With this morning's sun came the third homicide in Utah this year, and all three were officer-involved killings. Officer Jason Vincent shot and killed Jeffrey Neilson when Neilson pulled a knife.
This incident, though, comes with a report of regret on Vincent's part. Neilson's boss, West Valley Police Cheif Lee Russo, reported, as quoted in the Deseret News, that Vincent arrived at work, "rattled, as anyone would be when confronted with a situation like this. This is not what a police officer coming to work, or going to work, wants to encounter on any day. He's upset with what happened."
Bless Officer Vincent. It sounds like he regrets he had to take someones life. All lives matter, whether they be those of blacks, police officers, or drug-involved people who pull knives on officers. Bless Officer Vincent for feeling sorrow over having to take a person's life.
No comments:
Post a Comment