Minn. cop blames ‘muscle memory’ after dashcam video shows him shooting unarmed driver:
After pulling over Hovland-Knase, Soppeland can be heard yelling for the suspect to “get your hands where I can see them.”
Almost immediately, the sound of a gunshot is heard.
“Sh*t! F*ck! F*ck!” Soppeland curses.
“Please help me!” Hovland-Knase begs as the officer approaches, holstering his gun to help the injured man steady the motorcycle.
“Oh, sh*t!” the suspect moans. “What the f*ck, man?”
Soppeland begins administering first aid after returning from his cruiser with medical supplies.
“You actually shot me, didn’t you?” Hovland-Knase says.
The suspect was later found guilty of fleeing a police officer..
The officer in question said the muscle memory of pulling a trigger from a training exercise 20 days prior was the reason he performed the action of shooting the suspect..
Lawsuits galore on this..
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