edwardware
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Here's an excellent summary of the situation by the GCSO, with 911 and radio audio, and body cam footage:
Looks like a good shooting, entirely justified based on the information the deputy had at the time. Fortunately the homeowner is merely shot for this stupidity, not killed.
From a tactics POV: if your assessment of the situation says you need a gun in your hand, you shouldn't be pointing it towards the man in the window with the big flashlight. Get some cover and call the police.
And from a Strategic POV: if you have a silent alarm you should be aware of this as a failure mode; thumb-fingering the pad can send suspicious armed men to your home in the middle of the night because you summoned them!
Also, those big sidelite windows by the front door are kind of a thoughtless architectural choice. . .
Looks like a good shooting, entirely justified based on the information the deputy had at the time. Fortunately the homeowner is merely shot for this stupidity, not killed.
From a tactics POV: if your assessment of the situation says you need a gun in your hand, you shouldn't be pointing it towards the man in the window with the big flashlight. Get some cover and call the police.
And from a Strategic POV: if you have a silent alarm you should be aware of this as a failure mode; thumb-fingering the pad can send suspicious armed men to your home in the middle of the night because you summoned them!
Also, those big sidelite windows by the front door are kind of a thoughtless architectural choice. . .
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