jad316
Regular Member
Below is from the post disgrace:
What happens to all the rounds NOT hitting the perp? I mean does the chief of police address this with the officers? What is the liability of these un-guided bullets? I understand they are under a great deal of pressure and have a rough job. It’s just hard to fathom 60 rounds being shot. I really think they need to upgrade their pistols to .40 cal so they have more stopping power. I’m also really concerned for the person whom may be hit due to these officer’s unloading their magazines.
POST DISGRACE:
ST. LOUIS • St. Louis police shot and killed a man Tuesday after spotting him with a handgun in front of a supermarket.
Three officers with the Rapid Deployment Unit were patrolling the Walnut Park East neighborhood about 9:45 p.m. when they saw the man standing in front of Northway Market at West Florissant and Thrush avenues, police said.
The officers got out of their cars, approached the man and fired at him after he flourished his gun at the officers, said Capt. Michael Sack.
A chase ensued, pausing once near the back of the building, where the officers shot at the man again when he pointed his gun at them.
The pursuit ended in a nearby vacant lot when the man fell and fired at the officers, hitting the pant leg of one of them. The officers again fired, killing the man. The man was not identified Tuesday night.
Sack said the officers fired nearly 60 shots, while the suspect fired once. Sack said he believed the officers interrupted a robbery attempt. Police hope to learn more after examining video from the store.
Rapid Deployment Units are composed of uniformed officers who are not tied to radio assignments, but rather patrol hot spots in neighborhoods that have seen a number of robberies and aggravated assaults.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...877-51c7-8738-5ccddb244941.html#ixzz1jp7G1xh5
What happens to all the rounds NOT hitting the perp? I mean does the chief of police address this with the officers? What is the liability of these un-guided bullets? I understand they are under a great deal of pressure and have a rough job. It’s just hard to fathom 60 rounds being shot. I really think they need to upgrade their pistols to .40 cal so they have more stopping power. I’m also really concerned for the person whom may be hit due to these officer’s unloading their magazines.
POST DISGRACE:
ST. LOUIS • St. Louis police shot and killed a man Tuesday after spotting him with a handgun in front of a supermarket.
Three officers with the Rapid Deployment Unit were patrolling the Walnut Park East neighborhood about 9:45 p.m. when they saw the man standing in front of Northway Market at West Florissant and Thrush avenues, police said.
The officers got out of their cars, approached the man and fired at him after he flourished his gun at the officers, said Capt. Michael Sack.
A chase ensued, pausing once near the back of the building, where the officers shot at the man again when he pointed his gun at them.
The pursuit ended in a nearby vacant lot when the man fell and fired at the officers, hitting the pant leg of one of them. The officers again fired, killing the man. The man was not identified Tuesday night.
Sack said the officers fired nearly 60 shots, while the suspect fired once. Sack said he believed the officers interrupted a robbery attempt. Police hope to learn more after examining video from the store.
Rapid Deployment Units are composed of uniformed officers who are not tied to radio assignments, but rather patrol hot spots in neighborhoods that have seen a number of robberies and aggravated assaults.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...877-51c7-8738-5ccddb244941.html#ixzz1jp7G1xh5