cujenn81
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From what I could tell listening to the scanner, LE only fired rubber bullets in an attempt to flush him out of his hiding spot. (I think he was in a shed or garage, but I could be wrong about that.)For the sake of the hearts and minds and PTSD-risks of all involved law enforcement, I very much hope this was not a bullet from an officer. Even if it was . the right and prudent move given the situation, still an extraordinarily emotional load to have to live with.
When the rubber bullets didn’t work, they sent in a robot. The camera on the robot showed the shooter was sorta slumped over against a wall with his hands behind his head and his gun sitting next to him. They knew he wasn’t dead because he was still moving around, but he wasn’t following their commands either. (They had asked him to remove his backpack. They also thought he might have a grenade, and of course, his gun was sitting there.) LE used the robot to remove the backpack and any other weapons in the area, and then they entered the property and arrested him.
When they requested medical, they reported a GSW to the front of the head but said he was still breathing. It took almost an hour for the bomb truck to arrive though, so he was without medical attention for at least two hours.
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