RIP - Matt @ Wagen Werks

[Got Milk?]

I just saw this being posted on wrxatlanta.com, and it's a must share with every local.


First thing I wanna say is, RIP Matt. Second, he did not deserve to go out like this.

Article is a must read, but if someone is seriously that lazy to read it, i'll give you cliffs.

After long day at work, he gets in his car to leave.
He gets stopped by Cobb Police because someone made a call that there was a suspicous someone walking around the area.
He gets shot multiple times by Cobb Polce and after fighting for his life in the hospital he passed away.

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[Scotsman]

holy fak , wow , my prayers go out to his family

[alpine_aw11]

I hope that stupid fucking cop does time for this. Having a GED doesn't give you the right to start shooting the second you feel threatened by someone.

[quickdodge®]

I hope that stupid fucking cop does time for this. Having a GED doesn't give you the right to start shooting the second you feel threatened by someone.

RIP to the dude. I can voice that this dude surely didn't deserve to go out as stated in the article....

"“As the male continued to disobey the lawful commands of the officers..."

This is why I ALWAYS do as I'm told/asked by the police. By no means am I saying he deserved this outcome by any means, but had he done as he was told/asked, he might still be here. I do hope the policeman who killed the man gets his just desserts. Later, QD.

[quickdodge®]

^^^ Please don't take my post the wrong way. I'm agreeing with everyone's opinions on the bullshit of the situation. Not taking up for the officer at all. Later, QD.

[alpine_aw11]

RIP to the dude. I can voice that this dude surely didn't deserve to go out as stated in the article....

"“As the male continued to disobey the lawful commands of the officers..."

This is why I ALWAYS do as I'm told/asked by the police. By no means am I saying he deserved this outcome by any means, but had he done as he was told/asked, he might still be here. I do hope the policeman who killed the man gets his just desserts. Later, QD.

I certainly get where you're coming from but I will bet you a million dollars that statement was at the very least exaggerated to make the cop look less like a murderer. I know it may seem like I'm just a dumb kid with a fuck the police attitude but this shit happens all the time. Too bad there isn't a video available. But then again innocent until proven guilty goes for cops as well as criminals so who knows what really happened.

[Echonova]

There is no other way to describe this other than tragic.

I hope that cop gets everything he deserves.

[DynamicSound]

This is truly tragic. This is why when I am pulled over, the first thing I tell the officer is I have a gun in the car and exactly where it is so the officer can retrieve it. Too many times do you hear of someone being shot/killed by the police because they were "reaching for a gun" even though they were not. RIP Matt.

[Bacon]

RIP to the man. I hope the best comes out in this situation for the family.

[Drummerboy]

Cobb county has a horrible reputation for being overly aggressive, overly hostile and having a "power high".

The entire Cobb County Police Force needs to be investigated and punished where fit. This is just one of MANY cases that go unnoticed by the public.

I had a run in with CCPD in February. If it had happened anywhere else, the cop would have thrown it out (an old, soda-soaked roach) and said "dont let me see you again" but because it was cobb county, I ended up in jail and paying over $2200 in court/lawyer fees.

[Relentless]

Damn RIP Matt.

[Relentless]

[QUOTE=Drummerboy;39259994]Cobb county has a horrible reputation for being overly aggressive, overly hostile and having a "power high".

I've heard many people say this but I never had any altercations with them.

[Got Milk?]

^^^ Please don't take my post the wrong way. I'm agreeing with everyone's opinions on the bullshit of the situation. Not taking up for the officer at all. Later, QD.

I know where you're coming from. Any time that I get pulled over by cops, i keep both hands at all times where they can see them. And I obey any request they make, I don't think twice about it.

[SLOWR/T]

WOW. This is tragic. Why does a cop need to fire 5 or 6 times at a person?

[silversol]

Shooting someone 5 or 6 times is very extream! You are trying to kill them period! I have been shot one time with a 45 I can tell you one shot will knock the fire/fight out of them 5 or 6 times is rediculous!

[-EnVus-]

Im sure this cop will get off easy for murder but he will get at least 5-6 years in jail. So just hope the inmates know a cop is coming and they can make him pay real time.
Guess this noob never heard of a fukin taser gun....

[B18c1Turboed]

Wow. I just read the article, that's really sad. How do you get shot for not following comandments? I think this was a murder.know where does it say he had a gun. Why do cops have stun guns if they not going to use them? This is just sad.

[Vteckidd]

I read the AJC article and it said he was resisting, had priors, cop called for backup, then he got mouthy and reached for "a weapon" and they shot him.

