Dispatch called the ranch, he was on his way. Officers should have waited for the ranch to dispatch the bull IMHO. The bull was the property of the rancher and a bull with broken legs ain't capable of much of a charge IMHO.
Hope the results of the investigation and the forensic evidence are released shortly.
I don't know how it works in Idaho, but here we very likely wouldn't allow it simply due to liability reasons
They called Yantis to take care of the bull. "Taking care of the bull" means shooting it. Then the deputies took exception to him doing so.
I'll agree with jwp that all those shots already fired made for a helluva lot more liability than one quick one from a .204.
