A properly written news article! *pinches self*

[Paco Bedejo]

After negotiating for hours, authorities made a decision that Dawn King needed to be removed for medical care immediately, and officers at the scene were authorized to shoot Wayne King to save Dawn King"s life. At 4:57 p.m. a single shot struck and killed Wayne king. The house was secured and the hostage removed for medical attention. She then was flown by a rescue helicopter to Fort Wayne for medical care, the news release said.

According to Indiana law, a person is justified in using reasonable force against another person to protect the person or a third person from what the person believes to be the imminent use of unlawful force. A person is justified in using deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent serious bodily injury to the person or a third person or the commission of a forcible felony, the news release said.

Entire story is here: AP News: Prosecutor: Standoff sniper justified

That sounds like a bad situation & my sympathies go out to the rest of the King family. I'm just surprised & thankful to the AP for a well written article which properly represented Indiana self-defense laws.

 

[onviousluu]

Nice shooting by that officer! And that was obviously the right thing to do.

 

[Bubba]

Lies! If this was a real news article it would clearly show, in a fair and unbiased way, how Wayne King was just a Guy making the best of a bad situation when he was shot in cold blood by the sniper. I'm gonna call shenanigans and check Snopes immediately.

 

[IndyMonkey]

Somewhere there is a hippy crying.

 

[kludge]

I would be impressed with a news story like that if the shooter were NOT a cop.

Still, a good shoot, and prayers for Ms. King and the officer. A tough situation all around.

 

[garagegunmaker]

Good job to the sniper. Someone like that really needed to be taken out.

 

[SheriffMedic95]

Wow, good story...too bad they couldn't go less lethal, but gotta do what ya gotta do.