{"id":127808,"date":"2014-07-03T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=127808"},"modified":"2014-07-03T18:21:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T18:21:15","slug":"family-calls-911-son-threatens-suicide-cops-show-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/latest-news\/family-calls-911-son-threatens-suicide-cops-show-kill\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Calls 911 As Son Threatens Suicide, Cops Show Up And Kill Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In yet another instance of police making a bad situation infinitely worse, a Virginia family was left reeling when an officer\u00a0<a style=\"color: #025ab4;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/crime\/teen-shot-by-purcellville-officer-was-depressed-friend-had-called-for-help\/2014\/05\/27\/c5d350bc-e5e3-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">shot their son to death<\/a>\u00a0despite being called to out to help stop the boy killing himself.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen-year-old Christian Alberto Sierra was suffering from depression which led to a full scale breakdown and attempted suicide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/foVLkI0VZbo\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sierra\u2019s desperate family called 911 when their son started to harm himself with a knife while at a friend\u2019s house. On hearing that the police were on their way, Sierra fled.<\/p>\n<p>With the friend in pursuit, several witnesses in the neighborhood said they heard a police officer yell \u201cFreeze!\u201d or \u201cStop!\u201d and then heard three to four shots.<\/p>\n<p>One witness noted that Sierra said \u201cI don\u2019t want to live anymore.\u201d The neighbor described seeing him collapse on the ground, then get up and turn toward the police, prompting one officer to shoot.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, Sierra was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s mother, frantic with anguish and panic, lashed out at the police officers. \u201cI banged on their car and I\u2019m like, \u2018You killed my kid. You killed my kid,\u2019\u201d Sandra Sierra told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe four gunshots, it\u2019s just too much. Excessive. Excessive. Why four?\u201d the mother asked.<\/p>\n<p>The cop that fired the shots claims that Sierra had \u201clunged\u201d toward him with the knife in hand, and that the shooting was justified. Witnesses have not corroborated this claim, however, and say that the officer acted rashly.<\/p>\n<p>School friends and family members described Sierra as recently troubled, but not violent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would you shoot a child that is suicidal?\u201d the mother urged. \u201cYou are there to save him, not finish him off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an injustice,\u201d insisted his mother. \u201cThis was not handled properly. My son could have been saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re supposed to come to help and stop the suicide and they came and killed him,\u201d another family member told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Purcellville Police issued a statement noting that \u201cthe officer involved in this shooting has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is a familiar tragic tale. A recent case out of California saw<a style=\"color: #025ab4;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/family-calls-911-for-help-with-special-needs-daughter-cops-show-up-and-shoot-her-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0almost the exact same scenario<\/a>\u00a0play out, ending in the death of an 18-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013-<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Steve Watson\u00a0<\/strong>is a London based writer and editor for Alex Jones\u2019\u00a0<a style=\"color: #025ab4;\" href=\"http:\/\/infowars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Infowars.com<\/a>, and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #025ab4;\" href=\"http:\/\/prisonplanet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prisonplanet.com<\/a>. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham, and a Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Literature and Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/family-calls-911-as-son-threatens-suicide-cops-show-up-and-kill-him\/\" target=\"_blank\">This piece<\/a> was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rinf.com\" target=\"_blank\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In yet another instance of police making a bad situation infinitely worse, a Virginia family was left reeling when an officer\u00a0shot their son to death\u00a0despite being called to out to help stop the boy killing himself. Seventeen-year-old Christian Alberto Sierra was suffering from depression which led to a full scale breakdown and attempted suicide. 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