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This happened right in my town, sounds like he was on his own property and someone just called in a man with a gun 911 call. I'm thinking about writing an open forum letter to the local paper in response.
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http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/NEWS01/709100305/1002/NEWS17
Galion man shot to death by officer
By Kimberly Gasuras
Telegraph-Forum staff
GALION -- A 27-year-old Galion man was shot to death by a veteran Galion Police Department officer Saturday morning.
Police Chief Brian Satterfield identified the dead man as Adam LaPlagia of Galion.
Satterfield said officers were called at 6:07 a.m. to a disturbance involving a man with a gun at 229 South St. Officers confronted LaPlagia and he was fatally shot and killed by one of the responding officers, Satterfield said.
"The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification are investigating the incident. We are not releasing the name of the officer at this time," said Satterfield.
The officer involved in the shooting is an 18-month veteran of the Galion Police Department with a total of 10 years in law enforcement.
Satterfield refused to discuss the circumstances of the shooting, citing the ongoing investigation.
http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070912/NEWS01/709120307
Shooting victim loved music
By Kimberly Gasuras
Telegraph-Forum staff
GALION -- Jake Hill will remember 27-year-old Adam LaPaglia for his love of music.
"He had just bought a $5,000 stereo system that he had been saving up for. He was so excited about it and did not seem depressed at all. He showed the system to me on Friday before I went to work. When I got off work, he was dead, I just can't believe it," Hill said.
Hill learned that his friend had been killed by a Galion Police officer while brandishing a gun early Saturday morning. Rhonda Jenkins' parents lived beside LaPaglia for about a year before he died.
"Adam was in the Army and had been stationed in Iraq. He showed us pictures but did not talk about it much," Jenkins said.
According to Mike Ansbaugh of the Crawford County Veterans Service Commission Office, LaPaglia was honorably discharged from the United States Army on Sept. 2, 2005.
"Adam and his wife, Erica, had been separated for a while. He had two stepchildren, ages 10 and seven. His wife is very upset because she still loved him.
"He was a nice, respectful guy unless he was drinking," Jenkins said.
Pending the outcome of an investigation of the shooting by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, Crawford County Prosecutor's Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification, it is not known if LaPaglia was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of his death.
The officer who shot LaPaglia is a 10-year police veteran and has been with the Galion Police Department for 18 months.
"I worked as a police officer and investigator for eight years when I lived in Florida. I knew Adam, but I also know what it's like for a cop. If people's lives are in jeopardy, a cop has to make a quick decision," said Jenkins' brother, Ron Jenkins.
According to Crawford County Sheriff Ron Shawber, the incident is still under investigation and no updates are available.
This happened right in my town, sounds like he was on his own property and someone just called in a man with a gun 911 call. I'm thinking about writing an open forum letter to the local paper in response.
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http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/NEWS01/709100305/1002/NEWS17
Galion man shot to death by officer
By Kimberly Gasuras
Telegraph-Forum staff
GALION -- A 27-year-old Galion man was shot to death by a veteran Galion Police Department officer Saturday morning.
Police Chief Brian Satterfield identified the dead man as Adam LaPlagia of Galion.
Satterfield said officers were called at 6:07 a.m. to a disturbance involving a man with a gun at 229 South St. Officers confronted LaPlagia and he was fatally shot and killed by one of the responding officers, Satterfield said.
"The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification are investigating the incident. We are not releasing the name of the officer at this time," said Satterfield.
The officer involved in the shooting is an 18-month veteran of the Galion Police Department with a total of 10 years in law enforcement.
Satterfield refused to discuss the circumstances of the shooting, citing the ongoing investigation.
http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070912/NEWS01/709120307
Shooting victim loved music
By Kimberly Gasuras
Telegraph-Forum staff
GALION -- Jake Hill will remember 27-year-old Adam LaPaglia for his love of music.
"He had just bought a $5,000 stereo system that he had been saving up for. He was so excited about it and did not seem depressed at all. He showed the system to me on Friday before I went to work. When I got off work, he was dead, I just can't believe it," Hill said.
Hill learned that his friend had been killed by a Galion Police officer while brandishing a gun early Saturday morning. Rhonda Jenkins' parents lived beside LaPaglia for about a year before he died.
"Adam was in the Army and had been stationed in Iraq. He showed us pictures but did not talk about it much," Jenkins said.
According to Mike Ansbaugh of the Crawford County Veterans Service Commission Office, LaPaglia was honorably discharged from the United States Army on Sept. 2, 2005.
"Adam and his wife, Erica, had been separated for a while. He had two stepchildren, ages 10 and seven. His wife is very upset because she still loved him.
"He was a nice, respectful guy unless he was drinking," Jenkins said.
Pending the outcome of an investigation of the shooting by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, Crawford County Prosecutor's Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification, it is not known if LaPaglia was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of his death.
The officer who shot LaPaglia is a 10-year police veteran and has been with the Galion Police Department for 18 months.
"I worked as a police officer and investigator for eight years when I lived in Florida. I knew Adam, but I also know what it's like for a cop. If people's lives are in jeopardy, a cop has to make a quick decision," said Jenkins' brother, Ron Jenkins.
According to Crawford County Sheriff Ron Shawber, the incident is still under investigation and no updates are available.
