I heard on the radio this morning that Picciano was hit with three shots. One in the stomach, chest and head.A Bedford man is dead after Bedford police say they returned fire after he shot at them June 20. No one else was injured.
Three officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is pending, according to a detective with Bedford police.
Police stopped Joseph Picciano, 21, on Lincoln Avenue after receiving a call from his mother about 5:15 p.m. that he had left his house on Johnson Avenue with a shotgun.
Police say Picciano got out of his car and allegedly fired at officers.
Police said the crisis intervention team arrived to try to talk to Picciano, but at 6:45 p.m.
Picciano allegedly fired shots at officers again. Officers returned fire, striking Picciano, who was later pronounced dead at UHHS Bedford Medical Center. Three officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is pending.
Glad to see our state of the art gun range in city hall is coming in handy and being put to good use. Nice shot guys, I am glad all the good guys went home safely!
I think the cop that fired the lethal shot should be reprimanded. Death was not necessary...and if you think that for a minute that I was not the one putting my life on the line and being shot at then you need to rethink...cops are to protect....it was not that Joey was shooting to kill anyone...seriously one young 21 year old with a shot guy and many cops who could have defended themselves better with vests etc...out boys in Iraq are faced with worse scenarios
ReplyDeleteJoey was a young sweet and caring guy who had his life unjustly taken away for probably a mere reason of scared cops who should not have been out on the front line shooting.
ReplyDeleteMay those that murdered Joey not be able to sleep at night and pay for taking an innocent life.
There was no reason for the cops to murder Joey. Yah he was legally an adult but come on...he was 21 and only had a shot gun. He was too young to die. I could see if he had killed, or robbed, or comitted a bad crime. But seriously, why didnt the cops use tazers, or shoot to wound. I think it was an unjust murder. In addition, what kind of negotiators were on the scene? Yeah you can say that some people cant be reasoned with, but it was extrememly poor and untrain efforts in my opinion. I think the police had noting better to do and got to excited. They are there to protect not murder. It was wrong to murder Joey. He did not deserve to be murdered. God forbid that the officers really know how to shoot.
Comment for June 25, 2007 at 11:10 PM was mine also.
May Karma prevail!
Extremely upset friend of Joey's,
Trish - friend of Picciano Family and former Ohio Resident
I think that the officers who shot and Murdered Joey should definatley be severly punished. The boy cleary had an issue... All issues can always be resolved...no matter how bad it be... God can get you through anything.... But the cops must have been scared of the scared child how was mentally in pain so they just decided to put him out of his missery. HORRIBLE!!
ReplyDeleteI knew Joe Years ago..... he was very kind and caring... never wanted to harm another soul... why did the have to shoot him in they head and the chest??? A simple shot to the leg or the arm I'm sure would have sufficed! And I'm sure Joey was extremly outnumbered. He was ONE young man against a troop of poor trained men. What a shame that a wonderful life had to be sacrificed for the ill decisions of an officer.
My love and prayers are with Joey and the Family.
Much love eternally to Joey!!!
JVB-Northfield
WOW.. Im not tryin to be rude, but everyone that left a comment on here was a friend or relative of Joey. Your opinions are closed minded. He only had a shotgun.. ONLY HAD A SHOTGUN!! I have kids who get baby sat on Lincoln and he is out running around with a loaded shotgun. Why dont all of you who claim the cops to be the bad guys here go watch what happened on the news... JOEY SHOT FIRST!! I would have shot him just as they did. Im sorry you lost a friend/relative, but he was TOTALLY in the wrong in the situation and got what he deserved..
ReplyDeleteAlmost three years have past.Things happen.What were the police to do faced with this?A man shooting, in a residential area!I ask my daughter,what if there was a man outside of our house shooting a gun?What if a bullet killed me or your baby brother?...Then I ask myself what happened to my baby brother.In the mist of our busy lives,take time everyday to love the ones you have in your life,Care,smile,love,all of these things are what matter.Looking back and looking forward, all I can say is how lucky we all are to have life.Try to enjoy everyday and most of all, each other.
ReplyDeleteEveryone can say whatever it is that they want to say. Those of you leaving negitive comments didnt know him. He was the sweetest person I had ever met. I love him so much. There isnt a day that goes by that I dont think about him. I would give anything to have him back. To hear his voice, see his face, just to see him smile. I love you Joe, it has been a long 3 years without you. I cant wait to see you again.
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Joe I just wanted to let you know noone out here forgot about you brother we all miss you dearly you were a great man and anyone that got to know you knew it. Hey buddy remember Bob I wonder if Bob the dummy still lives in your garage can you believe we told jackie it was a real person. We had her convinced the whole way to your house. Well Joe I love you we all love you man youll be in our hearts forever bro and until we meet again Rest In Peace
ReplyDeleteJoe bro , i miss u so much man ..all the time we spent together growing up , i think i spent more time with u then any other person on earth other then my mom ...every little thing reminds me of u man , i'll see a gold jimmy truck and think of u , ill see a dragon ball z thing and think of u , i'll see a chocalate milk commercial and think about u man ...i dont understand why u had to go so early , i really could use a good friend like u in my life man , i wish u would have never left..but thats not up to me , i guess u were needed else where by a higher power...but it doesnt mean i cant remember the good times we had together ...i tryed to stay in contact with ur family , i was emailing with ur mom for a while but then i lost that email account and dont know how to get a hold of her...so i'll leave my new email here incase dina or anna or ur mom come on and they can get it...i hope everyones ok mia and the new baby and so on ...well i just wanted to let u know that i was thinking about u bro..i love u alot man
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