[Peace-discuss] Ch 3 News said Kiwane was shot "during a struggle"...

[Jenifer Cartwright]

I was just watching Ch 3 News for info on tonite's mtg re how to improve police relations w/ the community. Jennifer Roscoe ended the story by saying that Kiwane Carrington had died after being "shot during a struggle w/ police." Isn't this a re-write?? I don't recall hearing that there was any struggle or that Norbitt was even close to Kiwane when his (Norbitt's) gun "accidentally went off," killing Kiwane.
Shouldn't this be re-investigated as a criminally negligent homicide at the very least?? 
This excerpted from Wikipedia seems to apply. The full entry is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManslaughterCriminally negligent manslaughterCriminally negligent manslaughter is variously referred to as criminally negligent homicide in the United States.It occurs where death results from serious negligence, or, in some jurisdictions, serious recklessness. A high degree of negligence is required to warrant criminal liability. Criminally negligent manslaughter occurs where there is an omission to act when there is a duty to do so, or a failure to perform a duty owed, which leads to a death. The existence of the duty is essential because the law does not impose criminal liability for a failure to act unless a specific duty is owed to the victim. It is most common in the case of professionals who are grossly negligent in the course of their employment. An example is where a doctor fails to notice a patient's oxygen supply has disconnected and the
 patient dies (R v Adomako). [Or where a policeman fails to put the safety back on his gun after seeing that the subject is unarmed??][edit]Where are the Carrington's lawyers on this??? --Jenifer  


      
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