Cops fire 77 bullets at gunman

New York Daily News ^ | Sept. 29, 2005 | VERONIKA BELENKAYA and ALISON GENDAR

[HolgerDansk]

Firing 77 bullets, cops wounded an ex-con early yesterday after he shot at another man and turned his weapon on police outside a Manhattan housing project, authorities and witnesses said.[...]

Six officers from Manhattan's 23rd and 28th Precincts and an NYPD housing unit fired at least 77 rounds at Rooks in two bursts of gunfire, said Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne.[...]

[R. Scott]

That said, I also know for a fact that my accuracy with a firearm would degrade rapidly if my target had already fired several shots at me, and I can't knock these guys for being scared.

I sure as hell would be.

But hey, that's what training and practice, practice, practice are for.

Yep training, training and more training – and a good cop won’t mind using his free time for some of it. Good training will overcome fear.
The first time I was fired on I did feel a touch of apprehension – but Good Old Army basic training kicked in and we responded automatically. No one freaked out, no one shot into the air.