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Omaha Steve

(107,143 posts) Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:43 PM Wednesday

Cop shot Native American man 17 times in 4 seconds; court ruled it was 'reasonable'

http://archive.today/AmHrk

A federal appeals court found that a BIA officer’s decision on the night of Oct. 23, 2017, was “reasonable” and that the U.S. is therefore not liable for his death.

Ted McDermott Public Service Journalism Team Sep 24, 2025 Updated 2 hrs ago

PORCUPINE, N.D. — Corrine Kopp doesn’t want to hear any more apologies.

“‘I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,’” Kopp said during a recent interview, repeating the phrase she’s heard over and over again in the eight years since a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer shot and killed her common-law husband and the father of her three children on the side of a highway on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. “I'm so sick of those words.”

What Kopp wants instead is justice for what she believes was an unwarranted and illegal killing.

But Kopp’s long battle to hold accountable the government and the officer who shot her husband, Ryan Gipp, for that perceived injustice ended in defeat last week.

FULL story at link above.

Original PAY link: https://omaha.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/article_3d0747ff-3f83-506a-b4ca-a1934932faa9.html

Corrine Kopp is photographed April 26, 2025, in Porcupine, North Dakota, on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, where her husband Ryan died in an encounter with a federal police officer in 2017.

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Cop shot Native American man 17 times in 4 seconds; court ruled it was 'reasonable' (Original Post) Omaha Steve Wednesday OP

17 bullets in one man, by one other man is not justified under ANY circumstances Attilatheblond Wednesday #1

Its also, 17 shots IN 4 SECONDS, how is that possible Volaris Wednesday #6

they probably said 4 seconds to cover for the cop who shot him Nigrum Cattus Wednesday #10

"Generally, everybody's scared of the cops," Roberta added. chowder66 Wednesday #2

Looks like the Civil Judge also needs looking into .. haele Wednesday #3

WTF? Depending on what kind of pistol it was, 17 rounds is literally the entire magazine Rob H. Wednesday #4

A lot of cops carry Glock 17s with 17-round magazines. sop Wednesday #5

And he probably pulled the trigger several times after the rounds were gone. C Moon Wednesday #7

The article says the cop had a long gun. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #9

Webb currently works as a police officer on the reservation dalton99a Wednesday #8

Racist America. Passages Wednesday #11

K&R Solly Mack Wednesday #12

What a horror. Joinfortmill Wednesday #13

Agreed Omaha Steve Wednesday #14

Always a Bad Apple in five 0 ! Liberal Cat June25th Wednesday #15

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #17

Always a Bad Apple in five 0 ! Liberal Cat June25th Wednesday #16

Attilatheblond

(7,336 posts)

1. 17 bullets in one man, by one other man is not justified under ANY circumstances

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:55 PM

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And it is conclusive evidence that the shooter is not mentally fit to be in law enforcement.

Volaris

(11,067 posts)

6. Its also, 17 shots IN 4 SECONDS, how is that possible

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 02:28 PM

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With anything that's not an assault rifle on full auto? Does even an assault rifle on a 3-round burst fire that fast?

Nigrum Cattus

(1,024 posts)

10. they probably said 4 seconds to cover for the cop who shot him

Reply to Volaris (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:09 PM

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saying it was a "fear for your life" reaction. Most police
are taught to shoot 2 quick rounds and then access if
the "suspect" is still a threat. 17 rounds in a row is killing,
not self defense.

chowder66

(11,337 posts)

2. "Generally, everybody's scared of the cops," Roberta added.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 01:05 PM

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"Webb – who has been charged with, but not convicted of, multiple violent crimes over the past two years – is currently employed as a BIA police officer on Standing Rock.

Fear of reservation law enforcement is neither uncommon nor unfounded, according to a recent Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism investigation.

The investigation probed data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found Native Americans and Alaska Natives died in law-enforcement encounters at more than five times the rate for whites and nearly triple the rate for Blacks as of 2021. In 2022, the most recent year for which data exists, rates for Native Americans declined somewhat but remained higher than they were for all other races."

haele

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3. Looks like the Civil Judge also needs looking into ..

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 01:19 PM

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I have heard what the few people from North Dakota I've encountered casually call people who came from or have relatives at the Reservations, and it's definitely not nice; they do not acknowledge those from the reservations as full citizens.

Rob H.

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4. WTF? Depending on what kind of pistol it was, 17 rounds is literally the entire magazine

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 01:19 PM

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And this:

After Ryan emerged from the Gipps’ vehicle, officer Webb tased him and shot him repeatedly.

No words.

sop

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5. A lot of cops carry Glock 17s with 17-round magazines.

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 02:04 PM

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C Moon

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7. And he probably pulled the trigger several times after the rounds were gone.

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 02:43 PM

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LudwigPastorius

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9. The article says the cop had a long gun.

Reply to Rob H. (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 02:53 PM

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If it was an AR, it probably had a 20 or 30 round magazine.

I have not found any body camor dashcam video of the shooting online to confirm this.

dalton99a

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8. Webb currently works as a police officer on the reservation

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 02:51 PM

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In an email response to questions, Joshua Barnett, a BIA public affairs officer, wrote that Webb currently works as a police officer on the reservation.

But over the past two years, records from the U.S. District Court for South Dakota indicate that Webb has faced numerous charges for allegedly committing violent crime on the reservation.

In December 2023, Webb was indicted for assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, discharging a firearm during a federal crime of violence and possession of an unregistered firearm for an incident that allegedly occurred on Standing Rock earlier that year.

In May 2024, Webb was indicted for kidnapping, also on the reservation.

Passages

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11. Racist America.

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:09 PM

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Solly Mack

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12. K&R

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:09 PM

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Joinfortmill

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13. What a horror.

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:13 PM

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Omaha Steve

(107,143 posts)

14. Agreed

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 08:51 PM

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Liberal Cat June25th

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15. Always a Bad Apple in five 0 !

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:33 PM

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Why did that racist cop shoot her husband 17 times? How could a Judge say it was reasonable and let that cop walk with no punishment? Sounds like MAGA,they are all Dirty & in cahoots with each other!! It's a sad world we live in!! I can't wait till KARMA starts kicking ASS & taking names !!

LetMyPeopleVote

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17. Welcome to DU

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:05 PM

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Liberal Cat June25th

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16. Always a Bad Apple in five 0 !

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:37 PM

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