Man Shot Outside High Velocity Had Blood Alcohol Level Above Legal Limit
Mark Tanouye had blood alcohol level of 0.092
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The man shot and killed by a Beachwood police officer in July near the High Velocity Bar and Grill had blood alcohol above the legal limit, Ocean County Executive Assistant Prosecutor Michel A. Paulhus said.
The autopsy on 52-year-old Mark Tanouye was performed in July, he said, but today Paulhus released details about the blood alcohol levels of the man shot by Beachwood Police outside the Route 9 bar.
Tanouye had blood alcohol level of 0.092, Paulhus said. The legal limit is .08.
Beachwood Sgt. Bruce Harris was in uniform in a marked police cruiser when he responded to a 10:50 p.m. call in July about a man "creating a disturbance" in the parking lot of the sports bar on Route 166, Paulhus has said.
Harris got out of his patrol car and confronted Tanouye in the sports bar parking lot. Tanouye was carrying a .25 caliber handgun, Paulhus has said.
"He ignored repeated commands to drop his weapon," Paulhus said at the time. "The officer discharged his weapon and the male suffered fatal injuries."
Tanouye was pronounced dead at the scene. His last known address was in Beachwood, Paulhus said.
Ocean County Prosecutor Marlene Lynch Ford said previously the state Attorney General's Office was notified about the shooting. Paulhus said today they were still getting the case ready for the attorney general.
Keeping whats mine
4:53 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
WOW! Thats a shocker.
bulldad
6:37 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
def a reason to shoot a man in the face in front of his friends,,, dam if that was the case there would be no one left in seaside in the summer
Patricia A. Miller
7:45 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
The Ocean County Medical Examiner determined Mr. Tanouye died of a single gunshot wound to the chest.
bulldad
8:23 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
that maybe the way he died but her was shot in the face.. saw the whole thing go down
Brandon Ebbs
6:38 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
WOW..... He had one drink in him.... that tells ya something.
bayboat
6:57 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
Drunk or not.."drop your weapon" means just that.
Don't mess with a cop who just wants to go back to his family in one piece.
bayboat
6:58 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
And a drunk guy waving a gun around is DEFINITELY standing between him his family.
Berkeleygirl
7:15 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
Well put "bayboat"!!!
Boo73
7:19 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
Not for nothing but .92 is over the legal driving limit, not standing in a parking, and I don't believe I have read that he was in the drivers seat in any if these articles. And not so long ago the legal driving limit was 1.0, and before that even higher. Just making a point on the comment of alcohol use only, not the outcome of the incident.
JD
8:49 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
I was going to say the same thing...
Poorly written article..
.09... is like 3 drinks.... maybe 4...
bayboat
9:01 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
.92 maybe OK for standing in a parking lot..but definitely WAY over the limit of standing and waving a gun around in a parking lot.
People keep leaving the "waving a gun around" part out.
JD
9:16 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
bayboat...
it doesn't matter what blood alcohol was if waving a gun...
that is the point... poorly written article.. meaning blood alcohol was meaningless...
Hollowman
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Actually 6 standard light beers in two hours would put you at about a .10 (assuming a weight of around 140lbs) 4 beers in two hours would be an .05, the longer youve been drinking, the lower the BAC will be (4 beers in 3 hours about a .03 etc etc)
And yes, the article used a poor choice of wording... maybe if they just used the wording that his BAC showed "impairment" rather than "over the legal [driving] limit"...
bulldad
8:25 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
there is so much to this " story" that is not being told & false info given
none of yobusiness
10:22 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
Please do tell bulldad.
Miranda
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
I don't care if his blood alcohol was 0, he was waving a gun at a police officer and civilians!
Dennis
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
If you are not drunk at .92, then it's simple to obey the command to drop your weapon. Clean shoot, end of story.
Chief Wahoo
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
only one person killed a man in that parking lot
Cate
11:01 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Let's be realistic. This guy was drinking BEFORE this incident, which took place IN A BAR PARKING LOT. So, where was he drinking?? Most likely, THE BAR who owns the parking lot. Remind me again why you're ok with a CONVICTED CRIMINAL drinking, with a loaded gun, in the same bar as you?? I sure as hell wouldn't want to be in the same bar with a reckless, convicted criminal, with a loaded weapon, in an altered state of mind. And no, the officer didn't know ALL those details at the time this took place, but he clearly made the right choice. If this went the other way and this guy shot someone else, everyone would be crying that the office didn't react appropriately.
kimbo
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Yes maybe he needed him to drop his weapon, however to defuse the situation why didn't he just shoot him in the leg ( to get him on the ground) or in his arm/hand to drop the weapon? I can answer that, this man was recently out of jail & he had a bad reputation & the police basically didn't want to deal with him anymore. Think about this,,, would the reactions be the same if this was a black man in Beachwood that got shot???
ray dietrich
11:01 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
police are not trained to wound someone. Even being shot he has the ability to shoot back maybe hit a civilian. Everyone should put aside there dumb hatred for the police because you received a parking or speeding ticket. They are human beings paid to protect the public.. Not one of them gets up in the morning hoping they will shoot some dirtbag with a gun he shouldn't be carrying in the first place. So thank you officer for making this world a bit safer.
gran10
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
why was he shot in the chest to drop his weapon? Why not the leg or arm?
