Ariz. Officer Involved In 6 Kills Gets Disability

A city review board has granted disability retirement to a Scottsdale police officer involved in six deadly shootings over the past decade.

The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System board unanimously voted to approve the application for accidental-disability retirement by Officer James Peters for $4,500 a month.

Accidental disability means that the 37-year-old Peters suffered an injury on the job that prevents him from doing his job.

The Arizona Republic reported that the decision still is subject to final review by a state panel.

Peters was involved in seven shootings since 2002. Six of them were fatal, including the most recent incident on Feb. 14 involving a man cut down by a single rifle shot to the head while clutching his baby grandson. The shooting is still under review.

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• June 27, 2012 at 2:29 pm

  googlegal says:

  Google and ye shall receive! James Peters, the Scottsdale police officer who made headlines in February for shooting and killing the sixth person of his 12-year stint with the... read more
• June 26, 2012 at 3:27 pm

  ned says:

  Aren’t you full of yourself?! You deem yourself qualified to make the judgment that most IJ readers aren’t qualified to make judgments. What can I do to become qualified... read more
• June 25, 2012 at 3:54 pm

  Devil's Advocate says:

  Taking the life of another human being no matter what their crime or station, is not an easy thing to live with, and even though-as Frankie aptly points out-the article leaves... read more