Doubts raised in shooting of detective
The shooting of Baltimore police Detective Anthony N. Fata came just nine days after another officer, William H. Torbit Jr., was killed by fellow officers in a case of mistaken identity, and the night before the funeral.
It occurred in a city owned downtown parking garage a block of police headquarters, another crime near the harbor and another reason to stay away from Baltimore. Even the police are getting shot while parking.
But homicide detectives are now questioning how Fata, a 13-year veteran, was grazed in the thigh a bullet. There is some concern that the bullet came from the officer's own gun, and he made up an elaborate ruse to avoid either discipline or embarrassment.
Fata, through his attorney, denies the allegations and the police department says they have no evidence to suggest the story is a hoax. But the department also says they have no evidence to back up the officer's story. They're examining ballistic evidence -- the bullet is being examined to see if it matches Fata's gun.
In 2002, Fata was suspended for a time after being caught on video dragging and punching a man in the Preakness infield. Other officers also were captured on tape that made national news on ESPN and showed some of the officers removing their badges as they doled out their punishment.
Categories: Confronting crime, Downtown, Police shootings
Comments
This is plausible.
And if so, then another example of the cover-up being worse than the original incident.
Posted by: MrRational | January 22, 2011 6:23 PM
this is real simple to find out. look for the bullet and match it to his gun... or hey check his gun to see if it had been discharged! this is not rocket science. and I am sure there are cameras around there pull some video.
Posted by: spidermonkey17 | January 24, 2011 1:37 PM