Wednesday, November 24, 2021

TRAGIC DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF A FORMER COP

by Bob Walsh

Lionel Womack had been a police detective in Kansas.  He is now dead after a bizarre incident, lasting less than 30 seconds, in which he attacked two cops.

On Monday the local constabulary received a number of 911 calls about a man standing in the road and pointing at the sky, then jumping into traffic.  The cops showed up and Womack charged them.  He tried to get into the patrol car from the passenger side but was unable to do so.  He then charged around the car, reaching towards the back of his pants giving the officer the idea he was reaching for a gun.  The responding officer pulled his own duty weapon.  At that time Womack jumped into the driver's seat of the patrol car and the officer attempted to extract him.  A fight ensured over the weapon during which two shots were fired.  The fight ended up with Womack in possession of the officer's weapon.  Womack then covered the second officer with the stolen weapon, at which time he was shot to death by the second officer.

Womack had been with the Kansas City P D since 2007.  He made detective in 2018 but was sacked in August of 2020 after a string of policy and conduct issues.  Womack had come from a law enforcement family with five members of his family, including both parents, current or retired officers.  Womack's wife is still a Kansas City cop.  Womack sued the Kiowa County S O last year asserting that a deputy deliberately drove over him in a farm field.  Womack was well known, well respected and well liked within the department until his problem started last. year.  

My guess, for what that may be worth, is some undiagnosed mental health issue or substance abuse problem that was well concealed led to this man's downfall.  Damn shame.

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