USA - A new investigation has revealed that no matter the circumstances, American cops shoot almost 1,000 people dead every year. The line between life and death can be crossed in a split second, as was the case with 20-year-old Willie McCoy on Saturday night. Police came upon the amateur rapper sleeping in his car with a handgun on his lap outside a Taco Bell in Vallejo, California. Officers drew their weapons when McCoy stirred and woke up, and ordered him to “keep his hands visible.” When McCoy allegedly moved his hands towards his weapon, the officers opened fire. McCoy died on the scene. Saturday’s shooting was just one of the almost 1,000 fatal police-involved shootings that take place in the United States every year, according to data compiled by the Washington Post.