just because they were in car that vaguely resembled the suspect auto.
"Dorner's gray Nissan Titan truck, and officials have said the officers opened fire after mistaking the blue Toyota Tacoma "
the only VAGUE thing was that it was a truck -
Other than that, it was pretty damn BLUE to be mistaken for gray - not to mention the different make and model - or that it was two women, not one black man -
TOTALLY indefensible - They should NEVER be allowed to carry a gun again.
Anyone who looks at the photo you provided, while thinking may be some mistake in identification, should realize that cops should not do what they did to that car and occupants without having better info.
They screwed up and anyone who wants to defend the LAPD once again for their trigger-happy behavior is beyond me. Two women delivering papers in a vaguely similar colored truck gets pounded with that much fire-power with NO warning? Sheesh. Really? There's an excuse for that?