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I saw this chase and shooting live on Channel 7 here in the LA area as it happened, and I thought I would chime in with a couple points. That station had 2 helicopters following the chase so had multiple angles on the shooting.
1. The guy was going to hurt or kill a innocent bystander eventually. As is mentioned in the articles, earlier in the chase he nearly ran into a liquor store hitting a young child and potentially others.
2. He pulled into the parking lot of a fast food restaurant (El Pollo Loco I believe) and it was obvious that he was going toward the front door of the establishment to possibly take hostages. He was running with gun in his hand at that point.
I think the cops reaction was justified. The fact that no one else was injured is a testament to that.
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