Suicide by Cop Antidepressants 17/09/2003 Washington Man Commits 'Suicide by Cop'
 
 Summary:<br><br><!--StartFragment -->Paragraph nine reads: &quot;Hudson&#39;s older sister, Kim Hall of Port Angeles, said <strong>Tuesday that Hudson had been taking antidepressants</strong>, probably had been drinking all day Monday and -- in her opinion -- <strong>decided after police arrived that he wanted to be killed&quot;.<br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.kirotv.com/news/2490220/detail.html">http://www.kirotv.com/news/2490220/detail.html</a><br /><br /><br />Police Chief: Officers Acted Correctly In Shooting Death<br /><br />POSTED: 6:00 a.m. PDT September 17, 2003<br /><br />PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Two officers who shot and killed a man while investigating a domestic violence complaint apparently were following proper procedures, officers say.<br /><br />Suspect Armed With Several Guns<br /><br />The man&#39;s sister says she also believes police had no choice in what she believes was &quot;suicide by cop.&quot;<br /><br />Carmen D. Hudson, 33, of Port Angeles, was advancing and aiming a shotgun Monday night when Cpl. Tyler Peninger and officer Glen Roggenbuck opened fire from 15 to 20 feet away, Police Chief Thomas E. Riepe said.<br /><br />The two senior officers remain on paid leave, will meet with a State Patrol psychologist at Riepe&#39;s request and may return to work when they wish, Sgt. Erick Zappey said Tuesday. Neither had previously shot at anyone on the job, he added.<br /><br />&quot;It appears they were following our policy to a &#39;T,&quot;&#39; Zappey said.<br /><br />Riepe said Hudson had been drinking, and an autopsy may establish how much alcohol he had consumed, whether he had taken other drugs and how many bullets hit him.<br /><br />The shooting occurred after a woman described by police as Hudson&#39;s former girlfriend called 911 and said he had just assaulted her. When the officers arrived, they found she had been punched in the chin, Zappey said.<br /><br />Witnesses said Hudson, who lived nearby, ignored commands to stop moving and to drop the weapon, instead aiming it at the officers in a dark alley.<br /><br />Hudson&#39;s older sister, Kim Hall of Port Angeles, said Tuesday that Hudson had been taking antidepressants, probably had probably been drinking all day Monday and -- in her opinion -- decided after police arrived that he wanted to be killed.<br /><br />&quot;In my opinion, I think he committed suicide by cop,&quot; Hall said.<br /><br />He had spent five and a half years in the Army and &quot;knew what the consequences were going to be of not putting down his gun,&quot; she said. &quot;I&#39;m sorry he put cops in the position they had to do what they did.&quot;<br />Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<br /><br /> 
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