jjleroche
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It must have been utterly horrifying - I can't find words that would do it justice.From reading every source I can find, and piecing bits together….and JMO
I think Kirk and Brough were on the left side …. And Keeley is on the far left, in the body cam footage, having to dodge logs etc on the side of the driveway …. So closer to the scrub …
And the first two officers shot were on the right hand side of the driveway … (looking in from the road) … I think possibly those on the right were more in a direct line of fire to / from the hide out …. (May they RIP)
Kirk was shot at 9 times on his way to escape and was shot in the hip during his escape …. (9 shots over a distance of approx 100meters is absolutely terrifying) so they didn’t actually miss him …
I think Keeley going left, into the scrub, when Kirk yelled “get back” after the first shot, and staying low saved her life ..
Imagine also hearing this threat …..
He (Kirk) heard the two men say: “that was a mistake boys, come out, come out and get on the f---ing ground or you die”.
Especially when they have just shot your colleagues in front of you …
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Officer Kirk's bodycam footage was like something out of a terrible nightmare - going from a benign chatty camaraderie with his colleagues one minute, to running for his life in the next, getting shot, and then to top it all off, the "fasten seatbelt" sound dinging loudly (as if he didn't have enough to distract him). IMO he was incredibly calm under the circumstances keeping his cool, and thinking logically.
I am unsure as to whether Officer Brough's bodycam footage has been released, but from reports of what transpired, she also made sound decisions, even though in horrifying danger (her choices - shot to death, or being burned alive) - just nine weeks into the job. I really hope these officers, and everyone involved in their rescue, get all the help they need to heal from this traumatic day. JMO
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