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6/8/2010 10:59:13 AM

fuck the god damn police

6/8/2010 11:37:15 AM

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"Also, police initially said that Tshamba fired 13 of the 14 bullets inside his department-issued Glock handgun, hitting Brown six times. On Monday, they said Brown actually had been hit nine times in the chest and groin. Police still say they have not learned of any reason why Tshamba might have feard for his life."

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/06/probe_into_police_shooting_con.html

6/8/2010 11:42:11 AM

Model cop right here:

[werds]

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"The Baltimore police officer under investigation for killing a fellow bar patron Saturday was involved in an off-duty shooting in 2005 in which investigators determined he was driving with a 0.12 percent blood-alcohol level before firing his weapon, according to documents obtained by The Baltimore Sun. In that incident, Officer Gahiji A. Tshamba told investigators that he was behind the wheel of his Nissan 350Z in the 5900 block of Pulaski Highway about 2:20 a.m. when several men in a sport utility vehicle pulled up beside him and began yelling racial epithets before driving off. He said he followed the vehicle into a residential neighborhood, when the driver turned around and struck his car. The men got out and advanced toward him, records show. Tshamba said he fired several rounds, then pursued the men after they ran into the woods, firing more shots after some of the men came back. A juvenile was later determined to have been struck in the foot, according to records. The men, two of whom were charged and later cleared, said that they accidentally cut off Tshamba's vehicle before Tshamba started chasing them. They acknowledged, however, that they tried to ram Tshamba's car, and the shooting victim said he was too drunk to remember any details of the incident. Both of the men have faced serious charges since then. A year later, Tshamba lost control of the Nissan while driving at 2 a.m. in the 4100 block of Pulaski Highway, hopping the curb and crashing into a van and a city light pole at a gas station, according to police and court records. Alcohol was not listed as a factor in the traffic report. Tshamba's vehicle was found to be uninsured and unregistered, and he was disciplined internally, according to records. Police released the investigative and accident reports in response to a public records request from The Baltimore Sun. The 2005 shooting was determined to be justified, but police say Tshamba was "disciplined" internally because he was intoxicated. They would not elaborate on the punishment, citing personnel confidentiality. Police had not previously disclosed that Tshamba had been operating a vehicle under the influence; court records did not indicate whether Tshamba ever faced traffic charges. Those details came to light as prosecutors consider charges against Tshamba in the shooting of former Marine Tyrone Brown, 32, who touched a female companion of Tshamba's early Saturday in Mount Vernon and was shot nine times at close range in an alley behind the Red Maple club in the 900 block of N. Charles St. Tshamba fired 13 shots in all. Tshamba has not given a statement and refused a Breathalyzer test, and detectives say they don't know why Tshamba might have felt he needed to use deadly force. Police quickly completed the initial investigation and passed it along to prosecutors Monday morning. Prosecutors reinterviewed witnesses Monday and Tuesday, and planned to bring in the rest on Wednesday. "This is a very fluid investigation that involves both police and prosecutors," said Margaret T. Burns, a spokeswoman for State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy. "There is a lot of give and take, a lot of exchange of information. We intend to follow the process." Attempts to reach Tshamba and friends and relatives have been unsuccessful. Confrontation leads to shots Detectives who responded to the 2005 shooting scene in the Armistead Gardens development saw Tshamba's 2003 Nissan with heavy damage to the driver's side front and midsection. Spent shell casings were recovered from the street, and crime scene technicians found a broken plastic beer bottle and a full plastic beer bottle, the report said. An Eastern District lieutenant suspected that Tshamba was "suffering from the effects of alcohol" and ordered him to