In this case, trigger happy cops shot a man who they told
to come outside just to talk. He came out with his hands up,
& they immediately shot him.
The cops then issued a press release lying to justify the
shooting. Fortunately, the victim had a camera proving
otherwise. He's now out of the hospital, & fled the state,
fearing they want to finish the job.
Word to the wise...when cops want you to come out just
to talk, they've nefarious plans for you. At the bottom is
a video of the shooting.
WNC man shot by Cherokee SWAT team out of hospital, SBI investigating
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ASHEVILLE - A Murphy man is out of the hospital and recovering after a mid-December incident captured on film in which Cherokee County law enforcement reportedly shot and injured him.
Jason Harley Kloepfer, 41, a Murphy resident, was shot Dec. 12 by members of the Cherokee Indian Police SWAT team, according to two Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office news releases put out Dec. 13 and Jan. 20.
A video of the incident also was caught on personal cameras filming when the police showed up at an Upper Bear Paw Road residence to serve a search warrant. The video was uploaded to YouTube and numerous personal websites where it continues to be widely circulated.
What does the video show?
It shows law enforcement apparently outside a small residence, calling for an individual by the name of "Jason" to come out and put his hands up.
A device resembling a wheeled drone appears to be thrown into the residence.
Responding to law enforcement's requests, two people appear to wake from sleep, get up and cross a room. A man picks up the drone-like object and exits the residence.
The man is barely out the door and has his hands raised when the audio of gunfire can be heard. The man falls to the floor, dragging himself back and forth for a moment, asking for help and declaring, "I'm shot. I'm shot," and, "I don't have a gun. I don't have a gun."
Even as he is on the floor, and a woman in the video yells that he's been shot, law enforcement repeat demands someone come out with hands raised.
Later on in the video law enforcement inside the residence notice the indoor cameras.
"Bro, f---," one says. "The cameras."
Law enforcement accounts do not include all the details portrayed in the video.
Kloepfer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
What the police said
According to the releases, someone had called 911 on Dec. 12 and reported “ a disturbance with several gunshots fired” at the residence.
“Deputies attempted to make contact with the alleged shooter but (were) unsuccessful,” the Dec. 13 release stated. “Recognizing there was an armed suspect present and the potential for a hostage situation, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant and requested assistance from the Cherokee Indian Police Department SWAT Team. The suspected shooter engaged in a verbal altercation with officers and emerged from a camper trailer and confronted officers. Members of the Cherokee Indian Police SWAT Team fired upon the suspect and wounded him."
The release said the suspect was transported to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he was last reported in stable condition.
What the shooting victim said
Kloepfer — who according to the Dec. 13 new release was initially charged with “Communicating Threats and Resist, Obstruct, and Delay” — has been publicly posting on Facebook about the incident and his recovery from it. Most recently on Jan. 20 he thanked people for their support.
