartment complex. I’m surprised he didn’t get charged with disorderly conduct
What a clown. If police could see through walls, there would be alot more armed citizens dying before they checked who was actually at the door.
If I get into a screaming match at 2am and someone beats on my door announcing themselves as police...I mean if they're a robber they"re not picking the apartment that have cops on the way.
Officer Prado clearly follows the code of Bushido: he can't re-holster his gun until it has drawn blood.
“My blade cannot return to its sheath til it has seen bloooooooood” 😆
Lol x1000😂
Holy shit. lmao.
and thats why you dont answer the door when someone says "police open up"
Why
Isn't this the same police department that shot a lady having a water gun fight with her kid?
source?
Yup.
@@wrkzy He can't post a source in YT comments. Google is not your friend, but sometimes it is useful.
@@wrkzy This isn't Reddit, google it.
@@ReadTheShrill Google has googly eyes on you!
This is some insane six siege tactics here
Can somebody make the case why this was a good shoot? As others have commented, he was holding the gun in his house and didn’t point at the officers. Didn’t even give him a command to “drop the gun”. Not a fan of this one.
Exactly but you're asking the wrong question, on this channel there's too many bootlickers and you will definitely get a response why the cop is always right and how they will investigate themselves and find no wrongdoing😂
You're a fan of people being killed? I hope you're not a gun owner.
He was approaching the front door where police identified themselves as LEOs.
What else was that officer supposed to do? Hope he didn't shoot the officers when he opened the front door?
@@StarrTile Half true but I see a lot of people criticizing as well when warranted. You have just as many who say all cops are animals. I love our law enformcent as a whole, but I hate this shooting. Man was in his own house. My home is my castle and there have been MANY times where someone bangs on my door and I arm myself. Just because you saw that through a window doesn't mean you can take my life. Not a fan.
Questionable. BUT if you were hearing what the guy was screaming, you’d prob realize he’s gonna do some REALLY stupid stuff at 2am
That’s crazy how they gone shoot him when he was inside his own house with a gun?
MILK!!!!!
Who answers the door with a firearm when police announce themselves?
He was a Gilligan ig 😂
do you think being inside your house just means you can do whatever tf you want with a firearm?
Best of luck in learning the English language, r e t a r d
Yeah, I'm pretty sure cops just can't shoot at you through the window of your home.
it all depends
@@_Majoras nope it doesn't depends in this case, because there was no interaction or anything when he got shot.
@@derek4177 Literally the definition of it depending on the situation. In this case they had no right to shoot them, in other cases they have every right to shoot them. Think before you comment. lol
@@maolcogi maybe you think and read properly before you comment.
When there was no interaction before and they didn't announce themselves IT DOESNT DEPEND.
Now go think again before you write. lol :D
@@derek4177 stop being dumb, you're not an expert, you're probably not even a cop. Americans can have guns and handle them in their home, people do impersonate cops to commit home invasions and going to a door with a gun isn't a crime, pointing it at someone or firing it at someone is.
Think before you comment, like actually think this time.
Guy didn't even make it to the "peephole" before he got burned down. Falling acorn maybe?
Barney Fife fired recklessly
What if he was deaf lol
Second time in the last 8 momths APD has shot someone in the ealry morning cause they had a gun in thier own house
And let me guess. No one will be held responsible for either shooting then the police will wonder why no one is in their corner when BLM calls to defund them.
Pretty sure you can answer the door to you own home at 2 am with a firearm. He didn't even make it to the peek hole.
100% Legal
There have been countless references of this exact reaction to someone pounding on the door. As far as I am concerned, it looks like the victim was simply checking the peep hole of their door and holding a gun as protection.
Dude will be millionaire once come out of hospital. 😅
These shots were unjustified
How?
the police did nothing wrong. just protecting each other. the guy was a threat.
@@Test-ny6uh lmao. Delusional.
@@Test-ny6uh No, he wasn't. That's why he wasn't arrested for aggravated assault or brandishing or whatever. Because he did no such thing.
@@Test-ny6uh how was he a threat? he didn’t know who was out there and legally can hold his firearm inside his home, the 🐷 was a threat
*i love how the castle doctrine means nothing in america anymore*
I haven't had a slider in ages. Mmmmm...maybe for lunch today.
@@RLTtizMEi havent had your mom for ages either 🎉
That’s for when some is actively breaking into your house!
Not when cops are knocking on your door!
The perp was already violating an ordinance with disturbing the peace and making verbal violent threats. So the police were well within their rights for surveillance within the domicile through the window. If the officer believed that the perp was pointing that weapon at him or was preparing to injure his fellow officers then he was well within his rights to employ lethal force. You may not like it, but these types of law enforcement statutes around the country have been upheld by the SCOTUS on more than one occasion.
