Looks like she ejected it right after she charged the bolt. She obviously had trouble manipulating the rifle, which is understandable due to her injuries.Originally Posted by breakingtime91
Looks like she ejected it right after she charged the bolt. She obviously had trouble manipulating the rifle, which is understandable due to her injuries.
I was about to write this exact thing. My butthole was also puckered sir.
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As soon as I saw the brake lights come on I thought "go back to your vehicle and call backup." Any time you see the lights come on they are prepping to flee. Last time it happened to me I didn't even put my car in park, just opened my door and as soon as they saw that they took off.
Be prepared to fight with reduced function in the hands. Been there. I won't carry a pistol that needs a thumb safety. You can see how much trouble she had with the rifle and never got it in fighting shape, it was either a single shot or a club depending on if she got a round chambered before the mag came out.
Side note, no radio on the uniform? Only have comms from the vehicle? I know the first sheriff's dept I worked for (non-sworn position) was like that, but I'm surprised anyone today doesn't have radios on the officer, even if it has to repeat through the bigger radio in the vehicle.
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While certainly not perfect, I echo one on scene officer's statement that she did awesome.
My first thought on comms is that an agency that can afford BWC's for everyone can certainly afford portable radios. That said, st least one trooper on scene was using a portable and she did have an empty radio holder on her belt.
I thought the same thing-- I wonder if it fell off or broke when she was shot?
There are plenty of pictures on the internet of NM troopers with lapel mics and radios.
Side note: NMSP LEOs have the title «state police officer», not «trooper». Kinda like California that way. I think those two and Hawaii are the only states that don’t have troopers.
There was a radio on her vest. You could see it later in the video. Maybe not on the right freq or couldn't manipulate it with her hands shot or something.
Sacramento PD. Another RDS-equipped pistol shooting.
Impressive grit, tenacity, and composure. One of the most impressive things I've seen in quite a while.
Lots to think about... people may not want to give good info even in a potential active shooter situation... or they don’t have good info but have sense enough to get outa’ dodge. Then there’s WML best practices and the fact that (while in this case it seems the right person got shot) if you are a shooter against a bad guy, being the guy with a gun when the Calvary arrives is not a good thing.
The handgun RDS with good hits is another angle, and while I’m all about the dot life, I think it’s a lesser lesson than the other stuff going on.
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