Tag: Andy Grimm

News Photographer Shot by Cop Who Mistook Camera and Tripod for Gun

News Photographer Shot by Cop Who Mistook Camera and Tripod for Gun

An Ohio newspaper photojournalist was shot by a police officer last night after the cop mistook the camera and tripod the photographer was holding for a

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/09/05/news-photographer-shot-cop-mistook-camera-tripod-gun/

The New Carlisle News reports that its photographer Andy Grimm was shot by Clark County deputy Jake Shaw at around 10 p.m. last night while he was trying to shoot some photos of a traffic stop.

January 10, 2020
Deputy Who Shot Photog ‘Reasonably’ Thought Tripod Was Gun: Lawyers

Deputy Who Shot Photog ‘Reasonably’ Thought Tripod Was Gun: Lawyers

In September 2017, an Ohio newspaper photojournalist was shot by a deputy at a traffic stop when a tripod was mistaken for a gun. Now lawyers are arguing

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/03/27/deputy-who-shot-photog-reasonably-thought-tripod-was-gun-lawyers/

Photographer Andy Grimm was shot at around 10 p.m. on September 4th, 2017, when he pulled into a parking lot to shoot photos of a nearby traffic stop. Clark County deputy Jake Shaw, believing that Grimm was pulling a rifle out of his car, opened fire, hitting Grimm in the arm and stomach.

March 28, 2018