'Cops' crew member dies after officer-involved shooting

[Jacob2899]

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http://www.ketv.com/news/cops-tv-show-crew-member-dies-after-shooting/27747006#!bLaHzl

Earlier article with some info about the shooting: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...shot/14669517/


This just breaks my heart. I grew up watching this show. It has done so much for LE. COPS is one of the few shows that does not bash police or create controversy. I am saddened.

[swat_op506]

Is Cops even still on, other than reruns on Spike?

[Amigo1342]

It is sad indeed, but just like us in law enforcement, they do obviously take some of the same risks we do when they go out to film.

[Jacob2899]

Is Cops even still on, other than reruns on Spike?

I believe Spike bought COPS, so they are still producing new episodes of Cops to air on Spike TV in addition to the re-runs. FOX no longer produces Cops.

[Iowa #1603]

I believe Spike bought COPS, so they are still producing new episodes of Cops to air on Spike TV in addition to the re-runs. FOX no longer produces Cops.

COPS is still in production.................They were filming in Des Moines Iowa last month

[Aerohead]

I'm surprised they went this long without a camera person getting killed.

I remember an episode from back in the late 80's/early 90's from Denver when 2 scout cars crashed while responding to a call - one of the cars had a camera guy and sound guy in the backseat. That was some craziness.

[Inactive]

That looks like a good show, a few segments on youtube I just watched, I can see how one of the crew could be injured or killed in the live real time incidents.

It never fails to amaze me the stupidity of some people and how much of a loser they seemed to always be, like the guy arrested in this one;

[So Fla Cop]

COPS is still in production.................They were filming in Des Moines Iowa last month

Iowa? I guess they are getting desperate.....

Just kidding. I was in one of the early episodes in Broward County. This is a tragedy.

[Iowa #1603]

Iowa? I guess they are getting desperate.....

Just kidding. I was in one of the early episodes in Broward County. This is a tragedy.

Actually Des Monies has had COPS film several times over the years

Several other agencies have been contacted in the state but refuse to be involved

This is one of the better known Des Moines clips---I think 2001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiGUoRd6eCg

[Aerohead]

I've actually emailed the show's producers a few years back and asked why they don't ever ride with the Detroit Police.

They actually emailed me back and said DPD has been denying them access since the show started. Can't imagine why....

[Jacob2899]

Audio tech was killed by a police officer in a friendly-fire accident.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Police-Investigate-Shooting-272815631.html

[Jacob2899]

I've actually emailed the show's producers a few years back and asked why they don't ever ride with the Detroit Police.

They actually emailed me back and said DPD has been denying them access since the show started. Can't imagine why....

Several years ago, DPD had a crew from The First 48 in town following their detectives around. The crew was on-scene during a SWAT raid when an officer accidently fired his weapon and killed an 8-year-old girl

The shot that killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones in 2010 could be heard on the video, which was recorded by a crew from "The First 48," a reality TV show on A&E Networks. Officer Joseph Weekley's gun fired and struck the girl in the head while she slept on a couch.

After that the Chief said he would never allow a TV crew to embed itself in the department. Pretty dumb move by the Chief, considering the tv crew did nothing wrong in that incident. Furthermore, not allowing TV crews to see your agency makes it seem as if these accidents happen all the time with your agency, which we all know is not the case. Still, it was a knee-jerk reaction by the chief to deny all TV crews access just because of one tragedy that happened to be caught on camera.

Also, the chief of Chicago PD hates COPS because he feels it trivializes police work, so he won't allow them to film there.

[Lendog]

RIP to the crewman.

This is one of the better known Des Moines clips---I think 2001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiGUoRd6eCg

Never gets old.

[Aerohead]

Several years ago, DPD had a crew from The First 48 in town following their detectives around. The crew was on-scene during a SWAT raid when an officer accidently fired his weapon and killed an 8-year-old girl



After that the Chief said he would never allow a TV crew to embed itself in the department. Pretty dumb move by the Chief, considering the tv crew did nothing wrong in that incident. Furthermore, not allowing TV crews to see your agency makes it seem as if these accidents happen all the time with your agency, which we all know is not the case. Still, it was a knee-jerk reaction by the chief to deny all TV crews access just because of one tragedy that happened to be caught on camera.

Also, the chief of Chicago PD hates COPS because he feels it trivializes police work, so he won't allow them to film there.

Which is funny, because that Chief (Evans) was fired shortly after for trying to start a reality show based on himself.

That whole shooting was BS which is why the first trial ended in a hung jury. The fine, upstanding Grandmother who was hiding a murderer in the house attacked the cop and his weapon fired accidently.

[Aerohead]

Side note: I was working as a dispatcher when that DEA Detroit show aired. Every time a DEA agent called in for something, we'd always ask them if they were 'Group 14.'

They HATED it. LOL!