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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police have identified the man shot and killed by officers Friday as he tried to get away after robbing a Baymeadows bank, then carjacking a family waiting in the Wendy's drive-through line.
Five officers fired 42 shots at 31-year-old Jeremiah Mathis as he tried to drive away with a woman and her two children in the car. Mathis died at the scene; the woman and her 2-year-old son were hit by police gunfire.
The boy, Daniel Crichton, remains in critical condition at Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center.
Daniel's mother, who was driving the car, was shot in the foot. She underwent surgery on Saturday and is listed in fair condition.
Police said Mathis robbed a Wachovia Bank on Baymeadows Road and was being pursued by officers as he ran through several parking lots.
Sheriff John Rutherford said a nearby officer heard Mathis say, "I'm going to kill you," though it was unclear if he was talking to the woman driving the car or the officer.
Rutherford said that's when the officer shot at Mathis.
Police said Mathis, of Utica, N.Y., has prior arrests in New York on criminal possession of a controlled substance and robbery. He was in prison from November 1996 to June 1998, and again from September 2007 to AThe Jacksonville branch of the NAACP is calling for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to use an independent group to review police-involved shootings. Currently, JSO and the state attorney's office are conducting an internal investigation.
Monday morning, the NAACP's Jacksonville branch President Isaiah Rumlin issued the following statement:
"The Jacksonville branch of the NAACP extends its most heartfelt thoughts and prayers towards the Crichton and Cooper families involved in the March 29, 2010, police shooting. We request that thorough and extensive investigations be conducted to evaluate the actions of all parties. It is a massive concern of this branch and our members that such action was taken. The Jacksonville branch of the NAACP does not support any type of illegal action by any individual or any agency. We reemphasize the need for an independent body (separate from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and local law enforcement agencies) to determine the necessity of such actions and to make unbiased conclusions based on facts presented from all sides. Our goal is to promote complete transparency and public trust of this investigative process.
This is another example for the need of an independent organization to investigate these types of shootings."
Nelson Cuba, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said he knows that questions are swirling about what led police to use such a show of force. He said he's looking for answers as well.
"It's tough on everybody," Cuba said. "It's tough on all the officers out on the street. Our concern right now is for the family of that child. Each situation is different. In this instance, you have an individual that just robbed a bank and committed a carjacking. You don't train for any such thing. We go though a lot of training, but there is no possible way you can train for every single incident you encounter on the street."
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Five officers fired 42 shots at 31-year-old Jeremiah Mathis as he tried to drive away with a woman and her two children in the car. Mathis died at the scene; the woman and her 2-year-old son were hit by police gunfire.
The boy, Daniel Crichton, remains in critical condition at Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center.
Daniel's mother, who was driving the car, was shot in the foot. She underwent surgery on Saturday and is listed in fair condition.
Police said Mathis robbed a Wachovia Bank on Baymeadows Road and was being pursued by officers as he ran through several parking lots.
Sheriff John Rutherford said a nearby officer heard Mathis say, "I'm going to kill you," though it was unclear if he was talking to the woman driving the car or the officer.
Rutherford said that's when the officer shot at Mathis.
Police said Mathis, of Utica, N.Y., has prior arrests in New York on criminal possession of a controlled substance and robbery. He was in prison from November 1996 to June 1998, and again from September 2007 to AThe Jacksonville branch of the NAACP is calling for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to use an independent group to review police-involved shootings. Currently, JSO and the state attorney's office are conducting an internal investigation.
Monday morning, the NAACP's Jacksonville branch President Isaiah Rumlin issued the following statement:
"The Jacksonville branch of the NAACP extends its most heartfelt thoughts and prayers towards the Crichton and Cooper families involved in the March 29, 2010, police shooting. We request that thorough and extensive investigations be conducted to evaluate the actions of all parties. It is a massive concern of this branch and our members that such action was taken. The Jacksonville branch of the NAACP does not support any type of illegal action by any individual or any agency. We reemphasize the need for an independent body (separate from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and local law enforcement agencies) to determine the necessity of such actions and to make unbiased conclusions based on facts presented from all sides. Our goal is to promote complete transparency and public trust of this investigative process.
This is another example for the need of an independent organization to investigate these types of shootings."
Nelson Cuba, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said he knows that questions are swirling about what led police to use such a show of force. He said he's looking for answers as well.
"It's tough on everybody," Cuba said. "It's tough on all the officers out on the street. Our concern right now is for the family of that child. Each situation is different. In this instance, you have an individual that just robbed a bank and committed a carjacking. You don't train for any such thing. We go though a lot of training, but there is no possible way you can train for every single incident you encounter on the street."
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