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Originally Posted by jwoody
What's wrong with following the stolen car until some back-up arrives so it can be boxed in or rammed off the road?
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This is usually what happens but in some cases, this being one of them, that wasn't an option:
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"The suspect collided with a fence, the officers were behind him, attempted to make a traffic stop, and at that point an officer involved shooting occurred," LAPD Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said.
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Basically, the kid ran off the road into a fence, it was either give up or back up and by that time, the squad had already stopped behind the vehicle in an attempt to block it in. The kid obviously wasn't thinking about giving up so he went with option #2. In this case, the cops had to act before waiting for back up.