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Daytona PD fatal shooting
There was a fatal shooting in Daytona Beach this past Saturday 7/5 and just now saw the body cam footage looks like Sgt. Chris Maher was one of the cops that fired and killed the suspect and will be on administrative leave. Looks like he was the cop the suspect charged at with this knife too he was very close to being stabbed. Feel bad for the officers put in that position by the suspect and him as well he had mental problems.
Discussion
We have all the tech in the world outside LE, but we’re still using live rounds and tasers. There has to be other tech we can deploy so that no one is forced to take a life unless absolutely necessary (live rounds on live rounds). I want the government to take as little human life as necessary anywhere, anytime.
Lol @ the downvotes at not wanting the government to take lives. Power to the state, I guess.
The ol' cartoon net gun needs to become a real thing.
This time it was absolutely necessary. He was within inches of killing Christopher Maher.
I saw this headline and my heart dropped. My ADHD brain read this as one of the Maher brothers got shot and killed and then re-read it again. Super glad that Sgt. Maher and the rest of them are okay. We don’t give them enough credit for how brave they are and what a dangerous job they have.
Thankfully, all officers and the victims seem to have made it. Sad for the family of the suspect. Thoughts go out to all of the officers of the reporting police depts and definitely, my thoughts go out to the Maher brothers as Sgt Chris Maher could have had a different outcome…EoW (End of Watch) is no joke. Relieved we will not have that with OP Live when they return.
Wow an article I just read said cops had been to the residence 21x prior.
Looks like Sgt. Maher was the Sargent that was almost stabbed. Judging by the way they were talking and the body cam footage. Such a scary situation. I'm praying for Sgt. Maher and all the officers involved.
Honestly, I can't imagine how difficult this must be for Sgt. Maher. I hope that he receives trauma therapy and can continue with the department. Regardless of why it happened, it happened, and taking a life (even in defense of self and/or others) must weigh heavily for him. ♥️
Thankfully, he has a very supportive family that will be there to help him every step of the way. My heart is heavy for him.
Was the original call on the show? We obviously wouldn't have seen the incident since it unfolded in someone's house.
No they weren’t live this past weekend
Ahhh ok thank you!
Even if we were we wouldn't have seen it
As long as the officers are safe and the victims can recover that's good news.
Hope we see Sgt Maher again in the future.
I hope so too but we may not. I have a friend whose brother was in a department on the original show and he was caught up in a good shoot right before they went on air. He was set to be one of the officers because his sister was in PR and her help as local media train for the team was a draw.
It was a good shoot. He was pulled anyway and the department only lasted a few weeks.
I don’t think we’re gonna see Daytona pulled. We might see some reduction in MBs for a bit.
Much love to the families (ALL of them) right now. ❤️
Sorry, MBs?
Maher Bros
Yep, I figured it was something super obvious 😂
We're expecting a bit of a shake up in departments this weekend anyway, so who knows!
Definitely a sad situation for all involved… glad Sgt Maher is safe… my heart breaks for the suspect’s family… my thoughts and prayers go out to the Maher family and all parties involved… 💙🇺🇸 If there’s one thing we all can do in this sub… is pivot, bid a “see you later” and a “welcome to the family” when we watch the episodes…
https://www.wesh.com/article/volusia-deputies-kill-man-armed-two-stabbed/65306250
A horrible situation, guy stabbed two people several times, they should both be okay.