You can shoot at a fleeing unarmed guy if it’s a felon. The “philosophy” is that they are a danger to others, period. So this case will hinge on how credible was the intel on this guy.
My only beef with this kind of shoot is that I’m not allowed to do the exact same thing.
“You can shoot at a fleeing unarmed guy if it’s a felon.”
Idk about that, but regardless the kid was not a felon. He and his brother were sought for questioning in a shooting from the day earlier. There was not even a warrant for him. Yes, he fled, which was wrong, but you don’t shoot targets of an investigation in the back of the head (killshot). If anything, shoot the legs.
If these kids were that dangerous to begin with, it was sloppy police work not to have enough backup to prevent fleeing to begin with. They had been trailing the car and had plenty of time to plan the stop.