He was stopped by a single shot to the chest fired by Justin Garner, a decorated police officer responding to a 911 call. Stewart wounded Garner three times in the leg as they traded gunfire in a hallway, McKenzie said.
He fired multiple times, one struck the gunman and stopped him. He fired enough. One discharge or 12, you fire until your target is incapacitated and then you stop. Period.
And given the environment, it's best the LEO fired as few times as possible; drywall will not stop misses very well, and with aged and infirm bystanders the chance of incidental shooting deaths skyrockets.
Kudos to the LEO to recognizing when it was time to holster his firearm.
This should also be a lesson for all CCW and carriers - you WILL miss with the majority of your shots. You should count on hitting once for every 5 to 7 shots (yes, a 20% hit rate is very good). Carrying a pistol with fewer than 7 shots is essentially taking a gamble that you are a better on-the-move, in-the-action shooter than experienced LEO and troops and are willing to run dry without a single hit on the target.
That tends to answer a sticky problem that I have to face up to, my absolute favorite pistol is my Sig P220, but it only holds 8 rounds of .45, 10 if I wanted a longer mag.
I also have three Glocks, the G20, G21 and G23, none hold less than thirteen rounds but are not as accurate as the Sig.
So in view of the dramatic increase of violence it is making me rethink about carrying the Glock, there is nothing wrong with it but I am a purist and have more affection for fine pieces made of metal such as the German built Sig.
Also just happening is another family killing/suicide in Santa Clara CA up on Drudge.
That may be the way they train you in the Army, but not in the Marine Corps. :)