I'd wait to see the entire story come out

[ludeguy420]

thats a sad story... that cop knew what he was doing.. one shot would have been enought.. rip matt

[Sammich]

i hope he gets life and gets continually tortured in jail

[2turbo4u]

R.I.P Matt, but it's the same shit just another day, the cop will walk

[1civic]

I can say now Cobb Police are the worst, that is an area which I know very well... The cops deal with crimes of all sorts around there. I've been pulled over countless times and searched for drugs and weapons, I have been mis-treated and made more than 1 complaint on officers that patrol that area, nothing has ever been done.. We need cops, but not cops on a power trip!! I can understand if the man was upset cause I would be to, that still gives no right for him to have been shot.. Those cops are trained to use pepper-spray and taser's if a suspect needs detained..

Hopefully the full truth comes out, they have audio and video in every car, lets hope it does not dissapear!!

R.I.P Matt!!

[1civic]

King said that when he and the officer approached the road, he saw Murdock's car from the passenger side stopped on the road with the second officer standing by the driver's-side door. The officer was yelling at Murdock and then fired five to six shots at point-blank range, King said.

King said he heard Murdock yell, "What are you shooting me for?"

The officer who had shot Murdock then swung around, pointing the gun in King's direction, prompting King and the officer with him to take cover, King said.

"I saw the officer duck behind a car and realized I was the last one in line," King said.

King said he had seen a gun in Murdock's car before, but doesn't believe he would have threatened the officer with it.

King said he'd been friends with Murdock for four years and described him as "real smart, and an excellent body (repair) man. ... He would do anything for anybody."

King said he did not see a struggle between Murdock and the deputy.

Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - Eyewitness disputes Cobb police report after officer shoots kills man in Mableton

[Doppelgänger]

Astounding.

[JITB]

There is a issue, its been a week, and there has not been any official report. That alone is a sign of a big issue on the investigation side. If there was an obvious sign of a gun there by matt than the report would have been easily put together. There has been no word of a gun mentioned in any reports. Just speculation...I'm not buying anything cobb county is saying, this was bad from the start, and scary because it could happen to anyone.

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[whoaitzbrain]

wowwwwwwwwwww....that's fucking ridiculous!!!!!!!!!! I feel so sad for his family, dam.

[Vteckidd]

I think you guys are jumping to some pretty astounding conclusions considering no facts have come out.

Cops don't just open fire on someone for no reason. There's video, audio etc. ALL COPS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING ARE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND THERE IS ALWAYS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. That is protocol and policy.

Also, the witness says he heard 5-6 shots, but that's his word. Cops check out ammo and the report will say how man shots were fired.

I find it hard to believe a cop fired 5-6 .45 caliber bullets at point blank range. Cobb carries .45 glocks.

We also don't KNOW he had no priors. He may have had a warrant for something we don't know about since report has not been released.

The AJC said a totally different story. I would wait until the FACTS come out before deciding blame.

[Vteckidd]

According to a statement, Matthew R. Murdock died early Friday, about 2 ½ hours after he was shot Thursday night at Puckett Drive and Mableton Parkway.

The police statement said an officer stopped Murdock as he was driving out of a Mableton parking lot in a green 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The police said Murdock was stopped because he was a “suspicious person.”

Moments later, a Cobb County deputy pulled up.

While the officer was checking Murdock’s information, the deputy got into a scuffle. A second Cobb police officer pulled up at that time.

“As the male continued to disobey the lawful commands of the officers, and when it appeared that he was reaching for a weapon, the second Cobb County police officer shot the male stopping his actions against them,” the police statement said.

The names of the officers were not released. They are on paid leave until the internal investigation is completed.

[JITB]

I think you guys are jumping to some pretty astounding conclusions considering no facts have come out.

Cops don't just open fire on someone for no reason. There's video, audio etc. ALL COPS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING ARE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND THERE IS ALWAYS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. That is protocol and policy.

Also, the witness says he heard 5-6 shots, but that's his word. Cops check out ammo and the report will say how man shots were fired.

I find it hard to believe a cop fired 5-6 .45 caliber bullets at point blank range. Cobb carries .45 glocks.

We also don't KNOW he had no priors. He may have had a warrant for something we don't know about since report has not been released.

The AJC said a totally different story. I would wait until the FACTS come out before deciding blame.

There is an internal investigation with all incidents we know that BUT, we do know that whenever a person is killed by officers and there is obvious evidence or a weapon found it is made clear from the start to save the county at fault. There are things that have to be done to investigate we all know.

I find it hard to believe that police would shoot a man for no reason also.

But I also find it hard to believe the story that supports the officers reason.

You are being quick to jump in the defensive of the officers, and are dis regarding a witness that was there on the scene, that seems to be the only facts that have been stated yet.

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[JITB]

According to a statement, Matthew R. Murdock died early Friday, about 2 ½ hours after he was shot Thursday night at Puckett Drive and Mableton Parkway.

The police statement said an officer stopped Murdock as he was driving out of a Mableton parking lot in a green 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The police said Murdock was stopped because he was a “suspicious person.”

