Where I come from, a perp robbed a mini mart at a gas station and as he was running away, a COP shot him and was able to make the arrest. The perp was shot through the back, the round hit the ribs following them around to the front. He was transported to the hospital where he recovered and was tried in court. The only trouble the COP got into was that he shot the perp with a wad cutter round (for target shooting) that he had been using at the range that day and had forgotten to change back to his hollow points. If he would have shot the guy with a full metal jacket or a hollow point, more than likely the perp would have been dead and saved the state some money. He did get promoted a short time later and it was well deserved. He was an excellent COP.
Oh, I failed to mention that the perp was armed and did make a couple shots over his shoulder as he ran away.
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