were included in the state attorney s report. that report also depicted the blood-soaked shirt that reportedly was worn by the fbi agent that night. after throwing the coffee table, mr. todashev reportedly ran into his kitchen, it was just a few steps away, and grabbed what s described as a hollow five-foot-long metal utility pole. so maybe that s like an aluminum mop handle or metal broom stick or something? they describe him as wielding that stick at the officers in a way that they felt threatened them. and that is when the fbi officer opened fire, shooting first three times. they say mr. todashev was still getting back up to his feet, still trying to attack them after he had been shot three times and that s why they shot him four more times. one of the bullets went into the top of his head. another of the bullets went into his back. but the report from the state attorney and from the department of justice, they both explain that as him falling toward the fbi agent who was shooting h
but maybe he overturned a table. maybe that s why they killed him. time for a new leak. no he had a pole it s a broom maybe it was a broom stick. that s his weapon. because of all this contradictory information leaked by law enforcement sources over time and no official on the record information to clear this up, this is how reporters have to hedge. you get leads like this, some allege that he wielded a knife, a sword, a blade, or a broom stick. other says he was unarmed. so the fbi shoots and kills someone in his home in the united states. the first we hear of it. the first we hear of this guy at all is enormous law enforcement sources telling us we killed this guy but we also solved the waltham murders. he did it and told us but then we killed him but that s a long story. they offer reasons for why they killed him.
maybe it was a broom stick. that s his weapon. because of all this contradictory information leaked by law enforcement sources over time and no official on the record information to clear this up, this is how reporters have to hedge. you get leads like this, some allege that he wielded a knife, a sword, a blade, or a broom stick. other says he was unarmed. so the fbi shoots and kills someone in his home in the united states. the first we hear of it. the first we hear of this guy at all is law enforcement sources telling us we killed this guy but we also solved the waltham murders. he did it and told us but then we killed him but that s a long story. they offer reasons for why they killed him. but they anonymously are assuring everybody, trust us, he said he was a murderer. maybe that is true or maybe none of is it true. none of it is on the record or
contradictory information leaked by law enforcement sources over time and no official on the record information to clear this up, this is how reporters have to hedge. you get leads like this, some allege that he wielded a knife, a sword, a blade, or a broom stick. other says he was unarmed. so the fbi shoots and kills someone in his home in the united states. the first we hear of it. the first we hear of this guy at all is law enforcement sources telling us we killed this guy but we also solved the waltham murders. he did it and told us but then we killed him but that s a long story. they offer reasons for why they killed him. but they anonymously are assuring everybody, trust us, he said he was a murderer. maybe that is true or maybe none of is it true. none of it is on the record or provided by named sources. this is a baffling and terrible case, all of it.
had been killed following a violent confrontation inside his condo. what kind of violent confrontation? the fbi wouldn t say officially but then the anonymous leaks started spewing. first anonymous law enforcement sources said that he was armed with some kind of knife. except then they said he was not. then anonymous leaking law enforcement sources said he was actually armed with some kind of pole or broom stick. and then anonymous law enforcement sources said, okay, no, maybe he wasn t armed with either of those things, either. then they said, okay, no, no, no, they got it this time. the new line is he didn t have anything, didn t have a knife or blade or ceremonial sword or broom stick or pole or anything like he said before. actually he lunged or something. or he tried to throw over a piece of furniture maybe? yeah, in other words, whatever happened, whatever reason ibragim todashev was subjected to legal force during an fbi