Man Killed By Atlanta Police Had 39 Bullet Holes

September 4th, 2008

Montellis Clark’s mother didn’t want to know how many time he was shot

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A man who was killed in a shootout with Atlanta Police in July had 19 bullet holes in his chest and back, 12 in his legs, six in his arms and one each in his neck and butt, an autopsy report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows. The family of the victim, Montellis Clark, has claimed that an officer stood over Clark and blasted away. Although the 39 bullet wounds would seem to suggest excessive force, they did not necessarily confirm that particular account, reported the newspaper, which obtained the autopsy report through an Open Records Act request. Dr. Karen Sullivan of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, who performed the autopsy July 16 – the day after the shooting – said that some wounds were likely caused by the same bullets that passed through one side and out another. Police say that Clark fired the first shots, firing at police outside an Atlanta home after being told to pull his hands out of his pockets. Two officers, Clarence Tosh and Gregory Dubose shot back, hitting his 25-year-old brother in the back. Clark’s mother, Melissa Clark, witnessed the incident but was not wounded. Interviewed by the Constitution-Journal, Melissa Clark said, “It didn’t take that many shots. Once he was shot, that was enough.” She told the paper that she did not want to know how many times her son was shot.

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joseph sewell Said on

Unless the person start to turn green or fangs mand hair start to grow out of himm , the is no way in hell to justified letting off that many shots,…i guess 30 shots or more minium for a blk man. this is why blk people should not fully trust obama, because this is a very serious issue in our community thats not being addressed. what the hell is going own ?



james d mann Said on

life it self is to dam short but when you take somebody life like that you and nothing is done about it but place in a add in the paper or placed online i hope those cops or pepole if that;s still a word can live with themself cause it’s not over by a long shot ATL



tisha Said on

What a shame; This really don’t make any sense, and I bet nothing is going to happen to the police man. People really do abuse their authority. Things like this shouldn’t happen and when it do happen; it should be addressed properly with a investigation.



Jazmine Said on

That is foul that is STUPID CRAP thats why I dont like the police stupi a m fs.they should go to jail or be shot 39 times and feel the same pain thathe and his family have to go throught that is so messed up people need to find jesus and get all that sin and hatered out of their heart.THAT IS F???ED UP



peaches Said on

I live here and what they are not saying is that the brothers were on their own porch minding their own business in the hood. Now those police officers were not white they were black. Now ya gotta think like an ATalien….first off – why were that many officers there in the first place, they didn’t have a warrant for them and no one had called them to the house. They had not been observed doing anything illegal. now some of our own in uniform are holding down some hoods and ya betta know who the real hoodlums are.



CEE CEE Said on

TWEETY AND BRIAN .., I DONT UNDERSTAND EITHER ONE OF YOU .,YOU BOTH SEEM HEARTLESS TO ME .., EVEN THOUGH HE SHOT FIRST IF THAT WAS THE CASE..,HOW DO YOU KNOW HE WAS SHOOTING TO KILL ARE YOU PHYSIC OR SOMETHING.., MY CODOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY.., THE POLICE COULD HAVE SHOT HIM IN THE LEG WHICH WOULD HAVE STOPPED HIM ..,AND THAT YOUNG MAN WOULD STILL BE ALIVE..,MY GOD BLESS EVERYONE INVOLVED..,BUT THERE DOES NEED TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT ALL THESE POLICE OFFICERS JUST KILLING ALL THESE BLACK PEOPLE.., BY THE WAY TWEETY I HAVE A SISTER THAT IS A POLICE OFFICER AND SHE HERSELF DOESNT EVEN AGREE WITH THE SENSELESS KILLING THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE DOING LATELY



dasha Said on

i cant belive what happend to that person and i cant belive what the cop did to that person :0
:( sad but what did he do write back to me and tell mee



seschris Said on

Not all police are corrupt; but GOD please protect us from the evil racist one’s that are; because the US judicial system sure protects ALL police at the expense of us black citizens.



MsKee504 Said on

I Cant Stand ThE PolicE I FEEl All Of ThEm ArE CrockEd As HEll..
But For ThE Family BE Strong JusticE Will BE SErvEd

~Keedy~



fardxx Said on

Aint nobody saying he didnt deserve to get shot DUMBASS! All i am saying is that his body didnt have to be shot up like the wild west! But thats just it, it is the wild west when redneck cops deal with black people! Shoot em up, lock em up and beat em up! Bad cops bad cops , whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when the bullets hit you? It wont be much longer before the brothers retaliate and start buckin them ?@~?$#$ pigs! We as a people have endured decades of this crap with no end in sight. The sight of a scope is the only end to the unjust slaughter and brutality of the good ole boys! I myself will retaliate against any devil with a badge that unjustly tries to take my life. I will hunt them down and string them up just like they use to do us! I am all for having laws and obeying them, but these devils who are sworn to protect us are killing us, laughing about it, and getting aquitted by a jury of devils! So i say, give them some hot justice! Let the AK47 be the jury since we cant count on the whiteman or the nojustice department! Or we can sit around and watch the slaughter continue! Marching and praying for the enemy hasnt stopped a damn thing! Black Power!



Ivy Said on

Tweety… understand… he was shot 39 times in the back. Wether or not he shot first… after the first 2 shots in the back he was not posing any threat to anyone!!! Cops are supposed to protect and to serve. The self defense I can understand. Shooting someone 39 times in the BACK in self defense is unheard of. That was totally uncalled for and totally and abuse of power. That was police brutality, fatality, whatever you wanna call it. It wasn’t right.

My prayers go out to the family and friends of the victim. May God bring you peace.



bruce Said on

let me get this straight a man comes out of a house and starts shooting at the police who do what cops with glocks always do,spray and pray.all you people on the blog can do is whine about how many times this fool was hit?maybe he would be alive if he had not shot at the cops. what is it with you people do you think you are above the law that you can do what ever you feel like with no consequences.a bet these were welfare bums and criminals so why do you defend them?



darcy Said on

well of course everyone will have their opinion, so let me tell it like it is. this young man did absolutely nothing wrong, i mean so now you’re saying we can’t walk around on “property we own mind you” with our hands in our pockets? That’s flat out ridiculous! Second point being it does not take 39 shots to understand that somebody is dead. It’s not like he is bionic and just wouldn’t die or something. Police tend to take their authority to far and then tragedies like so happen. So for the fool who wrote above me /\ no disrespect but you need to get your mind right because you are one very bold and sick individual if you can sit there and speak like that, when that boys mama is mourning the unlawful loss of her son. Atlanta need’s to get it together before something really happens and nobody going to know how react. It’s sad when people act as if they don’t care about things like this. I pray for the family and it’s loss, my condolences are with you. Be blessed!



d33zy Said on

wow



philippe Said on

i need more details before i give my comment



D. Alexander Said on

Well…!!! Lord what were they looking at? An elephant would die before you shot it with 39 bullets. This has got to be looked into, what a shame and abuse of power. I pray for the mother who not only witnessed this, but lost her son.



LTBROWN Said on

Over and Over. Same ole song. :smh:



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Sheila Said on

So sorry to hear that!!

I’ll bet the officers are LET OFF…….AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!



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