Alleged Louisville police shooting of African man told via tweets; Will account hold up?

Brett T. | 9:14 PM on June 13, 2015

https://twitter.com/theonlybacchus/status/609820239530856448

https://twitter.com/FierceFemtivist/status/609840694828601344

It’s amazing how quickly word spreads on social media in the case of a police shooting incident. Take for example the case of Usaama Rahim, whose brother posted on social media that he was on the phone with his brother when he was shot in the back three times while on his way to work.

They shot him in the back. If the knife was his how did he pose such a threat facing away from them he had to be shot? #UsaamaRahim

— salt, fat, acid, yeet (@hermit_hwarang) June 2, 2015

Questions to ask about #UsaamaRahim's death: If it was necessary to shoot him, why was he shot in the back? via @BinHamidAli

— Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) June 2, 2015

Racist cowards harass & shoot another black man i/t back on way to work #UsaamaRahim #boston #BlackLivesMatter #blackspring #BostonShooting

— aafsec Malcolm Garvy (@aafsec) June 2, 2015

Muslim community leaders later invited by the police to view the surveillance video confirmed that Rahim was not shot in the back.

Tonight a tweeter going the by handle @FierceFeminist is tweeting what she is saying is the shooting of a Louisville business owner by police for no reason other than a) racism and b) fear.

https://twitter.com/FierceFemtivist/status/609871310232158208

https://twitter.com/FierceFemtivist/status/609868299174834178

https://twitter.com/FierceFemtivist/status/609866785840627714

https://twitter.com/FierceFemtivist/status/609866605930090496

This is the initial narrative: white police officer draws gun rather than non-lethal weapon and fires when threatened with a seemingly harmless metal rod. Will this alleged incident blow up on social media? How will local media outlets report on it? How soon until protests are planned in Louisville?

https://twitter.com/FierceFemtivist/status/609884215937761280

https://twitter.com/FierceFemtivist/status/609851159940042752

https://twitter.com/theonlybacchus/status/609837676116639744