Of course. That's standard operating procedure. Cops are "crime historians." They show up after a crime has been committed to take down a report. That's about all they're good for.
Anyone who thinks that cops exist to protect people from crime are silly fools who've watched far too many hagiographic cop shows on television.
So that explains why the SWAT guy has five staples in his head now, and that’s why the perp is dead - because the police are historians?
- Devil’s advocate