Video Poker 24/7 - Officer Being Investigated

Video Poker 247 - Officer Being Investigated

The officer who shot William Inman, Andrew Lazzaro, is being investigated for the video poker related shooting. Police had attempted to serve Inman with a search warrant for suspicion of running an illegal video poker establishment at Two Trees Pools and Spas. When police attempted to serve Inman he pulled a gun on the police in question, which resulted in his shooting.

Investigators say that they used the department’s Special Enforcement Response Team as Inman was a convicted felon and was known for violent tendencies. They were also warned that he was armed, and so they were to use caution. Inman had threatened the police in the past, so in order to serve the warrant they had to use measures to keep themselves safe.

Police are not releasing what led to the shooting, but the State Bureau of Investigation is looking into it to see what might have occurred. Early reports indicate that Inman pulled his weapon at the officers when they attempted to search the video poker establishment, and thus was shot as they attempted to protect themselves.

Inman was released from the hospital where he was taken and is currently in jail awaiting trial. There were four video poker machine seized in the raid.

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