Moments later, a Cobb County deputy pulled up.

While the officer was checking Murdock’s information, the deputy got into a scuffle. A second Cobb police officer pulled up at that time.

“As the male continued to disobey the lawful commands of the officers, and when it appeared that he was reaching for a weapon, the second Cobb County police officer shot the male stopping his actions against them,” the police statement said.

The names of the officers were not released. They are on paid leave until the internal investigation is completed.

The owner of the business that matt was leaving has said that he truly did not see any sort of struggle anytime. I wasn't there but I honestly don't see any reason for him to lie about anything.

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[Vteckidd]

WEll i worked with Cobb Police and i know what there policies are.

I also know that NO FACTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. The only thing we know for sure is hes dead.

Officers said there was a struggle and he reached for a weapon, King said he "didnt see the struggle". So they cancel each other out.

Youre ASSUMING something is wrong because they havent released the report yet, you dont know why.

SO again, i would hesitate to say there is any wrong doing on either side until the facts come out.

NONE OF US WERE THERE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. If it comes out the cop acted out of line, he deserves to get punished and the county pay damages. Wont bring Matt back but it is what it is.

If it comes out Matt was in the wrong, then all you guys saying "fuck the police" better apologize.

Im sorry i find it EXTREMELY hard to believe that a cop pulled the car over, got his information, asked him to step out of the car, got in a fight with him for NO REASON, then pulled a gun and shot him 5-6 times.

Im sorry that just DOESNT happen.

[JITB]

either way bad situation...hopefully the true story comes out of all this.

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[1civic]

I think you guys are jumping to some pretty astounding conclusions considering no facts have come out.

Cops don't just open fire on someone for no reason. There's video, audio etc. ALL COPS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING ARE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND THERE IS ALWAYS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. That is protocol and policy.

Also, the witness says he heard 5-6 shots, but that's his word. Cops check out ammo and the report will say how man shots were fired.

I find it hard to believe a cop fired 5-6 .45 caliber bullets at point blank range. Cobb carries .45 glocks.

We also don't KNOW he had no priors. He may have had a warrant for something we don't know about since report has not been released.

The AJC said a totally different story. I would wait until the FACTS come out before deciding blame.

Well knowing the area and how the cops can be, I can see how things went.. The cops are dicks over here, if he had any priors then that makes it's worse.. If the suspect had an attitude from the start then I can see why things got heated..


I will wait for the full report, but like I said I can see how this played out since I know which area and precinct it is.. They have a lot of complaints in this area, but nothing is ever done about it, still see the same cops.. Maybe now I.A. will look into this precinct!!

[Vteckidd]

oh i know what you are saying, this area is one that does get looked at pretty bad. but still there are two families involved, and until we know exactly what happened, i would just say RIP.

LIke i said if the cop is in the wrong he deserves everything coming to him. BUt i would wait till i knew more before i decided to judge

[RL...]

bottom line is: Whether he had a physical altercation with a cop or not, they should not have shot him just because it MAY have looked like he was reaching for a weapon! 3 guys should be able to restrain one, OR they could've used some type of stun gun. There was no reason to use lethal force, period.

[Vteckidd]

Again you don't know what happened. They are authorized to use force if they feel threatened for their life.

What if he yelled "I'm gonna kill you " and reached inside his car. Then struggled with officer. Then absolutely they would have fired on him.

Until we know what happened you can't say whether they were justified or not. What if he had his gun on him? We DONT KNOW

[1civic]

oh i know what you are saying, this area is one that does get looked at pretty bad. but still there are two families involved, and until we know exactly what happened, i would just say RIP.

LIke i said if the cop is in the wrong he deserves everything coming to him. BUt i would wait till i knew more before i decided to judge

Again you don't know what happened. They are authorized to use force if they feel threatened for their life.

What if he yelled "I'm gonna kill you " and reached inside his car. Then struggled with officer. Then absolutely they would have fired on him.

Until we know what happened you can't say whether they were justified or not. What if he had his gun on him? We DONT KNOW

Report should have been out already.. Audio and video released also!!

To many cops run around like billy bad-asses!!!

They should prove any non believers wrong and release the report!!

[Vteckidd]

i cant name 1 shooting where i have seen them make the video and audio public. ESPECIALLY in a shooting incident. Its evidence, and the only person entitled to the police report is the victims family

[1civic]

i cant name 1 shooting where i have seen them make the video and audio public. ESPECIALLY in a shooting incident. Its evidence, and the only person entitled to the police report is the victims family

Do you think the news channels will not be on top of this? I'm sure they will at least release a formal statement!!

I hope so at least!!

[Vteckidd]

yeah i would expect if AJC and Marietta Journal is already interviewing it will be made an issue soon. They will be pressured to release a statement and the results of their investigation. But investigations are not something they will rush obviously.