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Old 12-14-2015, 05:42 PM
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A man in South Los Angeles was fatally shot by police after firing his pistol in the air a few times and then refusing to drop his gun. The record shows that police fired 33 shots at the man - even after he was wounded and laying on the ground.

Police say he was still a danger since he had his gun in his hand. Police did not know he was out of bullets. Police said he was walking toward a gas station where people were pumping gas and he was a danger to them.

Possibly excessive force, possibly justified shooting.

My real question is weren't the police endangering the people at the gas station and others by shooting 33 times? The report does not say how many shots hit the target and how many were wild shots that could have hit bystanders. Reprimand the cops and have them take remedial stress shooting courses at the very least.