VIDEO: Sovereign Shoots Cop In Back For Telling Him Toddler Can't Drive
by HollyMatkinA Casper police officer remains hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the back.
Casper, WY – A man who considered himself to be a sovereign citizen repeatedly shot a Casper police officer in the back on Sunday afternoon, leading to a gunfight with police (video below).
The unnamed officer was hospitalized with “life threatening injuries,” the Casper Star Tribune reported.
The gunman was fatally shot when police returned fire.
The incident began at 1:36 p.m., when police received a call that a man was allowing children – one as young as three years old – to drive a motor vehicle in a vacant dirt lot.
Two Casper police officers arrived at the scene, and told 38-year-old David Wolosin to stop the vehicle, a witness told the Casper Star Tribune.
Wolosin refused to speak to the officers, and instead made a phone call. He then stepped away from the officers, before he turned and opened fire on them without warning.
“During that contact, the male unexpectedly drew a firearm and engaged the officers in gunfire,” the Casper Police Department said in a statement, according to The Washington Post. “The two officers returned gunfire.”
As the officers sought cover behind Wolosin’s vehicle, the gunman shot one of the officers in the back five times, the Casper Star Tribune reported.
Cellphone footage showed the officers exchanging gunfire with Wolosin, as he laid on his side in the open dirt lot.
Wolosin was fatally shot during the gunfight, and died at the scene.
The children, who remained inside Wolosin’s vehicle during the altercation, were uninjured.
“It was a pretty surreal thing.,” Travis Barker, who witnessed the incident, told KCWY. “Maybe 15-20 shots and it was over.”
The unnamed officer was rushed to the hospital with “life-threatening injuries,” and received multiple blood transfusions, the Casper Star Tribune reported.
He remains in critical condition.
Attorney Don Fuller, who often represents police officers in officer-involved shooting incidents, said that Wolosin “fancied himself as a sovereign,” and refused to recognize the authority of the government.
“That’s what we know so far,” Fuller said. “These officers were left with no choice, and they acted heroically.”
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation was handling the officer-involved shooting investigation, and surrounding agencies provided assistance in handling calls for the Casper police department, city officials said in a press release.
A member of the Casper Police Department has established a fundraising account to assist with the injured officer’s medical expenses, the department said in a Facebook post.
“CPD appreciates all the support the community is showing us during this trying time!” the post read.
The campaign had raised nearly $30,000 as of Tuesday morning.
You can watch cellphone footage of the gunfight in the video below. WARNING - Graphic Content:
27 Responses
Icabod
May 26, 2018 Or should be.
vastlyamused
May 15, 2018 Really? 1) did that POS idiotic bill actually pass? 2) The USC only applies to COMMERICAL motor vehicles used FOR commercial purposes in interstate commerce. Your pick-up truck that you drive on the daily to for daily chores is NOT covered by that Code, nor is it subject to the UCC.
John-Brown
May 15, 2018 US Code definitions of vehicles are completely irrelevant because vehicular law is almost exclusively state and local, not federal. As has been said before, police don't make the laws. If you don't like them, change your representation. They make the laws.
MrMagoo
May 15, 2018 Apparently New Hampshire doesn't believe a DL or vehicle registration is needed in most cases, either. Maybe some of the commonly held beliefs aren't correct. Research Eddie Craig of TX, a previous officer who started researching for himself and sharing what he found. Look up the US Code definitions of "Motor Vehicle, Used for commercial purposes and automobile" https://legiscan.com/NH/text/HB1778/id/1659567
Buzzsaw79
May 10, 2018 I'm guessing most people don't realize that sovereigns don't recognize local police authority and only recognize the sheriffs authority. They are unpredictable and dangerous to everyone. They don't believe in drivers licenses or insurance.
WyoTech
May 10, 2018 There is video on the initial responding officers dashcam....glad the "sovereign" creature died in the dirt right there.
WyoTech
May 10, 2018 A few things to add to this story... The downed officer is 27yo Jacob Carlson, an Iraq war veteran, the "open field" is a fenced off city park and school playground, no vehicles are allowed for obvious reasons... Those 2 little boys were NOT his children...this took place in middle of a neighborhood in the middle of town.
GalvestonGal
May 9, 2018 To the person who said, "I wonder whether stricter nationwide gun control laws would have prevented this tragedy." Yes.... I am sure that that is the one law that this lunatic would have decided to obey. (Do I need to state that this is sarcasm or is that self evident?)
JrzDvl
May 9, 2018 burger... you are wrong on every level. more gun control will not help any statistic or scenario, currently under your watchful eye. The statement "gun control".... has become just a political rally for donations. and repeating it makes one appear legitimately "challenged" mentally.
JrzDvl
May 9, 2018 lawjam and toast doesn't seem to realize that this jackass started shooting at someone for no reason.... at that point.... it does matter if it's a police officer or a random passer by. There was no provocation for him to engage ANYONE in a gunfight. Therefore, there is no murder... homicide yes. but justified. your delusions and lack of any ability to rely on any actual facts it the most confusing thing about this article....as in... are you posting for a different read?..