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Fresno Student Shot, Killed by Police Officer After Bat Attack
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
FRESNO, Calif. - A 17-year-old high school sophomore was shot and killed
Wednesday by a police officer on campus.
The officer, identified as Tom Perry, fired after the student at Roosevelt
High School allegedly hit the officer with a baseball bat, police said.
Perry walked out of an office and was struck with a baseball bat, falling
backwards and then to the ground. While trying to draw his weapon, the gun
fell to the ground.
He grabbed his second weapon from his ankle holster and fired at least once
at the approaching student who was still holding the bat.
"The officer was fortunate that he was able to defend himself," said Fresno
Police Chief Jerry Dyer.
The incident occurred just before 12 p.m. Officers arriving at the scene
attempted CPR on the student.
An 18-year-old student said her mother, who is a resource teacher at the
school, saw everything.
"She was walking her students back to class when she saw a boy push the
officer and the officer shot the boy and the boy died at the scene," Gardy
Zuniga told the Fresno Bee, adding the student had been in trouble recently
and was allegedly armed with a gun.
Perry is employed by the police department as the school's resource officer.
The officer's condition was not immediately released.
Fresno Student Shot, Killed by Police Officer After Bat Attack
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
FRESNO, Calif. - A 17-year-old high school sophomore was shot and killed
Wednesday by a police officer on campus.
The officer, identified as Tom Perry, fired after the student at Roosevelt
High School allegedly hit the officer with a baseball bat, police said.
Perry walked out of an office and was struck with a baseball bat, falling
backwards and then to the ground. While trying to draw his weapon, the gun
fell to the ground.
He grabbed his second weapon from his ankle holster and fired at least once
at the approaching student who was still holding the bat.
"The officer was fortunate that he was able to defend himself," said Fresno
Police Chief Jerry Dyer.
The incident occurred just before 12 p.m. Officers arriving at the scene
attempted CPR on the student.
An 18-year-old student said her mother, who is a resource teacher at the
school, saw everything.
"She was walking her students back to class when she saw a boy push the
officer and the officer shot the boy and the boy died at the scene," Gardy
Zuniga told the Fresno Bee, adding the student had been in trouble recently
and was allegedly armed with a gun.
Perry is employed by the police department as the school's resource officer.
The officer's condition was not immediately released.