submit to a Breathalyzer test, which revealed that his blood-alcohol level was 0.12 percent, above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Tshamba said in a written statement that he was stopped at a traffic light when a large SUV pulled up. He said he looked over and saw that the men were yelling at him, and rolled down his window. They were yelling racial epithets, and one spat on his driver's side window as he rolled it back up. When the SUV pulled off, he said, he followed it onto Armistead Way in an attempt to obtain the registration information and call 911. He said he could not keep up with the vehicle and was not familiar with the area, and pulled over to place the emergency call. Tshamba said he next saw the SUV accelerate toward him and smash into his vehicle. Tshamba got out and ordered the men in it to stop as they pulled away, and said they got out of the car and walked toward him, saying "kill that n-----" and throwing bottles at him, he said. "The subjects continued to advance on Officer Tshamba, and based on their actions and statements he was in fear that he would be killed," detectives wrote in the report. He discharged his weapon several times; the SUV drove off with some of the men inside and others running into a wooded area as he followed. They emerged and came back toward him, he said, and he fired several more times, the report said. Tshamba said he had identified himself as a police officer. He called 911 and flagged down an on-duty police officer. Tshamba did not think he had struck any of the suspects, according to the report. But a man being treated for a gunshot wound to the right foot at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center was later determined to be the victim. The victim, who was a juvenile and whose name was struck from the report obtained by The Sun, initially told homicide detectives that he was approached by two black males who attempted to sell him drugs and shot him as he ran away. In a subsequent interview with Detective Robert F. Cherry, who is now president of the city Fraternal Order of Police, he said he became extremely drunk at the Baja Beach Club and was unable to remember what happened. A friend told him later that day that police shot him, he said, and the group was "going to get paid." But he identified the friends he was with, who were located and interviewed. One of the men, James R. Shriver, said they "accidentally cut off a person in a vehicle on Pulaski Highway." He said the man followed him and was yelling at them to stop. He admitted trying to hit the person, who began shooting at them. The other man, Maurice Christensen, refused to give a statement. Shriver and Christensen were charged with assault, but the charges were dropped by prosecutors. Shriver, who had a prior record of handgun charges, is currently awaiting trial on robbery charges. Christensen was charged and received probation before judgment for a handgun violation in 2007. Case remains open A year later, Tshamba was involved in the accident at the gas station while driving what appears to be the same vehicle, plowing through a light pole, ramming a parked van and injuring him seriously enough to be rushed to a hospital in an ambulance. Documents show he had no insurance — forcing the station owner to sue to try to recoup thousands of dollars in losses. But he does not appear to have been charged criminally or given a citation for the 2 a.m. accident, despite a police report that notes he was at fault. Detective Kevin Brown, a police spokesman, said Tshamba again faced internal charges and the complaint was sustained, though he would not reveal the punishment in that case either. The lack of insurance left the owner of the Texaco station, John H. Heinle, scrambling to collect $985 for the curb repair and $2,509.57 to fix the van. He said he tracked down Tshamba at the Eastern District station where he is assigned, and the officer wrote him a check for $200. He never cashed it, fearing that would be akin to admitting he had settled, and filed a lawsuit in Baltimore District Court. The day they went into court, Heinle said, Tshamba gave him $500 and promised to pay the rest. A judge left the case open; Heinle said he never got another penny but was too busy to follow up. "He's the guy who still owes me money," the owner said when a reporter called mentioning his name."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-tshamba-prior-shooting-20100610,0,5742772.story

