TALLAHASSEE, FL -- The Tallahassee Police Department, with the help of the State Attorney’s Office, has found the sergeant who shot at a suspect on June 6th followed all state laws during the incident.
Initially, TPD responded to Golden Park Lane for a stolen Ford F-150 truck early Tuesday morning, June 6th. Minutes later, officers spotted that same truck on North Monroe Street.
Police says during that traffic stop 20-year-old Curtis Thomas rammed the truck into the patrol car.
TPD says the officer, Sergeant Chris Papy, was outside the patrol car and fired his gun at Thomas.
Thomas surrendered and was taken into custody.
No one was hurt.
As part of police department procedure, Sergeant Papy was been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The State Attorney’s Office has declined to present the case to the grand jury for review.
TPD will now begin an internal investigation to see if Sergeant Papy followed their own protocol.
