Perhaps I am seeing it incorrectly, but watching the relevant bits frame-by-frame, it appeared that several small holes began to appear right in the round bullseye-shaped circle on the chest during the incident. Not that it would be some particular feat of marksmanship at that range, but I gather several rounds went where one would try to place them.
Assailant went down in a "reasonable" amount of time, it is just the proximity and slow walk that made this seem so different. Curious about the interaction in the seconds leading up to this.
Removing the audio, this could be an interesting teaching moment for all the "why did you have to shoot him" why did you not taser him" "all he had was a knife/stick/bat/hammer" crowd. With the audio, it could be an interesting teaching moment for other things.
I predict the internet is about to be deluged with "Shoot his ass!" GIFS and memes.
Last edited by jd950; 02-09-2021 at 10:04 AM.
Along with the previous post.....
I'm shocked by how many people here find the events in the video surprising. I would understand if you are a typical idiot who's only seen cool movies with gun fights. (Libs and the press)
if you're questioning shot placement how would it have been if the guy was 15 ft away charging with a machete.
Service caliber handguns are not magic.
Thanks. I am curious about what was said by both, demeanor of assailant just before video, whether he had stick and had dropped it before picking it up again, etc., as would/will be shown in the BWC. Curious as to the dynamics of the situation as they may have affected Deputy's approach, positioning, etc. Would also like to have a better idea about the ineffective taser deployment and transition to firearm.
Hopefully BWC will be available soon and will be educational.
as they say.
I’m still wondering what led to this psychotic break.
#RESIST
The victim was identified.
https://wjla.com/news/local/police-i...-crashes-in-md
You can find his LinkedIn profile. It looks like he did a lot of cyber security for various places around the beltway, but there is no military experience on his profile (although it is possible early in his career). He was relatively young (early 50s) to be retired. His resume looks very typical of people in the DC area, and none of those jobs look like anything that would make him wealthy.