Path: utzoo!utgpu!lsuc!ncrcan!ontenv!soley
From: soley@ontenv.UUCP (Norman S. Soley)
Newsgroups: tor.general
Subject: Re: Toronto Police
Message-ID: <380@ontenv.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jan 89 01:13:31 GMT
References: <157@aimed.UUCP> <4674@hcr.UUCP> <4742@hcr.UUCP>
Distribution: tor
Organization: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto
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In article <4742@hcr.UUCP>, paulg@hcr.UUCP (Paul Gooderham) writes:
> In article <89Jan23.093655est.38021@neat.ai.toronto.edu> derome@neat.ai.toronto.edu.UUCP writes:
> >In my uderstanding, the policemen (man?) shot in the back of
> >the car. Perhaps, this was not self-defense. We will see what 
> >the justice has to say.
> 
> In my understanding, the police shot at the *tires* of the stolen car
> and that a ricocheted bullet struck the young driver.

Nope, The killer bullet was a ricochet but the officer was shooting at
the occupants (I've seen the bullet holes from a distance, they are
all higher than would indicate that the tires were being shot at).
No matter what you see on TV police do not try to shoot out tires.
 
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