You don't know what type of shot the guy had. It may or may not have been a "risky shot" as you put it...
I can guarantee you it was a risky shot. It was 148 yards, which was probably 98 yards further than he'd ever shot before. Imagine your longest shot ever, then triple the distance. And your rifle has a red dot and 8#, gritty, Mil-Spec trigger.
I've seen a lot of cops shoot, who were far better trained than UPD. I'd wager that the odds of him making the shot were less than 5%, outside of divine intervention.
Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Why else would have have asked for permission to engage?
Because he knew he couldn't hit the bad guy. And when he missed he wanted it to be someone else's fault...... "They told me I HAD to shoot."
Yeah, judging from what I've personally seen on the police range, from your avg. cop, probably not an easy shot.
Now, if it had been you or I there, the guy probably would have been down kicking.
