Deputy Involved Shooting

[voodoo_man]

I found it pretty interesting how fast that guy dropped. The deputies (good shooting by the way!) had really fast and consistent splits and it wasn't until the third that I noticed the guy had already dropped. That guy instantly knew he fucked up.

Personal experience tells me that being shot and knowing that you are shot are different. I've seen guys fall to the ground and act dead from a graze wound and I've seen guys taken a dozen in the chest and keep fighting.

Unless a switch is hit, the only reason people go down is because they believe they should

[breakingtime91]

Personal experience tells me that being shot and knowing that you are shot are different. I've seen guys fall to the ground and act dead from a graze wound and I've seen guys taken a dozen in the chest and keep fighting.

Unless a switch is hit, the only reason people go down is because they believe they should

ya I have never been in a shooting that was "typical" pistol distance close (25yard and in). I just found it interesting in the fact that the dudes splits were stupid fast but that guy was just done

[jlw]

All three deputies returned to duty tonight and are on shift right now.

Tom Givens has commented as to how small the active training community is. On behalf of Cpl. Thrower, the OCSO, and me personally, I want to thank all those folks in "our community" for their support. It truly means a lot.

[iWander]

What response has the community and local media had since the officers clearly did the right thing? Are they strangely quiet or openly supportive?
Awesome job by the officers and training division!

[VolGrad]

What response has the community and local media had since the officers clearly did the right thing? Are they strangely quiet or openly supportive?
Awesome job by the officers and training division!

I'll let the Chief speak on who/how folks have reached out to the SO but as a member of the community I have heard VERY little about the incident. It's nothing like the coverage we have seen when a deputy or officer has been shot or injured in the line of duty. I saw the posts on the OCSO Facebook page and the comments I saw were all very supportive. I saw maybe one or two very brief articles in the local paper. It was surprisingly quiet in my opinion. Now, we had a second OIS with a different agency the next day (maybe two days later) and the coverage of that was maybe a little more because it's a little bigger city AND the investigation shut down a major intersection for a whole day because the perp ran like a gazelle after being shot. IIRC he ran for like 4 minutes. In the video when the resounding backup officers arrived and took the guy into custody the cop that shot him and was chasing him was saying, "I can't chase him no more." .... followed by a LOT of profanity. He was understandably wore out.

[BES]

This guy is the freakin man! Cool calm and collected the whole time, wow just wow.

[BES]

Personal experience tells me that being shot and knowing that you are shot are different. I've seen guys fall to the ground and act dead from a graze wound and I've seen guys taken a dozen in the chest and keep fighting.

Unless a switch is hit, the only reason people go down is because they believe they should

What battlefield are you policing in ???

[Dagga Boy]

What battlefield are you policing in ???

Any really busy metro area allows you to see all sorts of shot and stabbed people.

[jlw]

What response has the community and local media had since the officers clearly did the right thing? Are they strangely quiet or openly supportive?
Awesome job by the officers and training division!

The only thing approaching negative feedback are a few reproaches over the F-bombs.

[LockedBreech]

The only thing approaching negative feedback are a few reproaches over the F-bombs.

People who criticize swearing, of all things, when lethal force has just been encountered and counterpunched, are a truly legendary breed of stupid.