Officer shoots bystander

[Seran]

You have zeroed in on the critical issue. The fact that the wall was not transparent, and the officer did not know what was behind it, is what calls the officer's actions into question.




Who could have predicted that a high caliber bullet would pass through the criminal and the sheetrock behind him? Anybody, including anybody with no training. Who should shoot through a sheetrock wall without knowing what is behind it? Nobody, especially including somebody with training. Using either foresight or hindsight, it was a mistake.

I think this is exactly what's going to be the end of the officer's career at the very least, the fact he used a rifle inside of an occupied retail center. Three shots and only one struck and killed a bystander? I'm surprised more weren't hurt. Imagine that bullet piercing drywall could have easily pierced multiple bodies.