Posted on 01/14/2016 5:08:05 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016
The headline is a lie, as usual. Try this:
“Man aims gun at police, police shoot at man, accidentally kill his daughter.” But that’s too long, and isn’t sensational enough to get people to read the article.
Acted according to policies and procedures. No harm no foul. Case dismissed. (/sarc)
My question is, why is the father still alive? Assuming the story is true, this guy pointed a firearm at a law enforcement officer causing that officer to fear for his life and respond with deadly force. Why did the officer only fire one shot? I thought training/doctrine is to fire center mass until the threat is removed? Maybe that first shot center mass was well off target, hit the arm and the guy dropped the weapon in shock? Tragic situation how ever it played out.
Reading is good. Did you even read the article?
Well, so much for the “why don’t they aim to wound?” theory......
The girl’s father killed her as surely as though he put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger. The cop was acting in self defense.
One shot by the constable, shatter armed father’s arm and passed through striking and killing the daughter. This was 5 miles from my abode. Tragic story but a case of what not to do with a firearm in the face of law enforcement.
This was the final step in the eviction process. The constable visited the deadbeat on several occasions throughout the eviction process. This final court ordered removal step was scheduled and no surprise to the deadbeat renter. FWIW not this guys first time being evicted for non-payment.
When you plan on acting stupid at least keep the kids out of harms way.
Something like "Police officer forced to defend himself from armed threat shoots perp who was endangering his child by his unlawful actions. Bullet passed through perp and killed child. Perp will be prosecuted for murder." would be accurate.
The father should be tried for felony murder.
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