The Sad Story of Lew Barber
One April 27, 2005, Alexandria police officers shot and killed Lew Barber after a day-long standoff. I recall seeing this on the news, and I took interest because it happened by an old friend's house in Del Ray.
From what it says in the article, this appears to be a sad story of a man who just, for lack of better terms, "lost it". It's hard to say if the officers were justified in killing him, but it seems like one of those moments where the line between right/wrong gets fuzzy.
Washington Post article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/26/AR2005062600954.html?nav=rss_metro
From what it says in the article, this appears to be a sad story of a man who just, for lack of better terms, "lost it". It's hard to say if the officers were justified in killing him, but it seems like one of those moments where the line between right/wrong gets fuzzy.
Washington Post article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/26/AR2005062600954.html?nav=rss_metro
posted by F at 2:24 AM
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