Based on what little I know, it sounds to me that Officer English did the absolute right thing in this situation. Â It is sad that a human has been killed… Â but protection services, public or otherwise, will have to use deadly force from time-to-time to protect innocent human life.
This is the type of thing that police should be doing: protecting people from malum in se.
To those who would question the decision to fire the fatal shot right after a hostage negotiator has arrived I would say this: situations change very quickly. Â Were I in Officer English’s shoes… Â my priority would not be trying to resolve the situation without the deceased getting hurt. Â My priority would be trying to resolve the situation without the person the deceased was threatening to kill getting hurt. Â If that means killing the offender while a team of hostage negotiators gather outside, enter the room, or beg me to have a chance to talk the offender down, so be it. Â I would have fired too.
I will snoop around and see if I can find a copy of the actual Attorney General report.
Article here.