6/10/2010 1:40:38 PM

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"The unarmed man fatally shot by an off-duty Baltimore police officer outside a Mount Vernon bar early Saturday had his hands in the air when the officer fired 13 rounds, striking him nine times in the chest and groin, according to department sources. Two top police commanders said Thursday that four witnesses — two friends of victim Tyrone Brown and two bystanders — corroborated that version of events in taped interviews with homicide detectives and prosecutors. The commanders acknowledge that three other witnesses who were with Gahiji A. Tshamba said that he identified himself as a police officer and that Brown shoved Tshamba, events that would be more favorable to the officer's case. But police say the version of events described by those witnesses is inconsistent with evidence recovered at the scene and other findings of the investigation. Police sources with knowledge of preliminary autopsy findings said the medical examiner found a heat imprint from a muzzle blast on Brown's shirt, a condition known as stippling. Such an imprint is created when a weapon is fired from as close as five inches away. The finding could be used to show that Brown was executed at close range, but it could also indicate that he was shot while advancing on the officer."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/md-bs-tshamba-charges-delay-20100610,0,1032576,full.story

6/11/2010 12:27:31 AM

This is looking bad. This cop might have to take a leave of absence before transferring to another department.

6/11/2010 12:36:41 AM

I think it's clear what happened here.
I also think it's clear that Mr. Joshua was involved.

6/11/2010 12:36:59 AM

This guy is a piece of work from the sounds of it

6/11/2010 12:38:39 AM

Why? Because I said "I pulled off some real Training Day shit in Baltimore last Saturday"?

That's circumstantial as hell.

6/11/2010 12:38:53 AM

My best hooker, Starlene, was killed between 9:11:24 PM and 11:47:20 PM last night. I notice that you weren't on TWW then.



MURDERER!

6/11/2010 12:42:46 AM

I hope police departments will take this moment to reflect on the stuff they let slide and commit themselves to more seriously weed out utter losers from their population.

Tshamba is so clearly a loser...if he'd been handled properly before, Tyrone Brown might still be with us today.

6/11/2010 12:42:53 AM

^just gonna get written off as another rogue cop, yet they don't seem to punish these defenders of the law too often in cases such as these.....

6/11/2010 12:47:28 AM

???

Based on his previous behavior, if he doesn't get life or close to it, then that's absurd...

I don't have much faith in law, but I suspect they may get this one right.

Union lawyers aren't THAT good.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 12:57 AM. Reason : I dunno about life, but 15...? As long as other people get 20 for not killing anybody...]

6/11/2010 12:49:55 AM

i would be quite fine with life at this point.

6/11/2010 1:07:23 AM

Charged with first degree murder on Friday. Surrendered on Sunday.

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"Md. officer, suspect turns self in Baltimore police officer Gahiji A. Tshamba, who is accused of fatally shooting an unarmed former Marine, turned himself in Sunday after a vigorous effort to locate him. Tshamba arrived with his attorney at the Central Booking Intake Facility in Baltimore about 1:30 a.m., police said. Baltimore police had declared him their "No. 1 suspect" for the weekend and mobilized dozens of officers to comb city streets and distribute fliers. A warrant for first-degree murder was issued Friday afternoon, charging Tshamba in the killing of Tyrone Brown, 32, a former Marine who was shot 12 times last weekend outside a Mount Vernon club, charging documents say."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/baltimore/md-officer-suspect-turns-self.html

Bail hearing today.

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 11:06 AM. Reason : . ]

6/14/2010 11:04:39 AM

Honestly, why was this guy ever allowed out of jail? How did they "lose" him?

6/14/2010 11:18:16 AM

I didn't think he was arrested after the shooting, just questioned and put on admininstrative duties.

6/14/2010 11:19:30 AM

if he was close enough for muzzle blast, how did he miss him at least 4 times?

6/14/2010 12:55:03 PM

Wtf police dept would allow off duty officers to carry weapons when drinking????????

6/14/2010 1:04:12 PM

^^ The same reason my accuracy score goes to shit when I come home from a bar and play MW2.

6/14/2010 1:26:26 PM

Now they're saying he was hit 12 times.

