Checkpoint Leads To Police Shooting

Alabama Mobile Armed man speeds away from checkpoint is shot by Mobile Police after threatening an officer with a gun

by WKRG Staff

Published: Sat, April 26, 2008 - 9:43 pm CST

A Mobile Police safety checkpoint resulted in a shooting early Saturday evening.
According to police, a man sped away after coming up on a checkpoint on Michigan Avenue and Eagle Drive.
Officers gave chase for several blocks until the driver crashed his car and tried to run away.
The man got into a scuffle with officer Fred Freeman and reportedly threatened him with a handgun.
The suspect, later identified as 28 year old William Murphy the third of Mobile, was then shot by the officer.
He was taken to the USA Medical Center for treatment, where he is reported to be in fair condition.
According to investigators, the suspect had a large quantity of marijuana and a prison ID on him.
He is now charged with trafficking of cannabis, and felony possession of a firearm.

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carl Says:

Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:06 pm

The nerve of that police officer for shooting that suspect,just because he was waving a gun around and threatening to shoot the police officer! this person probably was just one of our local entrepreneurs trying to raise funds to give to a charity or the needy! That wasn’t marijuana in his back seat, that was grass clippings from helping an elderly woman cut her grass. It seems our police need more sensitivity training.