Narrated aversion about how I first got a gun and learned to only shoot in self-defense which also applies to law enforcement. Plus the crime spike in Washington.
A possible explanation for the shooting is that when confronted by a Secret Service agent(s) one or more of the several car thieves may have displayed a weapon or made reference to a weapon by a furtive gesture -like reaching under a coat or into a pocket. Either would put any civilian or LEO in fear of their life, and that would justify (legally) the use of deadly force in self-defense. However, missing a felon-sized target in the middle of downtown Georgetown is NOT a good shooting outcome, especially if one has been selected on that basis, and THAT needs to be investigated and if possible remedied.
I would expect that if the thieves brandished a gun or appeared to, then the USSS or MPD would have mentioned that in their statements already. I think it would be hard to hit a moving person at a distance with one shot in the dark, at least for me.
A possible explanation for the shooting is that when confronted by a Secret Service agent(s) one or more of the several car thieves may have displayed a weapon or made reference to a weapon by a furtive gesture -like reaching under a coat or into a pocket. Either would put any civilian or LEO in fear of their life, and that would justify (legally) the use of deadly force in self-defense. However, missing a felon-sized target in the middle of downtown Georgetown is NOT a good shooting outcome, especially if one has been selected on that basis, and THAT needs to be investigated and if possible remedied.
I would expect that if the thieves brandished a gun or appeared to, then the USSS or MPD would have mentioned that in their statements already. I think it would be hard to hit a moving person at a distance with one shot in the dark, at least for me.
This was so important to me for you to clarify when the Secret Service is supposed to use force and when it conflicts with their protocol.