Two contradicting immediate views. Mike Tobin thinks he saw a cop shoot someone:
Police are saying the reports of a police officer shooting someone are NOT TRUE.
North/Penn MT @cmcampbell6: Commander confirms it was a shooting. Man had a gun, police tried to arrest him, it fell and went off, he says.
— Pamela Wood (@pwoodreporter) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/scanbaltimore/status/595299597989314560
It appears that people, including Fox’s Mike Tobin saw a guy running “heard a gunshot”, and saw the guy on the ground – AND ASSUMED the cops shot the person. Which is the same immediate reaction by the “F**k the Police” crowd who immediately erupted.
FACTS: A man was approached by police. The man was armed and took off running. In the process of running from the police the guy dropped his gun and it went off. The man was tackled, apprehended, and then transported via ambulance out of an abundance of caution.
But it was too late because the #FTP crowd was already active:
Bystanders: 'another black man shot in the back while he was running away.' 'Oh it's gonna blow up tonight' #Baltimore
— Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015
Within seconds, vans of police showed up, also EMTs. My colleague got photos of the boy who was shot: 'he doesn't look good,' she said.
— Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015
'here we go again!' Crowd yelling. #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/AjVXfpUYCM
— Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015