@@Manmoon69420 True, but he does have plausible deniability being inside the home. He could say he couldn't hear them say anything about it being the police at the door.
So if someone beats on my door at night and I grab my gun to answer the door, the police can kill me?
It wasn't like he was just sleeping. He was yelling at the top of his lungs in an apartment at 2am. That was the most cop knock I've ever heard. A reasonable person would assume it's the police.
Looks like it !
Yes
@@MrTLinSTL I'm reasonably sure that's fucking stupid
The police didn’t kill anyone hoss
What if that cops mother was holding a gun in her house when people were banging on her door. That cop should be charged with a felony. See how he reacts in prison when dudes come knocking on his cell door
clearly said its the police. you must be deaf and dumb
I mean, I could understand them shooting him if he had opened the door, or actually pointed the gun at of the officers, but he didn't. He stayed inside his home and kept his weapon in high ready, pointed in a safe direction. He then had maybe 3 seconds to process the information that police were outside his door before someone shot him through his window at a completely different angle.
He probably got fricked out, and thought they were robbers?
I see a lawsuit brewing.
Tbh they set that up like an ambush....dude didn't even get a chance to look through a peep hole let alone verify if it was police
Buddy hasn't yet realized that he just won the lottery!
Not that easy. There are caps on how much you can get from a lawsuit against the government. In most places it’s around 200k. Subtract you lawyer fees and you be looking at around 140k. You could also sue the officer in civil court too. But, how much you think he will have. And, in this case he was not on the force long and most likely got fired after this event.
Probably not...Even though he was legally carrying the cop also had a reasonable fear. This is more than likely just a self defense vs self defense case where neither are in the wrong
@@RyanPhoenixAZ Self Defence?? The officer that shot him was not in harm. Just saw him approaching the door with a gun and fired from the shadows.
@@jimscott4539 Yes, self defense. If someone is banging on my door at 2am I would be holding a gun too
@@jimscott4539 The guy raised the gun towards the cop, you can see it in the thumbnail
if the person thought it was robbers pretending to be the police, why wouldn't he pull out a gun to protect his home?
EXACTLY
Yeah sounds like a lawsuit. Maybe he was hard of hearing
Exactly my thoughts. You’re supposed to be allowed to defend yourself😮
@@dogfoot1874having perfect hearing doesn’t make a difference, you’re allowed to hold a gun in your own home. He’s gonna be a multimillionaire
Yeah I'm sure a jury will buy that
Law suit. Criminals often shout “police” … he was in his home. Bad cop, no donut.
I never heard 'drop the weapon'
What makes you think cops are required to say that?
@thatguyrich9822 I don't know..maybe the human thing to do to a guy not pointing his gun at anyone..before sending him to eternal nothingness
@@christopherwall444 1) It's not a law.
2) Maybe he shouldn't approach the door armed while cops are announcing themselves.
3) No one got sent to "eternal nothingness." He lived. Too bad the facts get in the way of your narrative.
@@thatguyrich9822 maybe we can just agree to disagree on this chat thread...not a big deal...just an opinion
Some people just can't read😂
He was already walking to the knocking of the door ( not knowing it’s pd yet) they yell Austin police department then shoot 2seconds later while he has a gun in his own house this unannounced stuff is crazy id sue!!
No matter which side you're on He's an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
@GodlyKJ how old are you dude?
@@sierrasix4068 he pasted that stupid ass reply on every comment
@@sierrasix4068 id say hes 32.. minutes old
Idk it seems like the call implied domestic and the dude walked up with the gun after police announced themselves. Idk bout you but I’ve never walked up to my door at low ready position.
The police might just be too scared to be in this type of Work
Or you too daffy to be commenting.
thats why they join lol.
Go ride on Adam's diiik Gilligan😂 of the century
The same can be said about Americans in general to be fair. That's why they have all these guns and laws, cause they live terrified of their own shadows.
Owning and carrying a gun is not illegal. He didn't make any threats to the officers nor did he point his gun at any of them or the other person in the home. This is going to get the city sued. The officer did not need to shoot him.
True, but walking towards the door holding a gun, making it look like you’re trying to get the drop on whoever’s outside is, even when Officers made themselves known!
@@Manmoon69420 UMMM no. The cop shot a man legally allowed to own a weapon in his own home before the man had done anything. You can try to spin this but it is a bad shoot. The cop should faces charges and be unemployed.
@@wxmyjnsn you’re just gonna ignore the potential domestic violence?
