911 caller arrested in deadly police shooting

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A California 911 caller told emergency dispatchers he'd just been robbed at gunpoint by two men who fled with his computer and backpack.

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Pasadena Police Chief Philip Sanchez said that call set off a deadly chain of events that led officers to shoot and kill a 19-year-old college student, later identified as Kendrec McDade, late on Saturday night.

McDade was spotted in an alley about two blocks from the spot where Oscar Carrillo told police he'd been robbed, Sanchez said Wednesday.

"The actions of the 911 caller set the minds of the officers," Sanchez said.

McDade ran from officers until an officer used the police cruiser to block McDade's path in an alley and rolled down his window, Lt. Phlunte Riddle said.

McDade allegedly made a motion at his waistband and the officer opened fire. A second officer who was chasing McDade on foot also opened fire, Riddle said.

911 caller arrested after California cops shoot dead alleged armed robber

Pasadena, Calif., police arrested a 911 caller Wednesday accused of fabricating an armed robbery story that led to the death of a black college student.

 

Kendrec McDade, 19, was shot dead by police in the city's northwest district at around 11:00pm last Saturday, the Pasadena Star-News reported.

Police were dispatched to the scene after a man, identified as Oscar Carillo, called 911 and said he had been robbed by two armed men who stole his laptop and backpack as he was buying tacos.

The 26-year-old claimed one of the men pointed a gun at him during the robbery, but police said Wednesday he lied to officers and that detectives now believe the two men -- who included McDade -- were unarmed.

Carillo was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.

Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez told the newspaper, "Mr. Carillo emphatically indicated a gun was involved... that is very important. It sets the platform for the mindset of the responding officers."

McDade was shot dead after he allegedly made a motion towards his waistband, Pasadena police Lt. Phlunte Riddle said. A second officer also opened fire in fear for his colleague's safety. Sanchez also confirmed the initial shots were fired from inside the patrol car.

The teenager, a football standout at Azusa High School, died of his injuries at Huntington Memorial Hospital. No gun or stolen laptop was found.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Office of Independent Review will investigate the shooting.

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Bill that would change teacher bonuses rejected by House panel

OKLAHOMA CITY - A bill that would have phased out bonuses for National Board Certified teachers in favor of an undefined performance pay system ran aground in the House on Monday.

The House appropriations and budget subcommittee on education rejected Senate Bill 1879 by a vote of 9-2, with seven Republicans joining the two Democrats on the panel in opposition.

"The ultimate goal is to implement a performance-based system, the data on which we haven't seen yet," said Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada.

The bill's House sponsor, Rep. Ann Coody, R-Lawton, said it would guarantee payment of the bonuses for those already in the program but would cut off new additions.

Coody said she hopes to get another vote next week, perhaps on just the bonus guarantee. 

GOP budget would mean five-year pay freeze for federal workers

Federal employees might consider this old country tune as their anthem if the spending plan proposed Tuesday by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) becomes law.

The House Republican budget he presented would extend the current federal pay freeze by three additional years, for a total of five years with no boost in basic pay rates. His budget also would shrink the federal workforce by more than 200,000 positions and require employees to pay an undefined “more equitable contribution to their retirement plans.”