American police in North Carolina shoot a harmless disabled man who was unarmed and complying with their orders after wrongly accused of being hostage taker

 

 

American police in North Carolina shoot a disabled man who was unarmed and complying with their orders after wrongly suspecting he had a hostage in his trailer

Police suspected Jason Harley Kloepfer was the alleged shooter and was holding a hostage

By Edward Era Barbacena

Shocking footage showed the moment a disabled man was shot by the North Carolina SWAT team despite obeying their orders.6

Jason Harley Kloepfer, 41, was shot several times by Cherokee County police after authorities received a call about gunfire in the area on December 12 around 11pm.

Alison Mahler  suspected Kloepfer was the alleged shooter and was holding a hostage.

Kloepfer can be seen in surveillance footage from inside the trailer opening the door with his wife Alison Mahler shortly behind him as both of their hands were raised.

Seconds later, officers fired several rounds at Kloepfer as he collapsed to the floor. He was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.

Police said Kloepfer had engaged in a verbal altercation with police prior to opening the door and insisted he 'confronted' them upon being shot. 

Mahler was seen in the video pulling Kloepfer out of the gunfire pathway as he began to repeatedly scream, 'I've been shot!' 

'What the hell,' Mahler screamed at the officers while helping Kloepfer. 'He's shot - what the hell did you do!' 

Police continued to shout from outside the trailer ordering the two to come outside. 

Mahler obeyed while holding her hands up as Kloepfer pulled himself toward the door. She slightly hesitated to leave her husband unattended before leaving his side. 

'He can't! He's shot!' Mahler screamed at officers while exiting.

As officers approached the trailer Kloepfer can be heard faintly shouting, 'I don't have a gun. I didn't have a gun.' 

Kloepfer was then dragged out by the arm for treatment. 

He was charged with Communicating Threats and Resist, Obstruct and Delay. 

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office wasn't immediately available for comment. 

Last week, Kloepfer shared his healing journey on social media along with footage of the incident.

He appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds to the torso and arm.

'I am physically doing better, mentally me an Ali ain't so good on this one,' Kloepfer wrote. 'We are out of state for fear of our lives since I got out the hospital.' 

The details of the incident and the aftermath remain unclear as Kloepfer insisted he couldn't share information about the shooting. 

He insisted he was innocent and called the charges 'completely wrong.' 

'This has been and still is a horrible nightmare we are trying to get thru. We will make it thru!' he wrote. 

Kloepfer identifies as disabled but the nature of his disability was not publicly revealed.