Parents of man killed in police shooting want officer involved off the force ‘for good'
A 44-year-old man was killed in the first deadly officer-involved shooting in Piqua since 1988 and his family is calling it a wrongful death.
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Police were called to the 200 block of McKinley Avenue around 4:44 p.m. on reports of a domestic violence call.
Tammy West said that she and her son, David West, had gotten into a domestic dispute. She called 911 and requested officers come to their home.
Piqua Police said on Monday that David told officers he had a pistol, but his parents said he had a non-lethal pepper ball gun.
'I kept telling him, 'It's a pepper ball gun, pepper ball gun. It's not - it will not kill you. It might sting you, but it ain't going to kill you,'' Tammy told News Center 7.
Police said David, who had retreated to the basement, refused to drop the weapon after several verbal commands. Lt. Marcos Rodriguez fired multiple shots at David when he 'became visible to the officers with a weapon pointed at them,' a city spokesperson said on Monday.
David died at the scene.
Now, his parents are looking for answers and accountability.
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