The #Police shot him in the back she said crying. Will she cry tears of joy when she finds out it didn't happen? I don't know.
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) May 4, 2015
As Twitchy reported yesterday, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith apologized after Fox’s Mike Tobin, reporting from Pennsylvania and W. North avenues in Baltimore, announced that he and his crew had witnessed a young black man being shot in the back by a Baltimore police officer and taken away in an ambulance during Smith’s broadcast. Tobin interviewed others on the scene who witnessed the shooting as well.
Meet Baltimore's Biggest Liar.
She lied on live Tv that she witnessed @BaltimorePolice shoot a guy. pic.twitter.com/zl3GRshQwv— East Coast Alert ? (@EastCoastAlert) May 5, 2015
Baltimore police quickly tweeted that no one had been shot, which meant little to many protesters still near the scene, many of whom allegedly tossed bricks and water bottles at the officers.
According 2 charging docs, crowds threw bricks, h2o bottles, bleach bottles & cups @ police yesterday after gun discharged near Penn North
— Amy Aubert (@ABC7AmyAubert) May 5, 2015
Today, the police released their full report of the incident.
https://twitter.com/jonswaine/status/595693496989782016
In short, police saw a man they suspected of carrying a gun down the front of his pants. When police were in position, they gave chase and the suspect ran and dropped the firearm, a Ruger Blackhawk .357 handgun, which went off when it hit the sidewalk. No one was hurt, but the suspect, Robert Tucker, was taken to the hospital to be checked out.
Gun Arrest: May 4th – 1600 W North Ave. 23-year old Robert Tucker arrested: http://t.co/sCTptoUVfg pic.twitter.com/ukP8APXGwQ
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) May 5, 2015
@BaltimorePolice but I thought that girl on fox said she had seen it with her own eyes the officer shot the man in the back as he ran away.
— Ryan (@Darizzfoshiz) May 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/gdcounihan/status/595701246545293313
Plenty on the ground in Baltimore, including DeRay Mckesson, were ready to believe Tucker was being “disappeared” and might not be heard from again.
Now, this young man better be okay in this hospital and not suddenly have fatal injuries so that he can't speak. #BaltimoreUprising
— deray (@deray) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/ReallyRickPhD/status/595326136101515265
@deray where is he? Why was he detained? Another false imprisonment?
— Jerry Maine (@JerryLMaine) May 4, 2015
@deray chances are they give him a deal and he backs their story. We have to see the video. I guess having eye witnesses no longer counts
— Davon (@davonmagwood) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/Im_learnding/status/595325352198680576
@deray @OpFerguson – Im sure they'll let him die so they can make up any story they want.
— Michael Einslin (@M_Einslin) May 4, 2015
@deray if he wasn’t shot then what’s the explanation for him laying on the ground not moving?
— j҉e҉n҉x҉i҉p҉h҉u҉r҉ (@Jenxiphur) May 4, 2015
@deray a bone chilling thought.. just occurred to me we'll never hear from that man again and then I saw this…
— Megen Meltdown (@MegenMeltdown) May 4, 2015
@deray someone head to the hospital and get a official report on the man's injuries and condition as of now currently speaking. #Baltimore
— J-TWISTA (@TwistaAnonymous) May 4, 2015
@traciethoms @BmoreDoc let me guess @FoxNews will try to say what our eyes see isn't real and it is all our imagination back to sleep sheep
— 〽oi (@m0izzSP) May 4, 2015
@deray does anyone know him or have any info?? i'm scared he might disappear
— higu ?YOUMA F5 (@higoons) May 4, 2015
He should be easy enough to find now.
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