{"id":43968,"date":"2016-07-22T11:57:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=43968"},"modified":"2016-07-22T11:57:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T15:57:59","slug":"with-his-hands-up-in-the-air-cop-shoots-caretaker-of-autistic-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=43968","title":{"rendered":"With his hands up in the air, cop shoots caretaker of autistic man"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cop shoots caretaker of autistic man playing in the street with toy truck<\/h1>\n<div class=\"row story-rail-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wide-rail\">\n<div class=\"toplines\">\n<h3>Cellphone video shows the man on ground with hands in the air<\/h3>\n<h3>As the worker lays there, the autistic man continues to play with his toy<\/h3>\n<h3>There\u2019s no indication a weapon of any type was found at the scene<\/h3>\n<p>Miami Herald<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mcclatchy-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article90998947.html\/video-embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-gallery \">\n<div id=\"slick-gallery-container-29504737\" class=\"mi-slick-gallery-container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"current-caption\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Video shows the scene before and after caretaker Charles Kinsey is shot. He is shown lying in the street with a 23-year-old autistic man before being hit by a bullet from an assault rifle fired by a North Miami police officer. <\/span><span class=\"photographer\">Provided by Hilton Napoleon<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"story-body-items\">\n<div class=\"byline element-spacing-small\">\n<p><span class=\"ng_byline_name\">BY CHARLES RABIM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dateline-storybody\">\n<div id=\"story-target\" class=\"clearfix\">\n<div id=\"content-body-16194140-90905442\">\n<p>When a 23-year-old autistic man carrying a toy truck wandered from a mental health center out into the street Monday, a worker there named Charles Kinsey went to retrieve him.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later the autistic man was still sitting cross-legged blocking the roadway while playing with the small, rectangular white toy. And Kinsey was prone on the ground next to him \u2014 a bullet from an assault rifle fired by a police officer having struck his leg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe throws his hands up in the air and says, \u2018Don\u2019t shoot me.\u2019 They say lie on the ground, so he does,\u201d Kinsey\u2019s attorney Hilton Napoleon said Wednesday. \u201cHe\u2019s on his back with his hands in the air trying to convince the other guy to lie down. It doesn\u2019t make any sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser \">\n<div class=\"inline-link\">\n<h4 class=\"title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article81727082.html\">RECENT INCIDENTS REIGNITE DEBATE ON POLICE SHOOTING INTO MOVING VEHICLES<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cellphone video footage obtained by Napoleon clearly shows the heavy-set autistic man sitting and playing with his toy while Kinsey, dressed in a yellow shirt and shorts, obeys police orders to lie down on his back.<\/p>\n<p>The video, taken before the officer fired his weapon, shows Kinsey on his back with his hands in the air telling police he didn\u2019t have a weapon and asking them not to fire. At one point the autistic man appears to yell at Kinsey to shut up. A second brief video shows officers who are carrying rifles physically patting down Kinsey and the autistic man while they are lying on the ground.<\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser \">\n<div class=\"inline-link\">\n<h4 class=\"title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article80947132.html\">2 TEENS SHOT BY POLICE SAY THEY DIDN\u2019T KNOW SUV WAS STOLEN<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an interview with WSVN-Channel 7, Kinsey said that after he was shot, officers approached and flipped him over and handcuffed him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSir, there\u2019s no need for firearms,\u201d Kinsey told the news station he said to police before he was shot. \u201cIt was so surprising. It was like a mosquito bite.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser \">\n<div class=\"inline-link\">\n<h4 class=\"title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article78685602.html\">NW MIAMI-DADE MAN KILLED BY POLICE AFTER HE REACHES FOR WEAPON, COPS SAY<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kinsey said when he asked the officer why he fired his weapon, the cop responded, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By Wednesday, North Miami police hadn\u2019t offered much of an explanation. Assistant Police Chief Neal Cuevas said the investigation has been turned over to the Miami-Dade State Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Cuevas said officers received a 911 call indicating a man was in the street with a gun threatening to kill himself. They responded to Northeast 127th Street and about 14th Avenue and began barking orders. When the autistic man didn\u2019t comply, an officer fired three times, striking Kinsey once in the leg. He was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser \">\n<div class=\"inline-link\">\n<h4 class=\"title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article45896690.html\">AMID A SERIES OF POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN MIAMI-DADE, A SEARCH FOR PATTERNS<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cuevas said he didn\u2019t know who the officer was aiming at when he struck Kinsey. The offier\u2019s name hasn\u2019t been released.