Smokin Joe
05-17-2005, 23:47
I didn't want to hijack the house gun thread but I said I would update you guys when I knew something so here it is:
Last Sunday we had a barricaded suspect who took a couple of shots at his brother. When our Deputies arrived he didn’t want to come out and shortly after a perimeter was set up he began shooting at officers.
Due to the residential setting and close proximity of Officers on the perimeter Officers on scene returned fire with “Tactical” Buckshot. A reduced recoil 12 gauge shotgun shell designed to pattern 9 .32 cal pellets on an 18 inch silhouette at 25 yards.
It was a pretty good 2 way range for about 20 minutes…until the suspect tried to sneak out the back door. He then leveled a pistol at the rear perimeter. He was engaged with 3 rounds of buckshot from a single Officer on the perimeter. The suspect then fled back into the house, shortly there after he surrendered and was taken to the hospital.
Upon my arrival at the E.R. suspect had six entrance wounds from the buckshot. 2 in his left hand, 1 in his left elbow, 1 in the outside of his bicep exiting through the front of his bicep, 1 in the tri-cep, and 1 that grazed his back. None of these are life threatening.
During the debrief this is what I learned. Suspect was in his house with the curtains drawn and would randomly fire out of his house at the spot lights around the house.
After about 5 minutes of the suspect firing at Officers, suppressing fire was used to try and get a gas gun close enough to the house in order to launch gas canisters in to the residents. The perimeter was from 15 to 40 yards around the house. The only time anyone had a clean shot at the suspect is when he stepped out the back.
The Officer who shot the suspect stated this. “I saw him come out the backdoor; he pointed his pistol at us. I brought the shotgun up and couldn’t see a fucking thing.” “No front sight just pure black, so I just started shooting. After my third round he was back in the house.” This Officer was at 35 yards when he engaged the suspect with an 18inch Remington 870P with bead sights and no weapon light.
Last Sunday we had a barricaded suspect who took a couple of shots at his brother. When our Deputies arrived he didn’t want to come out and shortly after a perimeter was set up he began shooting at officers.
Due to the residential setting and close proximity of Officers on the perimeter Officers on scene returned fire with “Tactical” Buckshot. A reduced recoil 12 gauge shotgun shell designed to pattern 9 .32 cal pellets on an 18 inch silhouette at 25 yards.
It was a pretty good 2 way range for about 20 minutes…until the suspect tried to sneak out the back door. He then leveled a pistol at the rear perimeter. He was engaged with 3 rounds of buckshot from a single Officer on the perimeter. The suspect then fled back into the house, shortly there after he surrendered and was taken to the hospital.
Upon my arrival at the E.R. suspect had six entrance wounds from the buckshot. 2 in his left hand, 1 in his left elbow, 1 in the outside of his bicep exiting through the front of his bicep, 1 in the tri-cep, and 1 that grazed his back. None of these are life threatening.
During the debrief this is what I learned. Suspect was in his house with the curtains drawn and would randomly fire out of his house at the spot lights around the house.
After about 5 minutes of the suspect firing at Officers, suppressing fire was used to try and get a gas gun close enough to the house in order to launch gas canisters in to the residents. The perimeter was from 15 to 40 yards around the house. The only time anyone had a clean shot at the suspect is when he stepped out the back.
The Officer who shot the suspect stated this. “I saw him come out the backdoor; he pointed his pistol at us. I brought the shotgun up and couldn’t see a fucking thing.” “No front sight just pure black, so I just started shooting. After my third round he was back in the house.” This Officer was at 35 yards when he engaged the suspect with an 18inch Remington 870P with bead sights and no weapon light.