Christopher Poor

Deadly force

A police officer was on standy has a woman removed her belongings from a home. The officer encountered Christopher Poor inside the home holding baseball bat. According to body camera video, the officer advanced on Poor and told him to drop the bat. As Poor backed up, he was looking for a place to put the bat down and switched the bat from his left hand to his right. The officer shot from near point blank range, killing Poor. The police officer has been charged with first degree manslaughter.