Hollowman
11:01 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Police are not allowed to shoot people in arms or legs or anything to simply maim or injure a person. The only time an officer is allowed to shoot someone is in a deadly force situation where the officer believes his life or the life of others is at risk. Police are trained to shoot center-mass of a person, which is the easiest area to hit. That parking lot had several bystanders in it at the time of the shooting, even according to Bulldad, which would making an attempt to shoot someones hand dangerous to bystanders should the officer miss. The fact the man would not drop a gun after being commanded to do so by an officer would lead a reasonable person to believe the suspect intended on using the weapon, making it a deadly force scenario.
Pepper Spray would not help the situation as the guy still has the gun and could/would now be blindly firing. Tasers, even though NJ does not have them, would not work either, as an electrical shock going through the persons body would cause their hands to clench. If his finger was on the trigger that would cause the weapon to fire wildly either causing the suspect to shoot himself anyway, or to shoot a bystander. All of this would be the officer's fault in the end, as he is justified to shoot him and end the threat, rather than use OC or Tasers and risk injuring someone else. All of this needs to be considered by an officer in a fraction of a second when responding to a situation like this, by the way.
JOHNNY Done it
2:02 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
HE did drop his weapon after he went down with it ,Dirt bag , career criminal with a gun going to a bar & drinking so figure it out add it up either way it wasnt going to be his day ,,He was out looking for trouble Lucky no civilians were involved the problem was contained..
Sydney
12:51 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
Why didn't he drop the gun when he was told to do so? He was such a fine upstanding citizen right? He got what he derserved - one less dirtbag the taxpayers have to pay for in jail.
Booner
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Lets blame the police officer, not the individual with a gun at the bar. People are delusional! And I don't care if he drank Sprite. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know better then to go to a bar with a hand gun. Or anywhere except a range for that matter. People need to be held accountable for their own actions.
Nicole
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Wow, I can't believe all the "know-it-alls" that are commenting on this article.
JOHNNY Done it
2:02 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
i guess you were lucky this guy was visiting your neighborhood asking directions drunk with a gun Does change the story alittle instead of in front of a bar would you fear for your life?
Cate
5:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Regardless of whether or not BAC is relevant, the fact of the matter is that he WAS drinking and that's been confirmed. If the article simply stated that his autopsy confirmed he was drinking and DIDN'T include the BAC, people would be complaining about that as well. If you are all such fabulous writers and reporters, maybe you should get a job as a journalist instead of critiquing others.
On another related note, bulldad, I'm SURE you had front row seats to the entire extravaganza that night, I'm SURE you hadn't been drinking, and don't have an opinion that's biased or subjective AT ALL. Everyone who hangs out in a bar parking lot, late at night, probably not even paying attention, smoking, taking a break FROM DRINKING, usually has the best, most well informed interpretation of the situation.
He had been previously drinking and was waving a gun. You get what you ask for at that point. He clearly wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed; you can't blame anyone else for his shortcomings.
gran10
11:01 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
I dont think its a blame, Its just that this could have been handled better... imagine for a second if it was the same man, but only a different shade of skin. It would be a totally different story..
JOHNNY Done it
2:02 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
rock paper scissors ..now you lose can you go home now & put that gun away..Is this send better maybe talking to him nice & give him a ride to his flea bag motel would have made all the difference .GET REAL
VoiceofReason
9:59 am on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
It doesn't matter what color skin someone has when they are ILLEGALLY carrying a gun. In case you forgot - there is a law against carrying a weapon. Especially an ex con.
Richard Skinner
11:01 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Now why would you shoot someone in the leg to wound him?? Maybe he would have returned fire and killed the officer. Duh.
lady4string
11:01 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
his blood alcohol level is like amatuer night... so that weighs out alcohol as an issue... he looks like he can handle more than 3 to 4 beers...
sue L
12:57 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012
just wondering did they find the fun loaded?
sue L
12:57 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012
* FIND the gun loaded
Hollowman
2:40 am on Friday, October 19, 2012
Really wouldn't matter if it was loaded, unloaded, or an airsoft gun.
Joe Stewart
2:40 am on Friday, October 19, 2012
who cares...one less dirtbag int he world
Wendy
2:59 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012
so the next times your kids are outside playing guns even if they with nerf guns be careful that no police from Beachwood are around ... they will have the right to shoot them dead
voiceofreason
2:20 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
I have to say, this last comment is the best of the lot, wow are you serious???