75 Pittsburgh officers on leave after hourslong shootout and standoff during eviction attempt
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The suspect, William Hardison Sr., shot at deputies trying to serve an eviction notice, resulting in a standoff that lasted about 6½ hours.

    Details are still scant, but…

“I mean, he had a lot of ammunition in that house, and certainly … all of us were strapped, you know, with ammunition, and we were calling for additional ammunition,” Kraus said. “Like I said, we tried to give him every opportunity to come out.”

    …I’ll go way out on a limb and suggest that this could’ve been handled better.

  • hglmanEnglish
    506·
    11 months ago

    The insane number of cops here is due to the offices wanting to get in on shooting at someone, not any meaningful need to have 75 officers respond.

    • WiggleWag@sh.itjust.works
      25·
      11 months ago

      Anyone who shot their firearm gets paid leave. Hell I’d rush over there, fire my weapon at the houses wall, then duck for the rest of the time.

    • Clent@lemmy.world
      34·
      11 months ago

      What would be a reasonable number?

      Are you expecting them to go 1v1 like it’s a fucking video game?

      • hglmanEnglish
        31·
        11 months ago

        Less than 75.

        My point is overwhelming the police takes more than a few simultaneous shootouts.