The mother of one of the men shot by deputies in LaBelle this weekend said she plans to sue the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office.
She said her son had to have surgery and is still recovering in the hospital.
INCLUDING UNILATERAL DECISIONSTO MODIFY THE DASHBOARD WITHOUTINPUT OR APPROVAL."TWO MEN ARE IN THE HOSPITALAFTER A PARTY AND TONIGHT -WE’RE HEARING TWO VERY DIFFERENTSTORIES ABOUT HOW THEY GOTTHERE.ACCORDING TO THE HEnDRY COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE DEPUTIES SPENTHOURS TRYING TO BREAK UP A BLOCKPARTY IN LABELLE.
PEOPLE IN THENEIGHBORHOOD PAINT A DIFFERENTTALE.RACHEL LOYD IS WORKING TO SORTIT ALL OUT.(:28-33)(:37-43)(1:05-1:11)THE MOTHER OF ONE OF THE MEN WHOWAS SHOT TELLS ME SHE PLANS TOSUE THE HENDRY COUNTY SHERIFF’SOFFICE.
SHE TOLD ME HER SON HADTO HAVE SURGERY AND IS STILLRECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL.WHAT STARTED AS A BLOCK PARTYNEAR SELMA DANIELS AVENUESATURDAY NIGHTENDED AS ASHOOTING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.TYRONE REED STOPPED BY THEPARTY.
HIS MOM TOLD ME HE WASRUNNING TO HIS HOUSE ONKISSIMMEE AVENUE WHEN HE HEARDGUNSHOTS.THEN SHE SAYS DEPUTIES SHOT HIM.HIS COUSIN OSCAR RUSS SAYS HESAW IT.My cousin got shot four times,and my other cousin got shot twotimes..Innocent.WITNESSES SAY DEPUTIES STARTEDSHOOTING INTO THE CROWD.Pretty much the police juststarted shooting randomly youknow like I said he was justtrying to run inside he had hishands up and they just shot himhe fell to the ground they shothim 3 more times on the ground.SO, I ASKED HENDRY COUNTYSHERIFF STEVE WHIDDEN ABOUTTHESE CLAIMS.No ma’am, absolutely not.
That’sfalse information.HE SAYS DEPUTIES SPENT HOURSTRYING TO BREAK UP THE BLOCKPARTYWHEN GUNSHOTS RANG OUTHESAYS NOT FROM HIS DEPUTIES.People were screaming help,they’re shooting, please go getthem, go get them.
So, they wereactually asking for our help.They ran down there, and that’swhen they engaged in the deputyinvolved shooting.IN A FACEBOOK POST SHERIFFWHIDDEN SAID HE WILL BE CRACKINGDOWN ON BLOCK PARTIES INVOLVINGALCOHOL, DRUGS, GUNS OR FIGHTS,WITH A "STRONG HAND" IFNECESSARY.Enough’s enough.
We tried to bepolite.
We’ve asked them not tohave these parties.
We’ve gonein before and try to clear it uppeacefully.
But, they just don’tlisten.THE SHERIFF SAYS THE DEPUTIESINVOLVED WERE PLACED ONADMINISTRATION LEAVE WHILE FDLEINVESTIGATES.
AND REED’S MOMSAYS SHE’S NARROWING DOWNATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT HE
Deputies took Whitehead to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Center and charged him with two counts of Murder.
