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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnother guy, looks like he committed "suicide by cop."
Michigan man fatally shot after he hit officer with crossbow
CATO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) A Michigan man has been shot and killed by a state trooper after the man struck an officer with a crossbow.
A Michigan State Police news release says the trooper, a Montcalm County Sheriffs Department deputy and a Lakeview officer were serving an arrest warrant Friday at the Cato Township home of a 40-year-old man.
Authorities say the man shot at the officers with a crossbow and hit the deputy.
The state trooper then shot at the man, striking him at least once. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
http://wbay.com/ap/michigan-man-fatally-shot-after-he-hit-officer-with-crossbow/
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Another guy, looks like he committed "suicide by cop." (Original Post)
Archae
Oct 2015
OP
The right crossbow, with the right bolt, will easily penetrate soft ballistic body armor.
Heeeeers Johnny
Oct 2015
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ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)1. A crossbow is a very lethal weapon.
In the hands of someone who has experience in using one, a crossbow can be as deadly as any firearm.
safeinOhio
(32,674 posts)2. I shoot one and it
takes a very long time to reload.
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)4. Yes, it does. n/t
Archae
(46,327 posts)3. I know, but either this guy was suicidal, or saw too many action movies.
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)6. I think your characterization of "suicide by cop" is likely spot on.
Unless one lives under a rock, what happens next when one fires a lethal weapon at a law-enforcement officer, is a near certainty.
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Heeeeers Johnny
(423 posts)7. The right crossbow, with the right bolt, will easily penetrate soft ballistic body armor.
I wonder if the shooter was aware of that?