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I recall reading something aboutthe dead guy saying "Go get my gun" or "I am going to go get my gun out of the car".. correct me if I am wrong here.
So if I have it right... the first officer would have been justified in shooting when the guy reached for what he believed to be a gun. I recall some court rulings on this a few times that said when there is something to cause the officer to believe the person is armed and dangerous.. any furtive movements can be interpreted as going for a deadly weapon. Even if he did not have one.
So based on what was being said the cop would be justified. The other cops there hear someone say "Gun" and thenfire based on what they believe to be credible information. It is NOT wrong for him to call out "Gun" but is going to always be taken as you actually SAW a gun.
Did they fire several rounds? Not really. Only one guy reloaded and he was the one that saw the threat first hand.
The "50" rounds are from five officers. If you consider that there could have been far more round..... 5 * ((15 * 2) + 1) = 155 available rounds.
Now THAT would have been excessive.
Just like 3 guns is not an arsenal.....
I recall reading something aboutthe dead guy saying "Go get my gun" or "I am going to go get my gun out of the car".. correct me if I am wrong here.
So if I have it right... the first officer would have been justified in shooting when the guy reached for what he believed to be a gun. I recall some court rulings on this a few times that said when there is something to cause the officer to believe the person is armed and dangerous.. any furtive movements can be interpreted as going for a deadly weapon. Even if he did not have one.
So based on what was being said the cop would be justified. The other cops there hear someone say "Gun" and thenfire based on what they believe to be credible information. It is NOT wrong for him to call out "Gun" but is going to always be taken as you actually SAW a gun.
Did they fire several rounds? Not really. Only one guy reloaded and he was the one that saw the threat first hand.
The "50" rounds are from five officers. If you consider that there could have been far more round..... 5 * ((15 * 2) + 1) = 155 available rounds.
Now THAT would have been excessive.
Just like 3 guns is not an arsenal.....