2 words. Probable cause.
@@myronbourne6937 3 words: no probable cause
"The officer who fired his gun has been with APD for seven months and has been placed on administrative duty".
"Medel was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was released the next day. The other man involved wasn't hurt. So far, there are no charges, but the case is still under investigation".
Yeah: under investigation by Medel's freshly hired lawyer.
Someone help me understand how the roe's in a combat zone are more strict than in the homeland? How is it that a cop can shoot you for simply holding a firearm?
Because "Keep Austin Weird."
That dude doesn't have to worry about a pension plan. The City is funding that. Gross incompetence by that nervous trigger-happy cop.
@@john9391 Wrong, r e t a r d. He was not. Play it in slow motion. The cop is a trigger happy chicken shit.
@@john9391 even the police acknowledged the gun wasn’t pointed at them r e t a r d. Or you could use your own eyes to see it wasn’t
@@john9391 He wasn't pointing the gun at the police, and he was inside his own house. There have been plenty of robbers and serial killers (Bay Area (g)Rapist, Jeffery Dahmar, etc.) that have posed as police officers to get into someone's house to rob or kill them.
Now tell me, who's the actual r e t a r d here?
Nonsense!
No valid law suit either.
Perfectly legal shooting.
He was not trigger happy.
2005 scotus ruling and subsequent rulings since. Serve and protect alright, they serve the politicians and protect themselves.
Don't be sensational. The VAST majority of police do the right thing by the people. And then there's this guy... who (like a plan crash) gets the spotlight and people like you assume this is how every interaction works. It's not.
@@khall187officer wasn’t wrong here.
@@m.m.6044 guy wasn't charged and the officer is being investigated..
@@khall187 Why has APD shot two homeowners who were committing no crime in their homes in less than a year? I guess the VAST majority of police don't work for APD.
@@khall187 it’s not sensational, it’s increasing with frequency. Plus with video there is no hiding it anymore, like they tried to do when they shot and unalived that child in California. That cop should be charged for violating that man’s 2nd amendment.
So you can't hold a gun in your own house in the presence of a police officer? If I did that I'd be charged
To hell with the ambulance call a lawyer…
Asap
So hold up... Cops run up announced while it is dark outside.. man in his own home responds to an unexpected noise at his door... armed, because you never know.. he gets blasted from the other side of windows that he cannot see out of, from cops who can see everything... What's the legality here? Because Im pretty sure getting blasted from cops outside your home is pretty insane.
Not really. The police banged on the door and screamed police he clearly heard them but wanted to be tough and get his gun
I just want to be clear -- the man was standing inside his own home, holding a firearm, pointed at no one, checking to see who was banging on his door at 2.00am in the morning ??
It's Texas, why is everyone so surprised?
Who was the other person he was yelling at and threatening with the gun in his own home? also confused...
@@johnnewton1051 how do we know he was threatening the other person with said gun? Maybe he picked up the gun when he heard the pounding on his front door at 2am?
yes and was shot through a window with no warning
Need more context here for sure.
I always tell my kids, Shut the Front Door!
Cops set up an ambush for a noise complaint. Peeping in the window with cops banging flashlight on the front door. The man could say he had less than 3 seconds to react and got shot from the ambush before realizing what was going on.
It’s not just a noise complaint. It sounded like some sort of domestic violence situation. Why would he come to the door with a gun? If he really felt he was in danger, he should have barricaded himself in a position of advantage, shut the lights off, and dialed 911. Even if it was an intruder, it makes no sense to confront them at the doorway. He knew it was the police, and he was going to shoot at them.
@@kallen8757 oh yes, I'm sure you know exactly what was going through his mind. GTFO with your bootlicking propaganda.
@@kallen8757 why did he have a gun in his hand in the first place during a DV?
same plan every time they sneak around like thieves
@@Enkarashaddam There was no DV prior. Just a concerned caller using conjecture.
The crickets at the start reminded me of Thief: The Dark Project.
Cops were taffing around.
will this officer face any punishment ?
I don’t see why he would!
Do they ever?
💥💥💥...💥🤔🤔🤔
@@mikeyjr6615 The potential domestic violence? Just gonna ignore that?
@@mikeyjr6615is a man standing just outside the hall of an elementary school wearing a trench coat and armed to the teeth still considered as an "innocent man" in America? 😂
So let me get this straight? You can't hold a gun in your own home when people are banging on your door
Austin PD shoots first and asks questions later. It’s perfectly legal to have a gun in your own home. Unbelievable.
