At some point, I would like to hear details from the victims, as to exactly where the perp was in relation to the wife, when the shot was fired.
That’s pretty high stress shooting, so I’m curious about separation distance.
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I’m thinking that when the perps saw the guy with the gun, they let the wife go and started running, giving him a clear shot.
Perps can't hold dead weight as cover, for too long.
IF I were ever in such a situation as the hostage, and I knew the ability of the person trying to shoot my attacker, I would seriously resort to just ‘dropping down, letting my legs buckle under me.
It is damned hard for anyone to hold up a person of average American weight. I weigh 142, and if I ‘buckled’, I don’t think someone could hold me upright any longer.