In legal terms, every shot fired by an AFO is accountable, which means if 2 shots are fired the first could be justifiable and the second unjustifiable. This in turn could cause the officer to be up before the court.
For instance. The AFO is confronted by a gunman and perceives an immediate threat, he responds by firing a shot, striking the gunman, centre of mass, causing him to drop. While the gunman is on the ground the AFO discharges a 2nd round, hitting him again. It is later established that the first round had been 100% justifiable, however the 2nd round fired was not justified as the gunman had been disabled by the first. There are of course occasions when the 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) round would be justified, such as if the target had been shot and brought down but still posed a threat.
Training dictates that you continue to fire until the threat has been removed or the target has been stopped. In the case of the news article the target had been stopped, therefore any subsequent discharge by the AFO's would have been unjustified and could see them up on a murder charge, despite the initial shots being justified. Sounds like a text book police operation to me.
For instance. The AFO is confronted by a gunman and perceives an immediate threat, he responds by firing a shot, striking the gunman, centre of mass, causing him to drop. While the gunman is on the ground the AFO discharges a 2nd round, hitting him again. It is later established that the first round had been 100% justifiable, however the 2nd round fired was not justified as the gunman had been disabled by the first. There are of course occasions when the 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) round would be justified, such as if the target had been shot and brought down but still posed a threat.
Training dictates that you continue to fire until the threat has been removed or the target has been stopped. In the case of the news article the target had been stopped, therefore any subsequent discharge by the AFO's would have been unjustified and could see them up on a murder charge, despite the initial shots being justified. Sounds like a text book police operation to me.