Protest For Deaf Man Who Was Shot By Police

Activists rally over fatal police shooting death of Deaf man, Magdiel Sanchez.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Dozens of protesters marched in downtown Oklahoma City to call for justice days after a 35-year-old Deaf man was fatally shot by OCPD officer.

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Activists from groups including Black Lives Matter Oklahoma, American Indian Movement and the Oklahoma Association of the Deaf marched Sunday afternoon from City Hall to police headquarters in the "Justice For Magdiel Sanchez" rally.

Police have said officers responding to a hit-and-run accident Tuesday encountered Sanchez holding a metal pipe. Witnesses yelled, "he can't hear you" before the officers fired, but police said the officers didn't hear them.

-- Deaf Man Shot, Killed By Oklahoma City Police

One officer fired a Taser at Sanchez and the other a gun.

Family members of Sanchez called Friday for the arrest of the officer who fatally shot him and state and federal investigations into the matter.

SOURCE - KOCO

Related Article: More than a hundred gathered Sunday in downtown Oklahoma City to protest the shooting death of Magdiel Sanchez.

Sanchez, who was Deaf, was shot by police after a hit-and-run incident. The crowd marched from city hall to the police station, people holding signs and chanting.

“Being Deaf is not a crime. Killing him was,” said Juanita Dorado. “They shot him for no reason over and over and over after being told numerous times he did not hear you.” ... Read More at KFOR.

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Deaf Man Shot, Killed By Oklahoma City Police

Oklahoman Deaf man holding pipe fatally shot by corrupt police officer.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- KOCO: A Deaf man is dead and the Oklahoma City police officer who shot him is on leave following an incident on the southeast side.

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Authorities said Tuesday night’s officer-involved shooting near Southeast 57th Street and South Shields Boulevard started with a hit-and-run accident. It quickly escalated to a shooting right up the street.

-- Protest For Deaf Man Who Was Shot By Police

The suspect, 35-year-old Magdiel Sanchez, was shot and killed by a police officer outside his parents’ home after he approached officers while armed with a pipe. His neighbors said Sanchez was Deaf and nonverbal.

“He had this in his right hand and was holding it up,” Capt. Bo Mathews said.

Sanchez’s father left the scene of a crash and drove to the home, police said. When officers arrived, Sanchez confronted the officers.

“As Mr. Sanchez came off the porch, he started advancing to the second officer,” Mathews said. “As he started going toward these officers with a pipe in his hand, the officers discharged their weapons.”

One officer fired a stun gun while the other used his gun, hitting and killing Sanchez.

Cellphone video from a neighbor shows the moments directly after Sanchez was shot and officers rendered aid. Neighbor Julio Rayos said he screamed at officers that Sanchez was Deaf and believed he might have been confused.

“They killed an innocent man,” Rayos said. “He was never aggressive to nobody. He was a real nice guy. I don’t think he deserved to die like that.”

The officer who used the gun is now on paid administrative leave. The district attorney will determine if the shooting was justified.

SOURCE - KOCO

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