Dash Cam Shooting

[Tactical Dave]

What I find halarious is once the cop starts shooting the SUV never changes direction untill it goes off road and hits a light pole or something........ Glad he hit him and did not emty a mag and not hit him at all.

 

[Joe Williams]

to the officer for quick thinking. Hopefully the family of the deceased won't try their hands at a civil suit.

Good luck finding a lawyer to take that case on. Shootings don't get much more clearcut that this one!

 

[PatriotPride]

Good luck finding a lawyer to take that case on. Shootings don't get much more clearcut that this one!

I agree, but as we all know, the scum of the earth LOVE an opportunity like this to try their hand at a suit to force a settlement, etc. I don't see how any judge would be willing to entertain a trial over something this clear-cut.

 

[Mikeh82]

What I find halarious is once the cop starts shooting the SUV never changes direction untill it goes off road and hits a light pole or something........ Glad he hit him and did not emty a clip and not hit him at all.

What I find hilarious is a Glock 22 does not take Clips... They take magazines...

 

[rbrthenderson]

Great Job to the Officer!

 

[00BlasterResto]

Wow, he said exactly what I would have "OHA! $H^T"
Glad it worked out the way it did, that guy fully intended on shooting him in the face.

 

[.452browning]

im really glad the officer survived and was not shot, but either the suspect hesitated or he had a safety on or not chambered...i think the officer was lucky but im glad he was able to stop the incident even if it had to be through shooting and i think killing the suspect....to bad the guy was stupid enough to try and assault and kill a police officer...but at least there's one less moron in the world

 

[TheCapulet]

Scary crap. I got an adrenaline rush just watching the video.

 

[38special]

Wow - that was pretty intense. Glad the officer turned out OK and the BG was stopped before he was able to hurt someone else with his gun or his vehicle.

 

[NateIU10]

Holy crap. Someone was looking out for the officer that night for sure!

I did find this though, in the BG's obit
Raymond ‘Thane’ Davis

Thane was a big teddy bear who had a heart of gold.

Yeahhh. Teddy Bears don't have a reputation by everyone to keep away from whiskey, or that whole trying to shoot a cop thing. Everyone's an angel once they hit room temp

 

[EvilleDoug]

NateIU10 - Dude, did you actually search out the scum bags obit?

I couldn't stop myself from reading it, it made him sound like he was mistreated. "After a long absence" OMG, he was in prison. I'm sure the population in Montana had no idea how it was that their favorite son died. Well, I'll clue you in. He was shot to death by an alert and well trained Law Enforcement Officer who only seconds earlier looked death in the face and avoided the Grim Reaper by his quick reflexes and the compounded idiocy of the BG.

Sorry for the rant.

Doug

 

[Lonnie]

WOW! I'm glad for the cop! Things could have turned out bad for him!

 

[360]

I counted 16 rounds from the 5-0

The driver was obviously too drunk to aim.

 

[Kcustom45]

I counted 16 rounds from the 5-0

Count again. The Officer only fired 14 rounds.

 

[Lex Concord]

If a non-LEO were in the same situation, would he get a pass after emptying a mag into the back of a vehicle that was already driving away before he fired the first round?

Granted, there are many differences in the roles (LEO vs. Civ.), and I'm not questioning the LEO's actions, the outcome for the perp, or the decision by the coroner's jury. The driver was obviously a POS and earned what he got.

Just a hypothetical. In a similar situation,do you think would this be ruled a "clean shoot" for non-LEO?

 

[shooter521]

Just a hypothetical. In a similar situation,do you think would this be ruled a "clean shoot" for non-LEO?

Would the hypothetical non-LEO have video footage to back up his story?

 

[Lex Concord]

Would the hypothetical non-LEO have video footage to back up his story?

Of course...everybody's got a camera rolling these days

 

[SMiller]

After watching the video again I want to armchair quarterback this some more...


The officer should have put a fresh mag in it, you know he rolled back up on the bg with only 1-2 rounds left, the guy could have been waiting on him...

 

[Joe Williams]

After watching the video again I want to armchair quarterback this some more...


The officer should have put a fresh mag in it, you know he rolled back up on the bg with only 1-2 rounds left, the guy could have been waiting on him...

The story says that when he got back in his car, he rolled up with his rifle. Didn't see him reload. Wonder when he realized he'd dropped 14 rounds? He said he thought he'd only fired 6 or 8. This is not at all uncommon, btw. Something to remember, and perhaps cause to automatically consider reloading when the bad guy goes down, in case he's still got some fight in him, and you need more than you think you have!

 

[shooter521]

The story says that when he got back in his car, he rolled up with his rifle. Didn't see him reload. Wonder when he realized he'd dropped 14 rounds? He said he thought he'd only fired 6 or 8. This is not at all uncommon, btw.

In some of the very first pistol training I took, the instructor impressed upon us the fact that in reality, the average person will have fired anywhere from 2 to 3 times the number of rounds he "thinks" he did in an engagement. For that reason, we were taught to reload early and often whenever the opportunity presented itself during the engagement, as well as part of the post-engagement sequence (scan - back off - seek cover - reload - plan your next move). In force-on-force exercises, I found this to be especially important with a 5-shot J-frame!