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"The Baltimore police officer charged with first-degree murder in the off-duty shooting an unarmed man outside a Mount Vernon club was ordered held without bond Monday morning as his attorney began hitting back at the accusations, saying the officer "did what he had to do." Addressing the incident for the first time, a defense attorney for Officer Gahiji A. Tshamba, 36, described his client as a decorated veteran who has been devastated by the allegations. He said the June 5 killing of Tyrone Brown came after the officer put himself on duty to respond to a sexual assault. Brown, a 32-year-old former Marine from East Baltimore, was shot 12 times after Tshamba fired 13 rounds from his service weapon, according to charging documents. Police have previously said Brown was struck nine times. "A police officer in fear for his life has to do what he has to do," attorney Adam Sean Cohen told reporters outside Central Booking. "If one shot doesn't work, if two shots don't work … you fire until the threat is gone." Prosecutor David Chiu called Tshamba an "extreme risk to public safety." "The last time I checked, I don't believe its police policy to shoot an unarmed suspect, particularly surrounded by patrons leaving a bar area," Chiu said."

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/06/tshamba_held_without_bond_atto.html

6/14/2010 5:50:32 PM

azn lawyer vs jew lawyer.

go azn lawyer!! prosecute that motherfucker to the fullest

6/14/2010 5:53:35 PM

Indicted for murder:

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"Baltimore officer indicted in fatal shooting after woman was groped Baltimore Sun Tuesday, July 13, 2010 A Baltimore grand jury on Monday indicted a police officer on murder and handgun charges in the killing of an unarmed man outside a Mount Vernon nightclub last month, and the city's top prosecutor said she may have to drop court cases in which the officer is a witness. Gahiji A. Tshamba, a 15-year police veteran, is scheduled to be arraigned on the two-count indictment, which supersedes Aug. 4 charges in Baltimore Circuit Court. Tshamba, 36, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted on the first-degree murder charge, plus a possible 20 years if found guilty of using a handgun to commit a felony and crime of violence. His attorney, Adam Sean Cohen, said Tshamba is "eager" to have his day in court. "He claims his innocence," Cohen said. Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy announced the indictment Monday. Tshamba, who has been both decorated and disciplined during his time on the force, had been off duty June 5 and hanging out with friends when, authorities say, he shot a former Marine multiple times at close range. Tshamba was with his buddies in an alley off East Eager Street, near Club Hippo's back door, when Tyrone Brown, 32, groped one of Tshamba's female companions, witnesses said. Brown's family says it was a joke, but Tshamba reacted seriously, according to witnesses, confronting Brown and drawing his service weapon. Tshamba fired 13 rounds, hitting Brown in the chest and groin a dozen times. Brown, a Baltimore resident who had served in Iraq, died less than an hour later."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/12/AR2010071204941.html

7/16/2010 3:42:32 PM

Finally, the truth.

7/16/2010 3:43:34 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTnv9bsxyBA#t=2m

7/16/2010 10:13:21 PM

This is looking bad. This cop might have to take a leave of absence before transferring to another department.

7/17/2010 12:29:50 AM

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"who has been both decorated and disciplined during his time on the force"

Eh, so what if he murders an innocent man....did you see him rescue that cat from the tree?

7/17/2010 12:51:45 AM

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"Tshamba was with his buddies in an alley off East Eager Street, near Club Hippo's back door, when Tyrone Brown, 32, groped one of Tshamba's female companions, witnesses said. "

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"Tshamba fired 13 rounds, hitting Brown in the chest and groin a dozen times."

guilty guilty guilty

[Edited on July 17, 2010 at 12:57 AM. Reason : .]

7/17/2010 12:57:05 AM

i hope they put him in with the general population at prison

7/17/2010 1:25:40 PM

quick update:

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"Postponement in Md. shooting trial The trial of a Baltimore police officer accused in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man outside a nightclub has been postponed until March. Officer Gahiji Tshamba had been scheduled for trial Friday. He's charged with first-degree murder in the June slaying of 32-year-old Tyrone Brown, an Iraq war veteran. A spokesman for the Baltimore state's attorney's office says the trial was postponed after a joint request from the state and the defense. The new date is March 7. Tshamba is being held without bail. Police say he fired 13 shots at Brown from his department-issued handgun, hitting Brown 12 times. Tshamba's attorneys don't dispute that he shot Brown but say he was acting as a police officer. They say Tshamba saw Brown grope a woman and decided to intervene, and the situation escalated from there."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/baltimore/postponement-in-md-shooting-tr.html

Not surprisingly people are questioning Baltimore's policy of letting off-duty cops carry weapons when out drinking.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jo20qXMxg3FWLeFJ4PYgKvzvaKDQ?docId=0c6100c79f114d26a1ee5583c292bc1d

12/6/2010 4:54:57 PM

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"Tshamba is being held without bail."

that speaks volumes.

