“taking his children on a road trip”
Hmmm...outstanding warrants? domestic kidnapping?
>>Relatives said Allen, a father of five and an Army Reserve veteran who worked as a construction engineer between 2009 and 2012, was returning to his native South Carolina at the time of shooting.
Oregon to South Carolina. That’s a heck of a drive (taking his kids back to S.C.?)
People aren’t sure that he was shot by the officer. I was trying to freeze the video and thought I saw a bullet headed towards his chest but who knows; supposedly the car was found a half mile down the road. So if he’s that far it’s only a minute or two later—unless (far fetched) Van Allen pulled over and _shot himself_, despondent? Again, far fetched...more likely the cop shot him. Van Allen despite training: poor shot (Officer shot but it wasn’t serious). Officer: hit target apparently quite well maybe with just one shot...