Well, come on, don't act like it's some sort of mystery why he got shot. The difference between someone legally holding a gun and killing you with it is a matter of one second and a slight orientation change. Humans don't have perfect reactions or reaction times. Looks to be like it might be a technically bad shoot, but I think that the courts should take human ability into account.
@@js1817 What human ability? Dude didn't even have the time to put his gun down before he got lit up. He's about to get a fat ass check for this trigger-happy officer encounter.
It appears the gun was also facing the upper left. Not at the cop
The cop may have over reacted.
No
Wow, sketchy!
Remind me to keep my patio blinds closed.
Or better yet don’t come to the door at 3 in the morning with a gun with cops at that very door. What do you think hoss ?
@@Hillbillykaren I once came to my front door with my gun at 0200 when someone claiming to be police were banging on the door. Difference is my patio blinds were closed. They eventually went away to a neighbor's place.
@@Hillbillykaren didnt know if the mystery man at the door says "police" that means you no longer can answer a door or have a gun in your hands. Thank god no one would take advantage of that....Right??? Get the cops dick out of your mouth. You might start to talk sense.
This situation feels off. No signs of violence in the home, and no apparent threat to officers or others present.
Thankful the suspect is OK for once. Unless there's some further context missing this seems like an assault charge for the officer. Can't just start shooting into apartment windows because some guy has his gun with him at night, cop or not.
Nope, No matter which side you're on the Homeowners an idiot for believing cops are faking being cops OR He's an idiot for defending his home poorly by not taking cover and letting them break in to start firing (and hopefully realize by then it was the police) instead of walking straight towards the line of potential fire, again, like an Idiot.
@@GodlyKJ maybe if you paste this comment 100 times you won't be a moe ron
@GodlyKJ If its robbers, you should be armed. If it's cops, you can put your gun down and open the door. He seemingly never made a move to be hostile towards officers, just safe for himself.
If you aren't concerned with the possibility of someone with hostile intent *lying* to you, then you've lived an incredibly privileged life.
Good for you.
@@patrickhenry8425 The absolute irony in this comment is fucking hilarious.
@@GodlyKJyou spamming this everywhere doesn't make it any less moronic or wrong.
Shooting someone in their own residence for no crime ??
There was plenty of probable cause
I can't believe some people actually think this dude wasn't a threat..? He was creating a domestic disturbance in the first place, then when the police decide to make contact with the subject inside of the apartment, the main one who was already seen being aggressive towards his significant other prior too contact, decides to take a gun up in both hands and answer the door..? In what world do you think its a good idea to answer the door with a firearm even after the fact they had already announced the presence of Law enforcement? I hate the people that say in this comment section "well who would answer the door in the middle of the night to someone announcing themselves as the police" Probably the person whos screaming and being extremely aggressive??? Do you not expect the police to show up after screaming and acting out at 1 in the morning? YOU ARE A JOKE, if you think this dude was innocent.. He got what he deserved and he's lucky he didn't catch one too the dome like he should have.
@@jacobbrady7523 you are allowed to yell and scream in Your own house, commie
@@jacobbrady7523He was in his home and had no idea that police were spying on him and he was drinking. I also hate when cops shoot someone up knowing that involuntary movements can happen, they tell you not to move again then finish you off for no reason.
@@myronbourne6937 yeah u bugging
That lawsuit will be juicy asf, bro really became a millionaire from home
Dude is lucky that glass was there to deflect those rounds as much as they did. He would have been toast otherwise
And that is why announcements are so very important.
They announced themselves and it didn't matter
knocker announced
Or they weren't heard. Just having a weapon in your own home isn't grounds for lethal force.
@mhsandifer. It is when the person who knocked says its the police,..or do you usually answer a knock on the door,with a gun in your hand?..Yes or No?..l(of course they will not respond to my question,..as they now realise how dumb their question was in the first place🤣)
@@roystonmarshall5027 you don't have to believe people banging on your door at 2 am are cops
Let’s see what Mike and John have to say about this one. This is a hard one to call.
LOL, do you think you'd walk if you shot someone in his own apartment holding a gun? The laws aren't different for cops, they're just citizens "defending" themselves. You think John and Mike would tell you to do this? LOL
@@LarsLarsen77 I don’t know man. I get what the cop was thinking, he didn’t want his fellow officers potentially walking into an ambush but the dude didn’t do anything yet. Hard to call it.
@@jochenheidenit's incompetence, treating everyone like they're a criminal.
@@jochenheiden I’m interested to hear from them as well. This is a hard one to justify since you can legally answer your door armed, even for the police. His split times at that distance as well- he could have been working a hole in the glass, but I think it was panic firing.
