Ms. Jones’s boyfriend, who asked not to be named, said that he had been present when the shooting occurred, and that Ms. Jones had gotten up from bed to open a front door — shared by the first and second floors — for arriving police officers. He said Mr. LeGrier’s father, who is also the landlord for the building, had telephoned Ms. Jones from the second floor to alert her that the police were on their way and needed to be let in
He said that when the officers arrived, Mr. LeGrier seemed to have rushed to the bottom of the stairs with his bat at nearly the same time Ms. Jones was opening the door.
“Then the shooting just started coming — bam, bam, bam!” he said.
I don't know the exact circumstances of the incident but I do know someone rushing me with a baseball bat at 4:25 am would freak me the hell out and I would not hesitate to shoot to kill if I had a gun at my disposal.
Still, I'd like to learn more information.
| curl-6 said: Do cops in America not have tasers, or know how physically disarm someone, or even just shoot them in the leg instead of the head/chest? |
I was wondering the same thing but police are trained to shot the torso since it's the easiest body part to hit and it helps prevent the possibility of hitting someone nearby in case of a miss.
Here's a link for more info: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080910204651AAlEeaG
