Alcohol, cannabis, and amphetamines were present in the system of a motorist who was fatally shot by police after dialing 911 for assistance. He had all three substances in his system at the time of the fatal incident.
Christian Glass, 22 years old, attempted to make heart-shaped signals for assistance before he was tasered and shot five times by officers.
Prosecutors have since identified the officer who killed him as Clear Creek County Deputy Andrew Buen.
A few days later, Buen, age 29, was back on patrol and has not been suspended from his position.
He is not visible in the released bodycam film, though he may have been captured by the alleged killer’s bodycam.
The investigation into the fatal shot is ongoing, and it is uncertain whether Buen will face charges in the end. The parents of Glass assert that he was murdered.
After becoming “argumentative and uncooperative” with officers, he was shot on June 11 in Denver, Colorado, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office.
According to his parents, Sally and Simon Glass, Deputy Andrew Buen fired the fatal rounds; prosecutors provided this information.
Both Sally from Kent and Simon from New Zealand demanded that the sheriff take the incident seriously, labeling the death of their son as “murder.”
Christian Glass, 22 years old, attempted to make heart-shaped signals for assistance before he was tasered and shot five times by officers in Denver, Colorado.
It is possible that the presence of amphetamines in their son’s system could have been explained by the fact that he took Ritalin for his ADHD.
Officers engaged Glass when he asked for assistance after crashing his car on a rural road, resulting in an hour-long standoff between the motorist and police.
During the majority of his investigation, a second deputy called to the scene to investigate the homicide muted the video from his body camera.
The autopsy report released on Tuesday indicates he was shot five times and self-stabbed, sustaining superficial knife wounds.
His parents said that his ADHA medicine, Ritalin, can also manifest as an amphetamine in his blood. He also had trace quantities of alcohol, cannabis, and amphetamine in his system.
According to his parents, Sally and Simon Glass (left), the fatal shots were fired by Deputy Andrew Buen. They refer to their son’s death as “murder.”
Simon and Sally Glass are demanding accountability for their son’s death by calling for the dismissal of the officers who shot him.
Officers shot Glass, 22, after a one-hour standoff during which he refused to exit his vehicle while holding a knife.
Qusair Mohamedbhai and Siddhartha Rathod, attorneys for the Glass family, stated that Buen was back on patrol within days of the event.
His father stated that his son had “trusted” that the police would assist him, adding, “Instead, they attacked and murdered him.”
The murderer struck Christian five times to ensure his death.
Tuesday, Fifth Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum issued a statement indicating that her agency is still investigating the shooting.
She will decide if the involved officers should face criminal charges, or she will assemble a grand jury to make this determination.
It is not in the interests of justice and fairness to the victim’s family for this matter to be pushed to a conclusion, said McCollum, who acknowledged that popular mood may favor a swifter resolution.
Regarding this case, her office has been in contact with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado, the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, and the FBI Denver Division.
Glass stated that he was afraid to escape his vehicle as police surrounded him, with one cop standing on the bonnet of his vehicle (shown) as others attempted to coax him out.
Officers fired bean bag rounds and stun-gunned Glass after he seized a knife. After self-injury and erratic movement, cops fired five bullets into the automobile.
The officers then smashed the window and removed Glass from the vehicle as he lay dying.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and the FBI Denver Division are aware of the incident in Silver Plume.
If the information reveals possible violations of federal criminal statutes, the Department of Justice will take appropriate action.
Glass was living in Boulder with a roommate and attending lessons in computer programming. He has no prior criminal record.
Body cam footage depicts the moment officers approached Glass, who had asked for assistance while attempting to free his vehicle from a shrub.
Glass refused to exit his vehicle upon the arrival of police, citing fear as cops yelled at him to do so.
Glass urged the policemen, “Please, push me out, drag me out, and I’ll follow you to a police station.” ‘I’m really afraid.’
Glass refused to exit his vehicle for almost an hour before pulling out a knife, prompting officers to fire bean bag rounds and tase him before opening fire on the vehicle.
Both of Sally’s parents described the incident as a murder when she called the police.
Following the incident, officers removed Glass from the automobile as he was unresponsive and unresponsive.
After stabbing himself, officers continuously called at the 22-year-old to drop the knife and pleaded with him to get out of the car and rescue himself.
One can also see him praying with folded hands and saying, “Dear Lord, please don’t let them shatter the window.”
As soon as the officers broke the window, Glass appeared to panic and seized a knife.
The tape revealed that police shot Glass with bean ball rounds and stunned him with a stun gun before the young guy turned in his seat and pointed a knife at one officer.
The officer then fired his revolver, striking Glass. The tapes then depict Glass stabbing himself while the police yelled at him to stop.
One of the officers screams, “You can save yourselves!” You still have time to save yourself!
A family attorney stated that Glass had no history of mental illness and that they would “never know” the cause of his strange behavior.
Simon criticized the police response to his son’s 911 call and their inability to soothe him and de-escalate the situation.
Attorneys Qusair Mohamedbhai (left) and Siddhartha Rathod (right) issued an autopsy report indicating that Glass died from gunshot wounds.
As authorities shattered the car’s window, Glass drew a knife and cut himself.
The autopsy of Glass reveals that five bullets impacted his chest, lungs, liver, spine, and kidneys.
Tuesday at a press conference, he stated, “Christian’s murder is a stain on Clear Creek County and Colorado.”
It was a murder committed by a Colorado official that cannot be tolerated. It is not acceptable.
His mother, Sally, referred to the police as bullies and demanded that the county replace them with nicer personnel.
She said, ‘You know, an aggressive bully will always be an aggressive bully, and I don’t know how to teach that trait out of them.
“Pay more, elevate the stages of the profession by eliminating them, and hire individuals with loving hearts and a strong moral compass,”
The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office did not react immediately to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.
A national clamor for police reforms emphasizing crisis response, de-escalation, and alternative policing initiatives before the incident.
In Denver and New York, behavioral health specialists are dispatched to 911 callers who are experiencing crises that the police may not be qualified to handle or may perhaps escalate.
The police have not said whether behavioral health doctors were consulted for Glass.
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