Seattle cops routinely shoot a motherfucker, and still walk around free.

12/6/2010 5:05:14 PM

This is looking bad. This cop might have to take a leave of absence before transferring to another department.

12/6/2010 5:58:20 PM

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"Not surprisingly people are questioning Baltimore's policy of letting off-duty cops carry weapons when out drinking."

I've been wondering why this was a policy in the first place.

12/6/2010 6:33:58 PM

Fuck the motherfucking police.

12/6/2010 6:35:46 PM

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"'Calm down, calm down. All this is uncalled for.'"

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"He (Brown) had his hands up to show he didn't have no weapons or anything"

Tyrone's sister sounds like a very credible witness. I'm certain Tyrone used these exact words in his heroic effort to diffuse this heated situation that involved absolutely no physical contact.

12/6/2010 6:37:55 PM

new reports are saying it wasn't anyone from baltimore who did the shooting...they brought in somebody from out of town

12/6/2010 6:41:43 PM

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"The officer declined to take an alcohol breath test."

I am going to assume he is guilty of murder, as I would be assumed guilty of driving under the influence.

12/6/2010 7:05:18 PM

I am not sure what the rules are for cops in NC but for citizens it is a crime to have a firearm with you anywhere alcohol is being consumed or while any alcohol is in your system.

12/6/2010 11:38:00 PM

Isn't it anywhere alcohol is sold and consumed?

So you could take it to the grocery store or to a cookout, but not to a bar. Obviously you can't have it regardless if you consume personally.

12/6/2010 11:44:12 PM

BPD can carry while drinking/under the influence...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jo20qXMxg3FWLeFJ4PYgKvzvaKDQ?docId=0c6100c79f114d26a1ee5583c292bc1d

12/7/2010 2:05:23 AM

it actually wasn't BPD or a gun...it was 13 shots from snoop's nailgun

12/7/2010 9:32:16 AM

yo, let me sum up this entire story and thread for you guys:

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"Baltimore"

12/7/2010 9:40:38 AM

"in the groin? dayum that's messed up"

12/7/2010 9:55:58 AM

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"Tshamba's attorneys don't dispute that he shot Brown but say he was acting as a police officer. They say Tshamba saw Brown grope a woman and decided to intervene, and the situation escalated from there.""

12/7/2010 9:59:12 AM

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"OFF DUTY POLICE"

the dude was acting as a citizen and not representative of uniformed duty

^hahah thats a bunch of bullshit, wow you are either on duty or not. this is just a meathead that murdered a man period, not even mentioning the excessiveness



[Edited on December 7, 2010 at 1:33 PM. Reason : k]

12/7/2010 1:26:01 PM

Family sues for $270 million.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-01-18/news/bs-md-ci-tshamba-lawsuit-20110118_1_tshamba-shot-officer-gahiji-tshamba-shot-by-city-officer

1/31/2011 9:13:49 AM

isn't that a bit excessive?

1/31/2011 9:14:59 AM

Oh snap. That gives me an idea for a thread.

1/31/2011 9:16:56 AM

1/31/2011 9:18:08 AM

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"the dude was acting as a citizen and not representative of uniformed duty"

Off duty cops are still allowed (and I would think, expected) to step up and protect the general population if shit goes down near them. They should, of course, show good judgment and restraint if they are going to be drinking, and this guy didn't.

and I hope he enjoys prison.

1/31/2011 11:39:32 AM