National Burden of Injury and Deaths From Shootings by Police in the United States, 2015‒2020
Only 9% of the Time Do the Cops Let Bad Guys Shoot First
By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH
The nation is at a loss as to why law enforcement officers did not fire first on Thomas Crooks but instead of let him shoot and injure former President Trump, David Dutch, James Copenhaver, and kill Corey Comperatore. How often to police shoot first in tough situations with potential threats?
Ward et al reviewed nonfatal and fatal police shootings from 2015 to 2020 in the United States.
“A total of 1769 people were injured annually in shootings by police, 55% fatally. When a shooting injury occurred, odds of fatality were 46% higher following dispatched responses than police-initiated responses. Injuries associated with physically threatening or threat-making behaviors, behavioral health needs, and well-being checks were most frequently fatal.”
Importantly, in only 9% of cases did the perpetrator shoot first, and when the police returned fire they and killed the assailant in 55%. Conversely, in cases where there was a firearm, 91% of the time, the cops shot first. What happened in Butler, PA at the Trump rally was rare even for routine police work. To allow an assassin to set up and prepare to shoot upon a crowd, watch it all, wait for shots to be completed, and then fire back is unconscionable and certainly cannot be considered routine procedure as published in the peer-reviewed literature.
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Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH
President, McCullough Foundation
Assassination attempt complicity by omission and commission.
PUBLIC DISFAVOR (@borosbruce) The second that anyone remotely points or attempts to use an object of deadly force towards POTUS they MUST BE TAKEN OUT! The whole thing smells of Special Ops style CIA but regardless IMO the second he set that rifle in the direction of POTUS he should have been eliminated! I want to hear from the 2 Counter Snipers on the roof who had him in their sites! They both we scoped in on the suspect and the one the leaned back for a second seemed to wait for the shooter to discharge, immediately went back to the scope and fired! WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?? WE NEED ANSWERS ALONG WITH THE TERMINATION OF THE WOMAN (I ASSUME) WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SECRET SERVICE, BIDENS; BFF AND DEI HIRE PERHAPS! Bruce L Boros MD