Mario Woods, black man killed by police, 'had 20 gunshot wounds'

Mario Woods, black man killed by police, 'had 20 gunshot wounds'


Coroner’s report also showed that six of the wounds were in his back and that the 26-year-old had several drugs in his system when he died in San Francisco

A young black man killed by San Francisco police had 20 gunshot wounds, including six in the back, according to an autopsy report released on Thursday.

The San Francisco coroner’s report showed that Mario Woods, 26, also had drugs in his system when he died in the shooting that sparked protests and calls for the police chief’s removal.

Woods had two gunshot wounds in his buttocks and others to his head, legs, abdomen and hands. Some of the wounds could have been from the same bullet, the autopsy said.

It also showed that Woods had used methamphetamine, marijuana, antidepressants and cough medicine before he was shot.
Investigators have said five officers opened fire on the knife-wielding Woods on 2 December and that 27 shell casings were recovered at the scene where he died.

Police had encountered him while searching for an assailant who stabbed a stranger earlier in the day.

Police say Woods ignored commands to drop the knife and resisted even after he was shot several times by a “bean-bag” gun and pepper-sprayed.

The shooting was captured on video and circulated widely online, igniting ongoing protests over police tactics. A group of Beyoncé’s backup dancers created a political firestorm when they were photographed at the Super Bowl last weekend, dressed in Black Panther-inspired costumes, holding a sign that read “Justice 4 Mario Woods”.

The department, district attorney and police commission have each launched an investigation.

“It is difficult for anyone to watch videos of the shooting. Similarly, it is equally as difficult to read the medical examiner’s report,” the San Francisco police department said in a prepared statement.

It said the agency was “committed to a thorough review of the shooting, and this report will be an important component of all three ongoing independent investigations”.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/12/mario-woods-autopsy-san-francisco-police-fatal-shooting

EXCLUSIVE: Beyoncé's Super Bowl poster boy for Black Lives Matter was 'high on drugs' then stabbed me and threatened to keep doing it - before he was gunned down by cops, reveals victim

The stabbing victim of the poster for for Black Lives Matters at the Super Bowl has broken his silence to tell of his own ordeal.

The death of Mario Woods, who was shot by police in San Francisco in December, was thrust onto the world stage when Beyoncé's backup dancers held up a sign demanding 'justice' and making a black power salute.


But now the man whose stabbing set in motion the chain of events which ended with Woods being shot has gone public to tell Daily Mail Online what really happened.

Marcel Gardner decided to break his silence to tackle claims that Woods, 26, had not stabbed anyone before his death.

Gardner also made clear that he does not condone the police shooting, but said that it was right for the full truth to be known.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3444117/Beyonce-s-Super-Bowl-poster-boy-Black-Lives-Matters-agitated-paranoid-stabbed-threatened-doing-gunned-cops.html