Knife-wielding man shot dead by police at Bendemeer Road HDB block

[Raubern]

SINGAPORE - A man wielding a knife was shot dead during a confrontation with police officers at Block 33 Bendemeer Road, near Boon Keng, on Wednesday (March 23).

The police said during a press conference on Wednesday night that the 64-year-old man was walking around the foot of the HDB block shouting and brandishing a knife at around 4pm.

When officers arrived at the scene, the man came out of a unit and officers told him to drop the weapon but he refused, and walked towards them.

The police officers fired three taser shots at the man and retreated but he continued to walk towards them.

"As there was imminent threat to the safety of the officers, one of the officers fired a shot from his pistol at the man, and the man fell to the ground," said the police.

The officer performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the man, who had a gunshot wound in his chest.

He was unconscious when taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5.13pm.

The man was wanted by the Central Narcotics Bureau, and drug apparatus was found in his flat.

The man was also being investigated for offences of rash act and voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty.

He is said to have then thrown items out of his window and when officers engaged him, he used a chair to injure an officer, added the police.

This is the second time in two months that a police officer has had to shoot a man with a knife.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/knife-wielding-man-shot-dead-by-police-at-bendemeer-road-hdb-block

 

[Thaiyotakamli]

Too many people need help in sg

[Scion]

i tot it was the previous incident, probably the guy died later in hospital or something

then i read and realised it's an event today

what's up with so many knife wielding incidents nowadays?

 

[Mahjong74]

@Raubern 

I can only said...............Well done to our SPF this time

But confirm got some keyboard warrior in SG will say something like.............why don't shoot this man hands or legs? 

The police officers already fired three taser shots at the man and retreated but he continued to walk towards them like Terminator  😁

Well done SPF! 

[Jman888]

the samurai guy was lucky, escape death.

[inlinesix]

2 minutes ago, Mahjong74 said:

@Raubern 

I can only said...............Well done to our SPF this time

But confirm got some keyboard warrior in SG will say something like.............why don't shoot this man hands or legs? 

The police officers already fired three taser shots at the man and retreated but he continued to walk towards them like Terminator  😁

Well done SPF! 

Maybe it is a Bobo shot.

Police maybe just want to shoot his leg

[Sosaria]

Sumthing very very wrong after the pandemic swept in, too many such cases where people obviously snap, mentally. Can't blame it on drugs as it's always been there before covid.

And yet tomorrow magic cup man will announce everything is back to normal!

 

[Volvobrick]

Need to relook into the specs for the tasers - like no effect!  Need to up power 5 times?

[inlinesix]

Just now, Sosaria said:

Sumthing very very wrong after the pandemic swept in, too many such cases where people obviously snap, mentally. Can't blame it on drugs as it's always been there before covid.

And yet tomorrow magic cup man will announce everything is back to normal!

 

Locked on this island for too long

Plus Geylang is closed

 

[Antlau]

@Raubern 

11 minutes ago, Raubern said:

SINGAPORE - A man wielding a knife was shot dead during a confrontation with police officers at Block 33 Bendemeer Road, near Boon Keng, on Wednesday (March 23).

The police said during a press conference on Wednesday night that the 64-year-old man was walking around the foot of the HDB block shouting and brandishing a knife at around 4pm.

When officers arrived at the scene, the man came out of a unit and officers told him to drop the weapon but he refused, and walked towards them.

The police officers fired three taser shots at the man and retreated but he continued to walk towards them.

"As there was imminent threat to the safety of the officers, one of the officers fired a shot from his pistol at the man, and the man fell to the ground," said the police.

The officer performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the man, who had a gunshot wound in his chest.

He was unconscious when taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5.13pm.

The man was wanted by the Central Narcotics Bureau, and drug apparatus was found in his flat.

The man was also being investigated for offences of rash act and voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty.

He is said to have then thrown items out of his window and when officers engaged him, he used a chair to injure an officer, added the police.

This is the second time in two months that a police officer has had to shoot a man with a knife.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/knife-wielding-man-shot-dead-by-police-at-bendemeer-road-hdb-block

 

Let's not get carried away with the issue that the man is a druggie, and forget about 2 important issues.

 

1. The news stated the man was WALKING towards the police officers, not RUSHING, RUNNING or moving swiftly towards them. And the police officers shot him on the chest. So, is it now green light to shoot to kill, or shoot to disable? If scared of missing the limbs, then more training should be provided. 

2. Were the police officers trigger-happy in this case? 

3. Were the tasers working properly? Or the druggie was on a high that he could still move after being tased a few times. Maybe our HSA should take a look at the properties of the drug, improve it and provide to our military.

[Thaiyotakamli]

3 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

Need to relook into the specs for the tasers - like no effect!  Need to up power 5 times?

Forgot to charge😂

[Tohto]

5 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Maybe it is a Bobo shot.

Police maybe just want to shoot his leg

Maybe the other way around, the Bedok policeman bobo.

Shot wrongly kana hand. 

[Tohto]

6 minutes ago, Antlau said:

@Raubern 

Let's not get carried away with the issue that the man is a druggie, and forget about 2 important issues.

 

1. The news stated the man was WALKING towards the police officers, not RUSHING, RUNNING or moving swiftly towards them. And the police officers shot him on the chest. So, is it now green light to shoot to kill, or shoot to disable? If scared of missing the limbs, then more training should be provided. 

2. Were the police officers trigger-happy in this case? 

3. Were the tasers working properly? Or the druggie was on a high that he could still move after being tased a few times. Maybe our HSA should take a look at the properties of the drug, improve it and provide to our military.

You want the policeman to get injured before take further action?

Please lah... I will say well done SPF.. 

Our police had always be too soft recent years. This is the way.

Edited March 23, 2022 by Tohto

[Fcw75]

5 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

Need to relook into the specs for the tasers - like no effect!  Need to up power 5 times?

Maybe used Taobao batteries…haha.

 

[Thaiyotakamli]

Just now, Tohto said:

You want the policeman to get injured before take further action?

Please lah... I will say well done SPF.. 

Our police had always be too soft recent years. This is the way.

In any place bring parang attack police sure shoot die le wont use taser

 

in usa put inside ur pocket ald kena shot

[Volvobrick]

3 minutes ago, Thaiyotakamli said:

Forgot to charge😂

It's no handphone lah!  I think it uses 9v battery.  Maybe someone put in the cheap normal black one instead of golden Energizer.

[Volvobrick]

1 minute ago, Fcw75 said:

Maybe used Taobao batteries…haha.

 

Maybe TB tasers.

[Mahjong74]

9 minutes ago, Antlau said:

@Raubern 

Let's not get carried away with the issue that the man is a druggie, and forget about 2 important issues.

 

1. The news stated the man was WALKING towards the police officers, not RUSHING, RUNNING or moving swiftly towards them. And the police officers shot him on the chest. So, is it now green light to shoot to kill, or shoot to disable? If scared of missing the limbs, then more training should be provided. 

2. Were the police officers trigger-happy in this case? 

3. Were the tasers working properly? Or the druggie was on a high that he could still move after being tased a few times. Maybe our HSA should take a look at the properties of the drug, improve it and provide to our military.

@Antlau 

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-taser-x26/

The above link explained everything. The newer model of recent Taser gun is lower in voltage. 

As higher voltage causes higher cardiac risk, people will also complained if the Taser Gun voltage is too high. 

Might as well let the Police Force carry pepper spray gun.