Taco Bell Shooting Victim was Holding Leash, Not Weapon

**MoOff24** · 04-13-2012, 02:30 AM

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com//dpp/new...eapon-4-4-2012

LAVEEN - Police are saying more about a shooting at a Taco Bell Tuesday night in which one man died.They're also identifying the victim as 29-year-old Daniel Adkins.
About 7:30 p.m., a 22-year-old man and his girlfriend ordered food at the Taco Bell drive-thru and were told to pull up while their order was prepared.
At the same time, Adkins stepped around a corner into the path of the vehicle and angry words were exchanged between he and the driver.
They got into an altercation and Adkins was shot once by the driver. He died at the scene.
The driver, a 22-year-old black male, called police but has not been arrested.
At first, the couple claimed that Adkins had a metal pipe that he swung at them -- but it turns out he was holding a dog leash with his yellow lab on the other end.
Family members want that driver arrested, but he's claiming self-defense.
"He needs to be behind bars. I'll never see my brother again," says sister Marina Reyes. "If he felt that my brother was threatening him, he could have easily just rolled up the window and called the cops."
A metal pipe or bat was never located. An independent witness did say Adkins swung his fists in the driver's direction.
“He swung his fist towards the driver window, and at some point the driver shot him,” says Phoenix Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson. “Just because we don’t book a person immediately does not mean we don’t charge a person at a later date.”
The dog, Lady, stayed by Adkins' side until the Humane Society came. Adkins lived with his mom and dad. He's 29, but his family says he's mentally disabled and has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old. He didn't drive, and walked wherever he went.
"This person is still on the loose and I don't agree with that. So he's saying self defense, then where's the weapon? Where's the pipe? They didn't find anything on my brother," says Reyes. "He was just too aggressive, you don't need to go that far."
The shooter's name has not been released. The investigation is still ongoing.

**RickFromFowler** · 04-13-2012, 06:42 AM

Wonder where Rev Al and Jessie are ?

**joeking1978** · 04-13-2012, 06:51 AM

I'm surprised they mentioned the race if the shooter

**The Great Gazoo** · 04-13-2012, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by joeking1978

I'm surprised they mentioned the race if the shooter

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/...home-invasion/

they did a great job of avoiding it here...why not add in what the attackers looked like?

**Willie Mays Hayes** · 04-13-2012, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by RickFromFowler

Wonder where Rev Al and Jessie are ?

Originally Posted by joeking1978

I'm surprised they mentioned the race if the shooter

Hey Mutt and Jeff, a few days to gather evidence is alright. Did you hear the PD clearing the shooter of all charges?

**Willie Mays Hayes** · 04-13-2012, 07:14 AM

Do you guys actually believe reverse racism is a bigger problem than actual racism? I quit reading the TM thread because it was full of random craps, so sorry to rehash if that's the case.

**ACfromtheD** · 04-13-2012, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by Willie Mays Hayes

Do you guys actually believe reverse racism is a bigger problem than actual racism? I quit reading the TM thread because it was full of random craps, so sorry to rehash if that's the case.

Yes haha, they think there is a media bias against white people.

**ACfromtheD** · 04-13-2012, 07:19 AM

If only there was some organization that promotes the white agenda and tried to further the cause of white people that joe could join to try and combat the raw deal we're getting and the evils of Jesse and Al. I'm sure you could find one somewhere down in Fl, I bet they have cool uniforms.

**MoOff24** · 04-13-2012, 07:31 AM

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.a...81474981257118

Twenty-nine-year-old Daniel Adkins, a mentally disabled Hispanic, was walking his dog by a Taco Bell in Arizona when he was almost hit by a black man at the drive thru. Adkins and the unidentified man had an angry exchange, which led the 22-year-old black man to shoot Adkins, killing him, according to

Fox News

.The man was driving his car with a pregnant woman in the passenger seat. At first, the couple said that Adkins was waving a metal object, such as a pipe. However, no weapon was found at the scene, according to the local news. The man who killed Adkins claimed self-defence and has not yet been arrested.
This case is quite reminiscent of the Trayvon Martin case, in which an unarmed black teenager was killed by a neighborhood watch man, George Zimmerman, a Hispanic, who claimed self-defence and started a media frenzy about racism and was even commented upon by the president. Interestingly, Daniel Adkins is not referred to in the local stories as a "white Hispanic" although that is how many sources described George Zimmerman. Why was the shooter not identified in the news, but George Zimmerman was? How is this case different than the Trayvon Martin case, which has dominated the mainstream media?
"The whole world fell on top of us. It has been so hard to know that he is not here with us anymore," said Marina Reyes, Daniel's sister. James Adkins, Daniel's uncle said, "He is not threatening in any way. There is no way that anyone could be threatened by Daniel, he is just not that way he has the mentality of a 12 or 13-year-old."
The dog, Lady, was picked up by the Humane Society. Daniel Adkins lived with his parents, according to another local source. The family is demanding justice.
This case has not received attention from the mainstream media.

**phillyfan** · 04-13-2012, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by ACfromtheD

If only there was some organization that promotes the white agenda and tried to further the cause of white people that joe could join to try and combat the raw deal we're getting and the evils of Jesse and Al. I'm sure you could find one somewhere down in Fl, I bet they have cool uniforms.

Knights of Columbus?