ANY time suspect (or anyone) goes for an officer's weapon, it is an immanent deadly threat and should be controlled with immediate deadly force. In this case, the Detective was overpowered. Reading between the lines, I believe he attempted to use open-hand techniques which ultimately proved inadequate. A duty-knife could have proved invaluable and effective in neutralizing the deadly threat named Powell....
“The suspect, Jeremy Powell, was not handcuffed during questioning at
the Jackson Police Department on Thursday. Powell overpowered Det. Eric Smith
and took his gun, shooting the veteran detective four times…”
To read the entire story, follow the line:
http://www.policeone.com/investigations/articles/6186917-Authorities-have-video-of-Miss-police-HQ-deaths/
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