A West Virginia man died mid-embrace when police in plainclothes fired shots toward him just seconds after placing his father’s casket into a hearse.
Two officers with a fugitive warrant showed up outside a West Virginia funeral home on August 24, The Washington Post reported, and called out Jason Arnie Owens’ name before shooting.
Witnesses and funeral attendees said Owens, 37, was not armed, despite contrary claims from law enforcement, The Post reported.
“There was no warning whatsoever,” Cassandra Whitecotton, a family friend, told The Post.
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When the two officers fired, Owens’ blood sprayed everywhere and caked his 18-year-old son, according to The Post.
“They yelled Jason’s name. They just said ‘Jason’ and then started firing,” Whitecotton said. “There was no identifications they were U.S. Marshals — anything. They did not render this man any aid at all. Never once they touched him to render any aid whatsoever.”
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