According to the article, the police did use a Taser first, but were not able to subdue him.
I hope the man is able to recover. Go Gators!!!! Ken B. (NYC Gator) Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed -----Original Message----- From: John Vega <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:41:20 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Sources: UF graduate student was shot in head by police [Swirko, Crabbe, Fisher] It's a shame that police in Gainesville don't have tasers. It would seem more humane than shooting a mentally ill man in the face. -Zeb On Mar 4, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Shane Ford wrote: > A University of Florida graduate student described as delusional > but praised by his students remained hospitalized Wednesday after > being shot Tuesday night by university police, who went to his > apartment after getting a 911 call about someone inside screaming. > > Kofi Adu-Brempong, a 35-year-old doctoral student in geography from > Ghana, remained under police guard Wednesday night at Shands at the > University of Florida. > Sources close to the investigation said he suffered a gunshot wound > to his head or face. A report on his condition was not released > Wednesday night, but another source said the wound was considered > life-threatening. > Police reported that Adu-Brempong's colleagues said he was having > delusions linked to fears that his student visa would be denied. > Police also reported that he had threatened officers with a knife > and pipe before being shot. > While several charges were filed against Adu-Brempong, including > one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent > to kill, an Alachua County judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that > there was not probable cause in the case. > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
