Police Shoot Man Who Took Hostages Inside A 7-Eleven

[Londo_Jowo]

In this case the police saved a woman from a worthless thieving thug.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/01/13/denver-police-respond-to-possible-hostage-situation/

DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police shot a man Monday morning during a hostage situation.

Denver police brought in negotiators and SWAT teams after the emergency call came in at a 7-Eleven at West Colfax Avenue and Perry Street just after 8:30 a.m. that there was a threatening person inside the store.

“I was in there and then I walked out and all of sudden I see cops pull up; terrible,” a store patron told CBS4.

Denver Police Chief Robert White said the man then took several people hostage in the store. So far it isn’t clear if he had a weapon.

“After negotiating for about an hour the individual decided to come out holding a female hostage, at which time the officers told him he had to let the hostage go,” White said.

A female negotiator could be heard on a bull horn demanding the suspect to release the hostages.

“He refused. He then attempted to drag the female back in the store. Out of fear for the female’s safety one of our officers fired a shot, striking the individual,” White said.

The suspect was taken to a hospital on a stretcher. He’s said to be in critical condition.

Authorities closed Colfax while they investigated the crime.

Police aren’t sure about a motive but a witness said she saw officers chase the suspect inside the store.

None of the hostages were injured.

 

[Kadarin]

That turned out better than this incident from a while back:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...ostage-dead-faced-split-second-decisions?lite

 

[lozina]

Good job. :thumbsup:

 

[TechBoyJK]

Blame it on the marijuanas

 

[OutHouse]

Fail, for missing a golden headshot.

 

[thraashman]

I hope the officer that took the shot was a sharpshooter and not just a cop with his sidearm. Sure it turned out good, but for anyone but a sharpshooter to take a shot on a man with a hostage is really reckless.

 

[Nebor]

I hope the officer that took the shot was a sharpshooter and not just a cop with his sidearm. Sure it turned out good, but for anyone but a sharpshooter to take a shot on a man with a hostage is really reckless.

Please give me a rough outline of your experience with handguns. I don't need every detail, just an estimate of the sort of competitions & training you've been involved with, and how many rounds you fire per year.

Because it appears that you have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[Nebor]

Looks like it was a single shot fired from a Glock 22 at less than 10 feet. The bullet went through and through, penetrating the front glass door of the store behind the suspect but didn't strike anyone else. Good shot by a well trained officer.

 

[shortylickens]

Is it just the news, or does more shit go down at 7-11 than any other place in America?

 

[thraashman]

Please give me a rough outline of your experience with handguns. I don't need every detail, just an estimate of the sort of competitions & training you've been involved with, and how many rounds you fire per year.

Because it appears that you have no idea what you're talking about.

I don't need to have any form of experience firing a gun to know that for example a study of NYC cops showed that police hit rates in one year of officer shootings at a range of zero to six feet was only 43%. And that's hit the target at all, let alone hit a specific part which is what he'd have to do if the man was holding a hostage. It is great he didn't hit the hostage, but the odds were not good for him.

 

[spidey07]

I don't need to have any form of experience firing a gun to know that for example a study of NYC cops showed that police hit rates in one year of officer shootings at a range of zero to six feet was only 43%. And that's hit the target at all, let alone hit a specific part which is what he'd have to do if the man was holding a hostage. It is great he didn't hit the hostage, but the odds were not good for him.

Most police don't even really train with their firearm. This guy apparently did.

Good shoot.

 

[Nebor]

I don't need to have any form of experience firing a gun to know that for example a study of NYC cops showed that police hit rates in one year of officer shootings at a range of zero to six feet was only 43%. And that's hit the target at all, let alone hit a specific part which is what he'd have to do if the man was holding a hostage. It is great he didn't hit the hostage, but the odds were not good for him.

The NYPD is a terrible representation of a police department's aggregate firearm skills.

I know a lot of cops (I'm a reserve officer) and the guys that aren't interested in guns never would have attempted a shot like this. If you look at the video, the officer that takes the shot is in a perfect crouched isosceles stance. I'd bet dollars to donuts (get it?) that he's a competition shooter. I'm guessing the suspect was struck very high in the chest, which is why he's still alive and the bullet passed all the way through his body.

 

[Pray To Jesus]

I hope the officer that took the shot was a sharpshooter and not just a cop with his sidearm. Sure it turned out good, but for anyone but a sharpshooter to take a shot on a man with a hostage is really reckless.

Even if it is a reckless shot, so what? He made the shot and saved a life.