Unarmed does not mean “not dangerous.”
Video shows Berkley man beaten to death after early morning car crash on Detroit’s west side
A 24-year-old man from Berkley was brutally beaten to death after a seemingly minor car crash on Detroit’s west side early Monday morning. The crash and beating were caught on surveillance video from a nearby gas station.
Look how that first punch to the head sent Mr. Wingate to the ground. The subsequent beating killed him.
DPD Chief Craig: kick to head fatal blow in beating death of Berkley man
While the city is showing support to Wingate’s heartbroken family, Detroit police are on the hunt for his suspected killer: 23-year-old Lawrence Davis.
Detroit police say Monday at 2 a.m., Wingate and Davis got into a car accident outside a gas station on Davison and Livernois.
“This young man did nothing and it appeared that he was trying to cooperate,” Craig said.
But surveillance video shows Davis walking right up to Wingate and punching him in the face.
“The suspect became enraged and unprovoked, began to strike this victim several times, knocking him to the ground,” Craig said.
Much of the video is too graphic to show. Police say it appears, with witnesses standing by, that Davis continued to punch, kick, and even stomp on Wingate.
The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office says the young man died from blunt force trauma to his head and neck.
“It may have been the final kick by the suspect to the victim’s head that may have been the fatal blow,” Craig said.
Punched in the face then kicked and stomped in the head until he died, and it only took a few seconds.
Unarmed does not mean “not dangerous.” A young man is now dead because a thug with fists and feet had murder in his heart.
Always obey the law when it comes to concealed carry and use of force.
I just think it is time that the law recognizes the reality of the dangers that a barehanded beating can present.
When a grown man throws a punch to the head, that can be lethal. The law should respect that and allow the use of lethal force in return.
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