OKLAHOMA CITY - A jury on Monday found an Oklahoma City police officer guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a suicidal man who was threatening to set himself on fire. Keith Sweeney guilty in the Nov. 15, 2017, death of 29-year-old Dustin Pigeon and recommending a 10-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say Sweeney shot Pigeon after another officer fired a bean bag. Defence attorney Gary James has said Sweeney didn’t know Pigeon was unarmed because the other officers didn’t notify him by radio and that Sweeney made the proper decision based on the information he was given. But prosecutors argued that Sweeney didn’t follow protocol when he shot Pigeon three times, including once in the heart.

Source: thestar November 05, 2019 02:03 UTC