Memphis cop fatally shoots black teen after mistaking him for someone else

Gwyn on Wednesday did not provide a timetable for the investigation into the death of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart to be completed.

NAACP president is asking everyone to be patient as this investigation gets underway but admits the public needs some answers as to how this young man went from being placed in the back of a squad vehicle to being shot dead. The officer issued the driver a ticket and released him, but Stewart allegedly had several warrants for his arrest, so the officer placed him in the backseat of the police auto to verify the warrants, the news station notes. During the fight, Stewart grabbed the officer’s handcuffs and swung them at him.

The mother also said that she did not understand why an officer who was much larger than her son needed to use deadly force to end the fight.

Officials said that when the officer returned to the auto to handcuff Stewart, the suspect kicked the door open and fought with the officer.

Stewart later died after being transported to Regional Medical Center. According to police, the warrants are for a sex-related offense in Iowa and for failure to appear in court in Illinois. He’s on leave now as police investigate what happened.

However, the teen’s mother said that he was detained several months prior in another case of mistaken identity.

“Words can’t express how I feel”.

“If my son, like they say, attacked this officer, why did he not use a taser?” “But when they ran his ID, they said another person had the same name that had warrants. There were two officers and only one of my son”. Investigators in those states confirm that warrants do exist for a Darrius Stewart, but it’s unclear at this time if those warrants are for the same Darrius Stewart.

The officer is 26-year-old Connor Schilling, who has been with Memphis police since 2012.

“We’re often saddened and disappointed at the slow process toward finding justice in police involved killings”, Norman said, adding later that the community should not rush to judgment about a shooting that could “ultimately divide our community”.