Jose Monteon Jr., 19

why dont u put the truth!! it was a fake gun!!!!

Darlyn,

It might have been a fake gun but those were real bullets that law enforcement had coming out of their guns. Too bad he didn't just do what was told.

Just goes to show you that a fake gun can get you killed just as quick as a real one. For my own safety you point a fake gun at me and I am not going to take the time to ask you if it is fake, I am going to shoot. Officers have to make split second decisions and I tip my hat to them. Have you seen some of these so called "fake guns" these days?

darly,
Put yourself in the officer's position. Someone points a fake gun at you, yet you think it's real. What do you do? Let us know so that police departments across the country can follow your example.

I totally agree that he should have listened to the officers commands but, did they really need to shoot him that many times to subdue him??? 8-11 times seems a bit excessive if you ask me.

They never said he pointed the gun at anyone!! So if they see a little kid with a toy gun they are going to shoot and kill him?? If anything they could have shot to get him down but they shot to kill!!

I guess "fake guns" do kill....seriously, just do what the cops say!! do you really think they won't shoot???

JJ & give me a break, fake guns do kill, cops do!

Just reading all the young people killed by guns on this website alone is enough to make anyone sick, especially the cops.

I couldn't imagine becoming a cop in LA trying to "serve and protect" only to see your efforts fall flawlessly to the ground.

By the way, just having a cell phone in your hand and disobeying orders to drop it is enough to warrant "open fire". They must make a split second decision, especially if there are innocent bystanders in the vacinity.

This will weigh on their conscience forever; if the gun was fake, it just makes it that much more sad.

RIP

Jag your comment makes absolutley no sense...

Mighty Mike, disobeying orders from cops should not be enough of a reason to pull the trigger and kill the suspect. I guarantee you if cops were held accountable for their actions just like the average citizen they will not be so quick to pull the trigger.

Jag,

Their job is to protect and serve. I'm sure there were innocent bystanders in the vicinity, which puts them on high alert. I agree with what you're saying, that a single shot to the leg should serve it's purpose, but it isn't like their thought process is to kill first and ask questions later. They may be painted in that light through perception, but it isnt reality.

Again, the orders are to drop your weapon. I'm not going to argue with that, even if I was holding a cheeseburger. The outcome would have been quite different had the orders been adhered to.

At any rate, Rest In Piece Jose.

I do not understand why a deputy would shoot someone 8-11 times. "Why not only once"? Obviously the fake gun never fired any rounds, So why keep on shooting?

— Mighty Mike .... "that a single shot to the leg should serve it's purpose" .... LOL ... that's Hollywood. You think if crazed criminal was shot in the leg, they would magically stop shooting?

How many times have we read about police officers being shot by someone who just comes out blasting away for no reason?

Those sherifs out there in the Antelope Valley are just trigger happy murderers. If this was the LAPD this would have defanately played out different. They didn't need to apprehend with deadly force but they prefer to out there. As trained professionals there is a non lethal alternative that could have prevented this, but I guess they would choose the lazy way and just squeeze a trigger. Cowards. R.I.P. Jose

syscom3

You sound so dumb...
He never pointed the toy gun at the sheriff and he OBVIOUSLY never shot it!!!!

The officer should not have fired at this boy 8-11 times... it seems that his intentions were to kill and I hope this incident is weighing heavily on his conscience because he was WRONG!!!!

Have some respect for this boy and his family!!!

RIP David you will be greatly missed!!

he was my cousin and he never did nothing wrong and the gun was fake and he never pointed it to none of the officers or shot @ them but they shot 2 time into his heart and the sad thing about it is that they did while his little brother was there watching everything A**HOLES is all i have to say u will always be missed lil D

— AM
That's what happens when you go around waving anything that resembles a gun, in front of cops.

I can understand family members being upset when these things happen. I can put myself in their shoes and I would be also. However, I can put myself in the officers' shoes as well. They don't have time to determine if the weapon is fake or not, their job is to protect the innocent!!!

Now if this was my cousin, brother, friend or whatever, my eternal question would be, "dude, why? why didn't you just drop the weapon when ordered to?" I think the answer is an obvious one...suicide by cop.

Like I said up top, if a cop rolled up on me with gun pointed and ordered me to drop my weapon, if I were holding my keys, they would hit the ground instantly. I don't understand why people come to the aid of those that were obviously in the wrong and didn't follow orders.

These are armed police officers with a tough job to do, why would anyone question their authority if they didn't want to get dealt with, with the highest order? If you've done nothing wrong and are innocent as so many seem to think, then you can certainly hash it out after the handcuffs are removed.

Out of respect to friends and family, RIP Jose and peace and healing to those he was dear to.

Meck, where does it say the suspect was waving a gun. This is murder and the cops responsible should go to jail for it.

Jag, a man with a gun in his hand and waving it around, is someone who will end up firing the weapon. And that bullet will go somewhere, aimed or not.

No human is fast enough to see the trigger being pulled and duck out of the way. The police did what they had to do, and that was neutralize an extreme threat to the safety of the public.

Perhaps you're suggesting that its OK for a gunman to begin firing away and the possibility for someone to get killed or wounded is an acceptable outcome, just so long as the police don't hurt the gunman.

- Jag,

Why don't we just put all the cops behind bars? Everytime an officer shoots a suspect (innocent bystanders in your eyes, in most cases) let's throw the system at them! Let's hold them to the same standards as John Q. Public!

That way, in the future should we need a cop to aid the innocent they will NEVER draw their firearm to protect us out of fear of going to prison based on the new law that you proposed and convinced thousands of other liberals to cling onto and vote into action.

How does that make any sense? They are police officers. When they ask you to pull over, you pull over. When they order you to the ground, you drop to the ground. Should they in some cokcemamy scheme to kill the innocent, order you to DROP your weapon, what do YOU think the next move should be?

Please don't get this answer wrong, in the name of sweet common sense!!!