克利夫蘭華人在自家門前被警察槍擊致死

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克利夫蘭華人在自家門前被警察槍擊致死

數十專業人士上書要求查明真相


十一月三十日，克利夫蘭有一位姓陳的華人，在蘇倫市的自家門前車道的車中，被警察擊中兩槍，在送醫不久後斃命。

主流媒體報道說，是有婦女檢控他強奸，一名警察上門調查，與該陳姓男子發生槍戰的結果。幾天後市長發表講話，肯定警察是正當防衛，表揚其英勇果斷。事件發生後華人社會一片沉默。

近日有數十位華人專業人士聯名致信相關媒體，要求公正客觀地報道事實真相，並指出幾點疑問：

一、該報道中所述事實情節，來自警察本人單方麵的敘述，並無佐證，文中對此卻沒有交待，讓人看了以為是調查結論。
二、檢控陳姓男子強奸的，實際上是他的正在鬧離婚的妻子，報道中卻隻提到是他認識的“一位婦女”。
三、人命大事，應進行公正、公開的調查，最後得出結論。現在該市長卻已經說是正當防衛，是否符合正常的法律程序？

附時間表：

十一月三十日，槍擊案發生。

十二月四日，陳先生去世。

十二月五日，警察被允許從今天起恢複上班。

十二月六日，調查還在進行，市長McGill公開宣布他的個人判斷，肯定警察是正當防衛。

十二月十一日上午，華人聯名致信警察局，要求獨立和公正的調查。

十二月十一日下午，Solon警察局宣布調查結束，肯定警察是正當防衛（shooting justified）。

Man shot by Aurora officer is still in critical condition

Thursday, December 06, 2007
By Bob Sandrick

Solon Herald Sun

A Glenallen Avenue man, shot in the face outside his home Nov. 29 by Aurora police, was still in critical condition Tuesday in MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.
Jian Wei Chen, 51, had been wanted for allegedly raping a woman in Aurora. He was shot by Aurora Police Chief Seth Riewaldt after reportedly pointing a weapon at the chief.
Riewaldt was placed on routine administrative leave immediately after the shooting. He was scheduled to return to duty Wednesday (Dec. 5).
"He's a very brave man," said Aurora Mayor Lynn McGill. "He did what he was supposed to do."
Meanwhile, the Solon Police Department is continuing its investigation of the incident. City and Cuyahoga County prosecutors may bring charges against Chen.
Solon police Lt. Chris Viland said based on evidence collected so far, two shots were fired outside Chen's home. One came from Chen's weapon, the other from Riewaldt's service revolver. Police hope to determine which man fired first.
Viland said a bullet, most likely from Chen's weapon, was found in the door frame of his vehicle.
According to Solon police and McGill, on the morning of Nov. 28, Chen allegedly raped a woman he knew in an Aurora home.
That evening, Aurora and Solon police went to Chen's home with a felony arrest warrant. Officers knocked on Chen's door, but no one answered.
On the morning of Nov. 29, Aurora police called Solon police and said they were going to execute a search warrant at Chen's house.
At 10:31 a.m., Solon police heard that shots had been fired outside the Glenallen home.
Solon police later learned that Riewaldt, while waiting for other Aurora officers to obtain the search warrant, had been parked outside of Chen's home for about an hour.
"The police chief is in a proactive position out here," McGill said. "We have 26 patrolmen. He needed to cover this for manpower reasons. It's not unusual."
Riewaldt was in plain clothes wearing a bullet-proof vest and in an unmarked car, although the car did have overhead police lights.
Riewaldt saw Chen emerge from the home, enter a vehicle and start driving away. The chief activated his overhead lights, pulled into Chen's driveway and blocked his vehicle.
Riewaldt identified himself. He stepped out of his car and walked toward the driver's side door of Chen's vehicle. Chen remained seated.
Riewaldt ordered Chen to show his hands. Chen reached into his jacket and pulled out a revolver. Riewaldt grabbed the revolver and tried to point it away from him.
According to McGill, at least one shot was fired from Chen's weapon. During a struggle, Riewaldt shot Chen with his service revolver.
"It was obvious the suspect was trying to cause harm to the chief," McGill said. "It happened in a flash."
Riewaldt, who wasn't shot but was bruised, called in the shooting and at least one neighbor called 911.
Police and Solon paramedics responded. Chen was taken to Solon Medical Campus on Aurora Road, then by emergency helicopter to MetroHealth.
Solon police found a handgun, apparently belonging to Chen, on the scene.
Two of Chen's neighbors, preferring anonymity, said Chen had moved back into the Glenallen home about two months ago after leaving Solon years ago.
Previously, Chen and his family lived in the home for about two years. Then he rented it out for about 18 months, the neighbors said.
Contact Sandrick at [e-mail]

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