One reason never to rent instead of own- neighbors can call the cops when you're in a hollering mood.
wtf does that have to do with renting or owning? You can get the cops called on you regardless of where you live.
Looks like a lawsuit on this one.
It’s not illegal to have a gun while answering the door.
Rather be judged by 12 then carried by 6!!!
Absolutely Right!
A completely irrelevant point but thanks for commenting anyway
Yeah, it's also not illegal to reach for a gun or hold one while driving a car! Totally sane.
@@Abedeuss wtf are you babbling about?
1:28 2:51 was that aggressive knocking necessary? I understand that people are shouting inside, but a regular firm knock and announcement would have sufficed. If someone knocked on my door like that I’d arm myself as well. The cop beat his door with a flashlight, who knocks like that?
Grabbing a gun seems like the correct initial response to a stranger beating on your door at 2am. ESPECIALLY in the One Star State.
Yes, that knocking is necessary. It's called a "cop knock". The intention is to make it impossible, unless your deaf, to claim you never heard the knocking and get yout attention so you hear the shouting of "POLICE". The knock is supposed to wake the dead.
@@Isaac_132 LOL, the knocking, if anything, would make it HARDER to understand him saying police. And it doesn't matter if you claim you didn't hear the knocking. There is no laaw that you must answer your door or hear knocking. What are you even talking about?
@@LarsLarsen77 I'm not sure why it would make it harder to understand the police yelling "POLICE". You don't knock and announce at the same time. You knock, which gets people's attention, and then you announce after the knock. It's pretty simple.
I am so glad I don’t live in an apartment.
Well never respond to the police knocking on your door with a gun in your hand. That was stupid. The officer should have told him to drop the gun before shooting . What the hell.
He didn't tell him to drop it? Just killed him?
Wasn't killed.
He wasn’t killed hoss
@@Hillbillykaren Killed wasn’t hoss he.
I smell a lawsuit.
nope i just had egg salad for lunch
Your sense of smell is terrible then.
That’s just your dirty britches you be smelling
So he was trying to talk to his deaf grandpa, and didn't know if a burglar was breaking into his apartment and got shot by the po po.
Wrong. Try again hoss
Hit the lottery without playing the lottery.
This is a successful lawsuit.
Doubt
@@myronbourne6937doubt that theres a brain between your ears yes
If a person without a badge did this there would be charges. Yelling police is a common tactic home invaders use. This looks like a bad shoot but a jury should decide.
Home invaders don’t do that.
Where did you read that ? The last thing they want is to be loud and detected. Moreover they don’t want neighbors alerted either. You watch too many movies.
Yeah fellas let’s alert the homeowner so he can get a gun !
@@Hillbillykaren "Home invaders don’t do that." It happened in October 2023, The New York Post has an article titled "Brave homeowner fires at armed burglars pretending to be Seattle police" that was published on October 19th 2023.
So you think they’re home invaders and you go to the door they are knocking at instead of calling police and getting to a safer location inside your home?
Austin PD showed up guns drawn when i was carrying a gun (on hip in holster, and in a rifle case) to my vehicle. I was taken to the jail and released within 20 minutes at jail. I moved away a month ago because Austin is basically Cali at this point.
Another liberal toilet swirl.
Exactly. What no one here is realizing is that in Austin ... mere possession of a firearm makes you a "bad person."
Just bc it's TX means nothing. They don't realize it's another liberal $HlTH0L3 ...
Sounds like an illegal detention to me. What did they arrest you for?
@@williamfoster4268ummm i think he just told you... so the answer you are looking for is bc of people like you
@@FlickyIcky You must not be able to read and comprehend things because no where did he state what he was arrested for. Stop being a clown.
He was in his OWN F#@KING HOME, FFS!
It's not open season find anybody holding a gun in their own home, is it?🤷♂️
You’re missing the point again daddy
If the subject does not point the gun immediately at officers, doesn’t the officer legally have to give a command and opportunity to have the subject drop the gun? Just thinking about how some people will answer a door armed.
Not when they yell ‘Austin Police! open the door!’
No, that’s dumb, You don’t wait to see if the dude is gonna point the gun at you!
The answer to your question is no. The officer doesn’t have to legally wait until he is looking down the barrel of a gun before he can shot a suspect. Each case is different and the officer will have to articulate why he used deadly force when he did. The officers actions will be judged by what any other reasonable officer would have done in the same situation. Hindsight (watching RUclips videos at home or playing Monday morning quarterback) is not the standard for judging how an officer should react.
Anyone could say that@@austin5487
@@Manmoon69420 so its okay to just shoot someone in their own home, who has a gun but isnt pointing it at anyone? sounds right out of the nazis play book