A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer fired several rounds at another driver during a road rage incident near the entrance to the JFKIA central terminal. The CBP inspector said the other motorist began assaulting him after the two got into a fender-bender around 0450 HRS. The allegedly violent motorist, who had been driving a silver Mercedes with New Jersey plates, drove off with his rear window shattered.
The allegedly violent motorist, who had been driving a silver Mercedes with New Jersey plates, drove off with his rear window shattered..
"Can police shoot a fleeing suspect in the back? In most cases, the answer is No; unless it is a last resort to prevent imminent danger. It is generally unlawful for a police officer to shoot someone in the back, particularly if they are nonviolent and unarmed. According to Mapping Police Violence, police killed 1,352 people in the US in 2023. An alarming 37% of those people were attempting to flee when an officer used lethal force against them. Some cases involved minor traffic stops with no allegations of violence. Others involved people shot in the back while inside vehicles."
Link: FLETC No-no
In 2015, white police officer Michael Thomas Slager shot Walter Scott (50) eight times as Scott has his back to him and is running away.
