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Title: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: philw on May 18, 2011, 07:07:08 AM

http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/caught-on-tape-police-shootout/1206683/May-04-2011_1-45-pm/

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Tomah, Wisconsin says officers justified in killing suspect who pulled a pistol and begain firing on police. The incident was captured on a police dashboard camera.
TOMAH, Wisconsin - Monore County, Wisconsin District Attorney Dan Cary says officers were justified in shooting and killing a suspect in a shootout April 22nd.

Investigators say a shooting earlier in the day led to a traffic stop that ended in the shooting of 28 year old Seth McCloskey.

Dash cam video shows McCloskey exiting his truck, pulling a pistol and firing on four officers who responded to the call.

McCloskey was hit several times as he retreated to the truck, which was rolling away from him.

Many more rounds from the officers can be seen hitting the vehicle.

One officer, Josh Kenworthy, was struck in the foot by one of the shots.

No one else was hurt.

Tomah Police are waiting for forensic tests to determine is McCloskey was involved in an earlier drive by shooting or to 10 other drive by shootings in Illinois and Wisconsin.

can never have enough ammo!!!

glad the Police were ok..  one tough day at the office.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: billt on May 18, 2011, 07:31:21 AM
Moral of story. If you're going to be dumb enough shoot at cops, be sure to put your truck in "PARK", and don't stop until they are dead. If you don't, you soon will be, as evidenced here.  Bill T.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: Solus on May 18, 2011, 09:54:58 AM
Yeah....

Rule 1 in Getaways:   Don't let your Getaway vehicle wander off on you.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: Texas_Bryan on May 18, 2011, 11:20:32 AM
When has shooting at LEO's ever worked out in the end???  Also, then put some fire down on that guy.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: ratcatcher55 on May 18, 2011, 12:17:49 PM
Yeah....

Rule 1 in Getaways:   Don't let your Getaway vehicle wander off on you.


Rule 1 of Pursuits: Put your police car in park so your cover/concealment does not roll away and leave you in the open and without a means to continue the chase if needed.

Nice job by the bystander in the pickup truck who makes the right turn and gets out of the way!
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: 1911 Junkie on May 18, 2011, 12:42:35 PM
Nice job by the bystander in the pickup truck who makes the right turn and gets out of the way!

Too bad the houses in the background couldn't do the same. We all know how cops shoot.  ;)
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: Timothy on May 18, 2011, 01:10:41 PM
I'd say at least 60 rounds fired.........
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: billt on May 18, 2011, 01:43:43 PM
I'd say at least 60 rounds fired.........

I counted 53 from the cops, but I could have missed a few. The radio call should have said....A case fired!!!...Waiting for weapons to cool!!!  Bill T.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: fightingquaker13 on May 18, 2011, 01:57:08 PM
I counted 53 from the cops, but I could have missed a few. The radio call should have said....A case fired!!!...Waiting for weapons to cool!!!  Bill T.
Thats the beauty of Glocks. You can switch out an overheated barrel quickly. ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: ratcatcher55 on May 18, 2011, 03:55:30 PM
They shot every part of that truck possible from the back bumper to the roof.

That truck won't mess with the Tomak PO po ever again!
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: Ichiban on May 18, 2011, 04:22:46 PM
Understand the adrenaline spike of being shot at, but gee-whiz, guys, get to the range once in a while.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: billt on May 18, 2011, 09:05:12 PM
That truck won't mess with the Tomak PO po ever again!

Neither will the guy who was driving it!   Bill T.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: bulldog75 on May 19, 2011, 03:12:41 AM
Adrenaline does some crazy things to you during moments like this. Tunnel vision, fine motor skills out the window ect ect.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: billt on May 19, 2011, 05:04:50 AM
Adrenaline does some crazy things to you during moments like this. Tunnel vision, fine motor skills out the window ect ect.

I agree, but don't forget this was a residential area. Look at the backdrop behind that vehicle when the shooting started. A lot of wood frame houses, windows, back yards, etc. They were pouring out rounds as fast as they could pull the trigger on 2 Hi-Cap, semi auto handguns. They're lucky no one else got killed or injured. These are the kind of shootings lawyers salivate over if an innocent takes any lead.  Bill T.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: sledgemeister on May 20, 2011, 11:20:13 AM
All that wasted ammo, shesh 1 shot from the S&W460 would have gone through the tailgate, through the back of the truck, through the perp and into the engine block just incase he wasnt cactus!  ;D

Really I cant blame the cops from being a little trigger happy on the dick but blam blam shooting was a little ordinary, I guess with adrenalin pumping etc there is a reason they was all over the place.
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: Ping on May 20, 2011, 06:52:17 PM
Suicide by cop!
Title: Re: Tomah USA Police Shooting
Post by: fightingquaker13 on May 20, 2011, 07:17:33 PM
More like idiocy. Do I surrender? Do I fight? Do I run? Oh crap, I forgot to put the car in park!
This guy was worse than a Jon Kerry press conference.
Sometimes, its just about the stupid.
FQ13