[RGSpincich]

Gun fire was exchanged? Wouldn't both parties need to fire their weapons, for that to be the proper terminology?

Yes, yes and the old guy did fire at the officers.

Reporter: It's why cops made a special effort to show that Singletary was armed, showing the tree in his yard hit by bullets from his gun.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Fair enough then. Cops have just as much right to defend themselves as anyone else.

It's absolutely amazing to me, how some can live to a ripe old age without picking up one smidgen of wisdom along the way.