Police Officer Displays “Stunning Marksmanship”

[bulbvivid]

She even had the wherewithal to shoot off the doorknob so the perp couldn't escape.

The suspect fired four shots at Jones, narrowly missing her head with one, the commissioner recounted. She fired five shots back -- emptying her service revolver and marking the first time she'd ever fired her weapon in the line of duty -- and hit both of the man's hands, causing him to drop his 44-caliber gun.
Her shots also knocked the handle off the door of the salon, briefly trapping the man as he tried to escape, Kelly said. He eventually broke the window in the door and fled on foot.
"She knew the gunman might shoot, and when he did, she was ready for him, demonstrating stunning marksmanship in the process," the commissioner said.

CNN.com — Wash, set, and shoot: Cop takes on gunman in beauty salon

[CyberM4]

What the heck was she carrying a .38 snub nose?

[bulbvivid]

What the heck was she carrying a .38 snub nose?

It would seems so.

Good on the officer for getting the BG, but it's troublesome that she fired five shots, and, according to the story, only two hit the BG. Beyond that, I don't know how the commissioner equates that with "stunning marksmanship."

[skyugo]

i'm glad that worked out for the best, but doesn't stunning marksmanship generally consist of several A-zone hits and no collateral damage? Shooting off a doorknob in a busy city isn't generally considered responsible shooting...

[Sry0fcr]

i'm glad that worked out for the best, but doesn't stunning marksmanship generally consist of several A-zone hits and no collateral damage? Shooting off a doorknob in a busy city isn't generally considered responsible shooting...

No shit. Since when does getting lucky count as "stunning marksmanship"? Unless she was trying to shoot his hands, the doorknob and the wall... If I were her I'd first be thankful that I survived the encounter and second disappointed that I didn't permanently solve that problem.

[Abraxas]

it's troublesome that she fired six shots, and, according to the story, only two hit the BG. Beyond that, I don't know how the commissioner equates that with "stunning marksmanship."

My opinion but, obviously he is a political nitwit with no real understanding of what constitutes real marksmanship. Though having said that, maybe he is just trying to distract everyone from the glaring liability of the three shots that went god who knows where and a fourth that is also a miss, even if it did temporarily trap him.

[bulbvivid]

On top of it all, go figure, CNN doesn't even question it. Just another “Oh, gettin’ my hair done, shootin’ bad guys” story.

[xpd54]

I have no idea what happened here, but it is not unusual for role players to take hits in their hands during force on force training. Very common. Especially when the role player has a gun in his hands. The officer focuses on the gun and that's where the rounds go.

[pilotguyo540]

"She knew the gunman might shoot, and when he did, she was ready for him, demonstrating stunning marksmanship in the process," the commissioner said

The suspect fired four shots at Jones, narrowly missing her head with one, the commissioner recounted. She fired five shots back

I thought being ready was drilling this guy a new one before he got a shot off.

"To describe Officer Jones as cool under fire would be a gross understatement," he added

5 shots and 2 hits (lucky hits???). Very cool indeed. Good for her. I am glad that she is okay. she gets her moment in the spotlight, but who after reading that article, doesn't see the big pile of horse poo?

[Heavy Metal]

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