She handled that as close to perfect as possible. Good shoot after perp refused to follow commands and drop the weapon while closing distance.
What others haven’t pointed out is only the primary officer fired shots and continued to fire until the threat was neutralized. The other officers all had their weapons drawn and this could have been a firing squad scenario with dozens of shots. But it wasn’t, the officers knew this would be scrutinized and kept their cool and did their job.
She asked about non lethal alternatives, but the perp escalated to a threat quickly.
That's the latino machismo strut. She's seen it. She knows what it means. It's a gangster slide. That dude was going to walk right up to her and god knows what.
She handled that as close to perfect as possible. Good shoot after perp refused to follow commands and drop the weapon while closing distance.
What others haven’t pointed out is only the primary officer fired shots and continued to fire until the threat was neutralized. The other officers all had their weapons drawn and this could have been a firing squad scenario with dozens of shots. But it wasn’t, the officers knew this would be scrutinized and kept their cool and did their job.
She asked about non lethal alternatives, but the perp escalated to a threat quickly.
Closing distance? He barely walked towards her
You must not be from a city.
That's the latino machismo strut. She's seen it. She knows what it means. It's a gangster slide. That dude was going to walk right up to her and god knows what.