<\/p>\n<p>In a prepared statement, North Miami police spokeswoman Natalie Buissereth said \u201carriving officers attempted to negotiate with the two men on the scene, one of whom was later identified as suffering from autism&#8230; At some point during the on-scene negotiation, one of the responding officers discharged his weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police still hadn\u2019t released any paperwork or the incident report of the shooting by Wednesday. There is no indication that a weapon of any kind was found. The officer who fired his weapon has been placed on administrative leave, as is standard, for at least a week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser \">\n<div class=\"inline-link\">\n<h4 class=\"title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article55951775.html\">COPS FROM SIX AGENCIES SHOOT, KILL 14 IN MIAMI-DADE LAST YEAR<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kinsey, 47, who\u2019s worked at MacTown Panther Group Homes for a little over a year, wasn\u2019t badly injured and is expected to be home by Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>By Wednesday, Napoleon said he was already negotiating a possible settlement with the city of North Miami.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey realize this was something inappropriate regarding the shooting,\u201d he said. \u201cIf police departments come out more and admit fault, that would probably go a long way,\u201d toward improving relations with the public, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident highlights how explosive a situation can get when cops already on edge are forced to confront someone with autism or a mental disability.<\/p>\n<p>In dealing with the mentally ill, experts say, those dangers only multiply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was more worried about him than myself,\u201d Kinsey told Channel 7 of the autistic man, whose name hasn\u2019t been released.<\/p>\n<p>Said his wife Joyce Kinsey: \u201cI\u2019m just grateful he\u2019s alive and able to tell his story.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ndn-video-player-2\" class=\"ndn_embedContainer ndn-widget-embed-2 ndn_embed ndn-widget-embed-4 ndn_widget_VideoPlayer-Single ndn_embedded\" data-config-distributor-id=\"90045\" data-config-width=\"100%\" data-config-height=\"9\/16w\" data-config-legacy-embed-url=\"http:\/\/embed.newsinc.com\/Single\/iframe.html?WID=23688&amp;VID=31168117&amp;freewheel=90045&amp;sitesection=miamiherald_nws_loc_sty_vmpp&amp;height=370&amp;width=660\">\n<div class=\"ndn_floatContainer ndn_floatContainer_disabled\">\n<div id=\"ndn-widget-embed-4-player\" class=\"ndn_playerContainer ndn_floatContainer_contents ndn_videoPlayer ndn_videoPlayer_largeView ndn_videoPlayer_view1198 ndn_videoPlayer_view1022 ndn_videoPlayer_view999 ndn_videoPlayer_view849 ndn_videoPlayer_view784 ndn_videoPlayer_view766 ndn_videoPlayer_view702 akamai-html5 akamai-player akamai-desktop akamai-controls-auto akamai-normal akamai-ready akamai-inactive\" data-amp=\"\">\n<div class=\"ndn_startOverlayContainer ndn_playerOverlay\">\n<div class=\"ndn_pauseVideoInfo\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ndn_pauseVideoLogo\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.newsinc.com\/10449_75X27.png?t=1469089740\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ndn_videoTitle\">Therapist helping autistic patient shot by police<\/div>\n<div class=\"ndn_videoProviderName\">Reuters<\/div>\n<div class=\"ndn_toggleDescription ndn_icon_info-circled\" title=\"More Info\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ndn_infoPanelOverlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ndn_startOverlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"backstretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/content-img.newsinc.com\/jpg\/320\/31168117\/41006016.jpg?t=1469089740\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"element-spacing-medium\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"story-related\" class=\"story-related element-spacing-large\">\n<h1>RELATED CONTENT<\/h1>\n<div id=\"related-links\">\n<article class=\"north_miami \">\n<div class=\"teaser \">\n<h4 class=\"title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/north-miami\/article90901487.html\">Cell phone video shows caretaker lying in the street before being shot by police<\/a><\/h4>\n<div>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article90905442.html#storylink=cpy\">http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article90905442.html#storylink=cpy<\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"title \"><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cop shoots caretaker of autistic man playing in the street with toy truck Cellphone video shows the man on ground with hands in the air As the worker lays there, the autistic man continues to play with his toy There\u2019s &hellip; 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