Is it unreasonable for a police officer to refuse to shoot and injure an armed suspect who is being investigated at close range?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Salazar, 945 F.2d 47 (2nd Cir. 1991):
When an officer is justified in believing that the individual whose suspicious behavior he is investigating at close range is armed and presently dangerous to the officer or to others, it would appear to be clearly unreasonable to deny the officer the power to take necessary measures to determine whether the person is in fact carrying a weapon and to neutralize the threat of physical harm.
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. at 24, 88 S.Ct. at 1881.
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