Sean Bickings died near Elmore Pedestrian Bridge, city says
Three Tempe, Arizona police officers have been placed on administrative leave following an incident in which a 34-year-old homeless man drowned in a lake, with one officer telling him "I'm not jumping in after you," reports say.
Sean Bickings, 34, died early Saturday near the Elmore Pedestrian Bridge "after voluntarily entering the water and soon becoming unable to continue swimming," the city of Tempe said in a statement.
In bodycam footage released by police, Bickings’ is seen climbing over a railing and telling the officers "I’m going to go for a swim, I’m free to go right?"
Bickings is then seen swimming away into the water.
In a transcript of the moments that follow that police say they released for transparency, Bickings told the officers "I’m going to drown, I’m going to drown," according to Fox10 Phoenix.
"Come back over to the pylon," one of the officers tells Bickings.
"I can’t, I can’t," he responds.
"Okay, I’m not jumping in after you," another one of the officers then says, according to the transcript.
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I can't find any fault with the cop.
Jackass made the decision to put himself in the morgue.
Three Tempe, Arizona police officers have been placed on administrative leave following an incident in which a 34-year-old homeless man drowned in a lake, with one officer telling him "I'm not jumping in after you," reports say.
Sean Bickings, 34, died early Saturday near the Elmore Pedestrian Bridge "after voluntarily entering the water and soon becoming unable to continue swimming," the city of Tempe said in a statement.
In bodycam footage released by police, Bickings’ is seen climbing over a railing and telling the officers "I’m going to go for a swim, I’m free to go right?"
Bickings is then seen swimming away into the water.
In a transcript of the moments that follow that police say they released for transparency, Bickings told the officers "I’m going to drown, I’m going to drown," according to Fox10 Phoenix.
"Come back over to the pylon," one of the officers tells Bickings.
"I can’t, I can’t," he responds.
"Okay, I’m not jumping in after you," another one of the officers then says, according to the transcript.
Tempe, Arizona drowning: Police officer told victim ‘I'm not jumping in after you,’ report says
Arizona police officers who watched Sean Bickings, 34, while he drowned on Saturday have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, Tempe says
I can't find any fault with the cop.
Jackass made the decision to put himself in the morgue.
