After a lengthy pursuit involving one assailant and 2 Troopers, the assailants vehicle had been disabled, the assailant decides to flee from the troopers on foot and was seen with a shotgun on his back, and a pistol on his side. The senior trooper on scene fired upon the assailant incapacitating him because he felt there was probable cause that the suspect presented a serious threat of injury or death to officers or others. What popular case law could apply in defense of the officer in this situation?

I would think that only if they are pointing the guns at the officers or other individuals.

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I found this on the internet though.  Hope it helps some.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/can-police-use-lethal-force-fleeing-suspect

Can police officers shoot at fleeing individuals?

Only in very narrow circumstances. A seminal 1985 Supreme Court case, Tennessee vs. Garner, held that the police may not shoot at a fleeing person unless the officer reasonably believes that the individual poses a significant physical danger to the officer or others in the community. That means officers are expected to take other, less-deadly action during a foot or car pursuit unless the person being chased is seen as an immediate safety risk.

In other words, a police officer who fires at a fleeing man who a moment earlier murdered a convenience store clerk may have reasonable grounds to argue that the shooting was justified. But if that same robber never fired his own weapon, the officer would likely have a much harder argument.

“You don’t shoot fleeing felons. You apprehend them unless there are exigent circumstances — emergencies — that require urgent police action to safeguard the community as a whole,” said Greg Gilbertson, a police practices expert and criminal justice professor at Centralia College in Washington state.

more people will not obey the law or vice vice versa

explanation: the answer really speaks for itself if the number of prisoners are going up then that means that more people will not obey the law and if less people are going to prison then that means that more people are obeying the law.

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