AM Headlines — 12.7.10

Robert Thompson Jr. said he never feared Jeremy Groom would shoot him and contends police overreacted. He said officers shot Groom immediately after ordering him to drop his gun, which never was pointed at police. See story below.

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Monday’s Scanner Traffic /DFO, Huckleberries Online
  
• Snow, freezing rain to arrive at 4 o’clock /Mike Prager, SR
• Girls taken from filthy home /David Cole, Coeur d’Alene Press
• Hayden man faces child cruelty charges /David Cole, Coeur d’Alene Press
• Hayden trucker dies in H95 wreck near Fighting Creek /Hucks Online
• Motor Sports ready to relocate after November fire /Nick Rotunno, Press
  
• No comment yet from Otter on wolf-delisting impasse /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Friends question fatal Spokane police shooting /Meghann Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels
• Coeur d’Alene trustees delay setting levy amount /Maureen Dolan, CdA Press
• Feds should do more to protect Sagebrush Sea /Mark Salvo, New West
  

Question: Do Spokane/Spokane County law officers have a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later?