I am not going to shed a tear over this criminal dying, but the body cam video in the link shows the officer firing through the windshield of his cruiser. The suspect is a solid 50' away. That just seems RECKLESS. I'd like to think I am damn good with a sidearm, but come on. Driving, through a windshield, 50' away and adrenaline all with a pistol.
From the video, I can't tell if the shots from the COP shooting through the windshield hit the officer that was shot. I also hope his shots didn't hurt anyone in the house behind the bloody guy. To have hit the bloody guy, those shots came darn close to the car under the blue cover.
If there were no people injuries or property damages.... I guess the bad guys would think twice about crime, or at least not repeat, if this is the outcome.
I can't imagine he made contact. I read the article, but it doesn't specify the name of the officer who shot from the car. He could have been one of the shots, but it isn't complete enough to say for sure.
Awful procedure in my opinion.
[This message has been edited by ls3mach (edited 04-28-2018).]
The suspect was already on the ground as the officer approached. He was probably already hit by other officers. The downed officer wasn't in the line of fire as the shooting officer approached. He may have already been hit by the suspect and managed to stay on his feet while adrenalin was flowing. When the officer is shown laying on the ground, he is actually in the street between the other police vehicles and the suspect. He wasn't there before.
If the suspect was shooting at the police, I have no sorrow for him. Maybe the officer was reckless, but only an internal investigation and review of SOP will determine that.
All I'm gonna say is spend a month, a week, a day in a LEO's job and then consider how you will approach a potential situation. These folks put their asses on the line every day in every encounter. I don't blame them for the vast majority of issues that come up.
Present a dangerous situation to a LEO and you get what you're asking for in the vast majority of cases. That is not to suggest there aren't some bad cops out there but,...................
Probably one of the more organized takedowns that I have seen. Criminal shot, medical services instantly try to stop the bleeding of the criminal and save him, scene is secured, and shot officer is helped up to his feet. All in all a great day.
