Still on the Rhino, Hammer writes that GPD officers “often say that you hear hear ’10-100′ frequently now, the radio term which means there is no unit available to respond.”
With that in mind, more details emerge from the bizarre incident involving in an off-duty GPD officer that resulted in a the fatal shooting of a suspect.
The officer has been identified as W.M. Symes and the victim has been identified as Emile Baptist Williams. What went down after their high-speed chase down I-40 sounds like something out of the ‘Sopranos’:
In the search warrant, Special Agent Gerald R. Thomas wrote that after the wreck, a “physical altercation” occurred between Symmes and the man in the wrecked Honda Accord. Williams is not mentioned by name in the warrant because he had not been positively identified.
Williams then jumped into Symmes patrol vehicle and tried to flee, according to the warrant. Symmes reached inside to try to stop the vhielce, but couldn’t and was dragged a short distance.
Symmes then pulled his gun and shot the suspect once in the neck area. The SUV came to a stop; Symmes put it in park and called for help. Williams died from his injuries. Symmes was treated at the hospital and released.
Geez. Was there no way Symes could get backup before Williams could even get out of the mall, out of the parking lot, down High Point Road ( I guess) and onto Interstate 40 before the crash? Perhpas not, and hence the main problem with GPD these days. I guess he got a 10-100.
