I missed the part where the officer's eye socket got busted up.... This true?

Also the warning shot. Is this what is thought to have happen? Sure it wasn't just a missed shot? He didn't seem to be the best shot with most going left

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Posted by papasmurf1269

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Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:53 pm to SuperSaint

Supposedly.

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Posted by Reubaltaich

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Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:11 pm to SuperSaint

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I missed the part where the officer's eye socket got busted up.... This true?

There has been a few news releases on this but it's not 'offical'.

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Also the warning shot. Is this what is thought to have happen? Sure it wasn't just a missed shot? He didn't seem to be the best shot with most going left

Don't have a link, but this was being discussed last night on one of the talking shows.

Could have been a missed shot, who knows.

Don't be so quick to judge an officer under extreme duress. If you ever been hunting, you may have experienced 'buck fever'. Now imagine that 25 times over BUT your life is on the line and you have 1-3 seconds to react.

Make the wrong split-second decision, you could end up in a morgue. Many police officers have lost thier lifes in the line of duty, protecting you and me, by failing to make the correct decision.

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Posted by ruzil

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Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:22 pm to SuperSaint

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the officer's eye socket got busted up.... This true?

Yes, chief of police confirmed today.

One thing that no one is discussing is the officers condition when he fired off his rounds at the perp. First, there seems to be a weapon discharge in his vehicle after the cop was punched with enough force to cause a blow out fracture of the eye socket.

It's tough enough to make a fairly decent pattern on a static target from 25-30 feet with two good eyes and a clear head.

Imaging trying to hit a moving target that you deem a threat after you have been assaulted and disoriented by a gunshot in a closed vehicle. We know he landed 6 rounds, I wonder how many he got off?

I applaud the marksmanship he displayed in a very stressful situation.