Lies and Cover Ups: Business as usual at the Mesa Police Department
The public is routinely deceived by the Mesa Police Department through intentional misinformation and disinformation spread via social media and press releases.
Mesa, Arizona - Video evidence captures Mesa Police Officer Shawn Freeman shooting Shawn Gagne in the face through a window and continuing to fire while Gagne remains on the phone with negotiators.
The Mesa Police Department defended the officers involved in the shooting, promoting their use of deadly force based on misleading and false information. They released statements suggesting that Gagne had engaged in an exchange of gunfire with the police, claiming he shot at them before Freeman shot him in the face.
However, this narrative is not supported by the facts. No physical evidence was found to indicate that Gagne fired at the officers, and the only gunfire came from the police. The fabricated narrative of Mesa PD was further propagated through media coverage based on false information intended to protect the police department's image. The discrepancies are being highlighted in a lawsuit filed by Gagne's family in Federal Court, challenging the accuracy of the police's account and the subsequent media portrayal. Read More »