[mojaveman]

A terrible tragedy.

Because of that young mans poor judgement, his parents, relatives, friends, etc, all have to live with the consequences of his actions as well as the officers who responded. At close range, weapons that fire projectiles that are propelled by air can kill very easily. Even if the officers had known that he just had a pellet gun I don't know that I would have blamed them for what they did. This catastrophy was entirely that kids design.