Most of us are waiting for more information before opining on whether the shootings could possibly have been justified. However, with the sheriff’s department saying that the suspect is considered “armed and dangerous”, I sort of doubt there’s any justification forthcoming. Usually if there’s any indication that a shooting may have been justified, the applicable law enforcement agency issues platitudes about not being able to speak to that issue due to the “ongoing investigation”. When a LEO-shooter’s own department is referring to him as a “suspect” who is “armed and dangerous”, I’ll take their word for it — since they have badges :-)
“Most of us are waiting for more information before opining on whether the shootings could possibly have been justified”
Lets see here. He’s 21, one of the victims is an ex, there were 6 shot and he ran away afterwards. How much info do you need?
I knew immediately the shootings were not ‘justified’.
Have you ever in your life heard of a cop killing a half dozen people by himself that was afterwards ‘justified’?
I haven’t.