Academic Journal
Forensic Engineering Investigation of a Police Shooting.
| Τίτλος: | Forensic Engineering Investigation of a Police Shooting. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Laughlin, John C. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers; Dec2013, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p115-124, 10p |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | Forensic engineering, Police shootings, Electronic data processing, Air bag restraint systems, Accident reconstruction |
| Περίληψη: | In the line of duty, it is sometimes the unfortunate circumstance that a police officer must fire a weapon at a suspect. Occasionally, evidence demonstrates that the shot suspect is not the perpetrator and the issue of why such force was utilized comes into question. This paper analyzes an incident involving a group of police officers as they fired into a vehicle being driven by a person suspected of firing a gun in a downtown nightclub district. The lack of a weapon on the suspect and evidence later discovered indicated that the actual shooter was someone else. Civil litigation on behalf of the estate of the deceased suspect ensued. The officers involved all provided similar statements as to the rationale for the shooting, claiming that the suspect placed his vehicle in neutral and depressed the accelerator to perform a "jack rabbit" start by placing the vehicle in the drive gear with the engine revved. According to the officers, this was perceived as the use of the vehicle as a deadly weapon and they feared for their own lives as well as the lives of their comrades. This author was hired by the plaintiffs and tasked with determining when key events occurred in time and whether the physical evidence lent credibility to the officer's claim that the driver was attempting to perform a "jack rabbit" start. A line of sight study was also requested to determine if the gear shifter could be seen by someone standing in front of the suspect vehicle. This case was filed in federal court in Texas and a formal report was issued and the author's deposition taken. The case settled favorably for the plaintiffs following the deposition of the author. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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