Stephen Mader

The call came in around 2:50 in the morning, the whole thing was... by Stephen Mader

The call came in around 2:50 in the morning, the whole thing was over by 3:02(a.m.).

He didn't appear angry or aggressive, he seemed depressed. As a Marine vet that served in Afghanistan and as an active member of the National Guard, all my training told me he was not a threat to others or me. Because of that I attempted to de-escalate the situation. I was just doing my job.

Firing me for it, it’s less of an eyebrow-raiser then to say the other officers are justified in what they did — which I think they were. they did not have the information I did.

Right then I said to him: ‘Look, I didn’t shoot him because he sa... by Stephen Mader

Right then I said to him: ‘Look, I didn’t shoot him because he said, ‘Just shoot me,’.

I thought I was going to be able to talk to him and deescalate it... by Stephen Mader

I thought I was going to be able to talk to him and deescalate it, i knew it was suicide-by-cop.

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I told him, ‘Put down the gun,’ and he’s like, ‘Just shoot me.’ And I told him, ‘I’m not going to shoot you brother,’.

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