Vietnam Veteran shot by police had six bullets hit his back

Man’s family charges ‘overkill’ in cop shooting
ABQ Journal
By Patrick Lohmann
Journal Staff Writer
Jul 25, 2013

Man brandishing large knives suffered nine gunshot wounds

A 66-year-old man shot and killed by Albuquerque police earlier this month suffered nine gunshot wounds, with as many as six of the bullets going through the back of his body, according to the autopsy report provided by his family.

The number and location of gunshot wounds that medical investigators found in Vincent Wood’s body have prompted the Vietnam veteran’s family to accuse the police of “overkill,” and they wonder why officers didn’t wait just a little while longer for the arrival of an officer trained in de-escalation techniques.

Wood, who his family said was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, was shot July 5 by two Albuquerque Police Department officers while brandishing two large knives at them in a gas station parking lot in the Northeast part of the city.

“It’s a lot worse than I could have imagined,” said Michael Allen, Wood’s half brother, about reading the autopsy report. “To me, it sounds like overkill.”

The autopsy report, which was completed July 18 by the state Office of the Medical Investigator and will likely be released publicly today, details the nine gunshot wounds that Wood suffered when he was killed at the parking lot.

Woods suffered gunshot wounds to his upper right chest, lower left chest, left stomach, penis, lower back, left buttock and upper left arm, in addition to two to his left forearm.

Six of the bullets’ trajectories are listed as “back to front,” according to the autopsy report. Those include the wounds to his lower left chest, lower back, buttock and the arm wounds.
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