Cops who would “shoot to wound” instead of “shoot to kill” at a perp who is going for a gun run a high risk of being dead cops. The perp had no intention of “shooting to wound”. The ONLY “normal” reason a perp reaches for his gun against other armed men is to shoot to kill. An abnormal reason a perp reaches for a gun is to trigger suicide by cop.
Again, I strongly urge everyone to obtain a copy of their local police department’s deadly force or other force policy. You would be amazed at how much disinformation reviewing the policies would clear up. If the mamma’s and Al Sharpton’s of this world want answers, I suggest they start there. It’s all in writing and it’s what the cops have been trained to. IMHO, it’s written to make sure the shootee is dead, dead, dead, for liability reasons(it’s cheaper to settle a death suit that a lifetime disability suit). But that is a whole different topic for another day.