Guys, the Milwaukee Journal has removed the story. This has been out for a few weeks now, sory I am so late in posting it.
Anyway, one suicidal knife wielding suspect. Three cops, one of them a guy with just a couple or three years under his belt. The second a 5 year cop, and the third a Sergeant/ supervisor. They shot the guy from 120 feet with a 12ga. beanbag and it did not have any effect. The suspect moves toward the officers, and the young cop, wuth an AR15, shoots him dead.
The 5 year cop stated in the interview that she did not fire, because she was giving the supervisor room to shoot him again with another beanbag from a more effective, closer range (like 50 ft).
Waukesha County DA Paul Bucher and Grand Jury say it's a good shoot! They talked about training, even referenced the old "see how fast the knife wielder can close on you from 21 ft." exercise.
The best part of a fucked up deal: The dead suspects sister is a veteran Milwaukee cop. She says this is a bad shoot, made her claim known in the paper, and is going to sue, sue, sue.
Why, oh why, do they get away with this? 120ft. is a long, long way, especially when you already have a long arm trained on the suspect!
If anyone else from WI that follows the Journal has this story saved, please post it. Thanks.
LEO's, what is your take? Do you agree that 120ft. is too far away, especially when your supervisor is getting ready to hit them with a bean bag when they get closer?