Hostage situation, cop takes danger shot with scattergun (FLIR video) (updated with bodycam)

[Sam1]

Perspective may have been a little different from the street level, but holy moly!  Not sure I would have the cojones to pop someone in the head with a shotgun when they're slinging a hostage around just inches away.

It's a thermal/FLIR video from an overhead chopper, not too graphic.

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b7a_1519440723

Edited February 26, 2018 by Sam1

[Wingshooter]

Wow

[felinesNfreedom]

Damn.

 

From like 5' away.

[Garufa]

I believe there was a bit of IR melon pop.

Edited February 26, 2018 by Garufa

[peejman]

Looked like he was less than 5 ft away. A shotgun patterns less than an inch at that range. I bet the muzzle blast was intense for the hostage. 

[seez52]

obviously not a Broward County sheriff deputy

[Fourtyfive]

Think of the tax $ saved.... 

[DWARREN123]

Glad someone was not scared to act!

[bersaguy]

I think many police departments are shooting deer slugs in their shot guns so may have been a slug round. I read some where that using buck shot was opening the police departments up to lawsuits by people getting struck with buckshot that were not even in the line of fire. Could be wrong but I think I read it.

[DaveTN]

when did cops start carrying "scatterguns"?

[Jamie Jackson]

Good shoot! Like peejman said, the officer obviously knows his weapon and it's capabilities and patterning.  

[peejman]

57 minutes ago, DaveTN said:

when did cops start carrying "scatterguns"?

Don't know. Best I'm aware most have a rifle, shotgun, or both in their car. 

[Sam1]

Bodycam footage from the two officers on the ground.  Can't see everything clearly, but that cop wasted no time in running up and neutralizing the situation.  dang.

 

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f5d_1519645023
 

[Sam1]

1 hour ago, DaveTN said:

when did cops start carrying "scatterguns"?

scattergun, shotgun, same same different name.

[bersaguy]

That is an officer doing what he is trained to do. Take charge of the situation and gain control of bad guy as fast as possible. By his action of aggression the officer caught the bad guy totally off guard and the bad guy gave the officer what he needed!!!!   OPPORTUNITY and the officer took it. I say job well done.............JMHO

[Sam1]

1 hour ago, bersaguy said:

That is an officer doing what he is trained to do. Take charge of the situation and gain control of bad guy as fast as possible. By his action of aggression the officer caught the bad guy totally off guard and the bad guy gave the officer what he needed!!!!   OPPORTUNITY and the officer took it. I say job well done.............JMHO

Too bad he didn't work for Broward county.

[E4 No More]

The dude be DRT - the way he should be. 

[TerryW]

2 hours ago, SWJewellTN said:

The dude be DRT - the way he should be. 

DRT......   :-)

[Mark A]

Dude stuck his head out a little too far for just a sec BANG! ond

 

Good job officer

[Whisper]

Hope this officer gets a nice community service medal.

[Pain103]

Probably a slug I keep my shotgun loaded with slugs and keep buck on the side saddle. But with new shells buckshot at 100 yards has maybe a 4” spread. 

[shotgunshooter]

 

Edited March 16, 2022 by shotgunshooter