Man Shot by Deputy after Calling 911

By tacticalprofessor on

#NegativeOutcome

After a Defensive Gun Use, don’t have your gun in hand when the POlice arrive.

[After the man called 911 saying he had killed someone,] The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the man’s home in the 4300 block of Central Avenue in Camarillo around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 31. The 79-year-old man was allegedly armed with a gun and the dispatcher, who was still on the line, had asked the elderly man to step out of the house.

The man was allegedly still armed and behaved in a ‘threatening matter,’ prompting one of the deputies to shoot him, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

https://www.foxla.com/news/california-man-79-calls-911-say-he-killed-someone-gets-shot-deputy-home-officials

Most likely after a Defensive Gun Use, a person is going to be very excited. Plan ahead of time to put your gun down before exposing yourself to the POlice. In my first class with John Farnam, he advised us to say “You might want to look over there” and point to your gun that’s in a recognizable place. Probably best for it to be unloaded to preclude the possibility of an Unintentional Discharge.

This type of incident falls into the Negative Outcome category of Undesirable Police Involvement. https://store.payloadz.com/go/?id=2617872

I had a different idea for #fridayfundamentals today but not getting shot is definitely fundamental.

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Posted in: deadly force, decision making, firearms, home defense, Incident Analysis, Negative Outcomes, Serious Mistakes

3 responses

  1. Unknown's avatar
    Leo Krugeri

    How about we start training cops to not ever draw their weapons unless there is an actual threat. No reason for an armed citizen to be shot by an out of control, overpaid, pampered government thug with a badge.

    1. tacticalprofessor's avatar
      tacticalprofessor

      I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

  2. txmoto's avatar
    txmoto

    I would never advise a student to unload their gun after a defensive use. Some places could charge you with tampering with evidence.

    I do advise them NO MATTER WHAT do NOT have the gun in your hand when the cops get there.

    Thanks for all you do! Are you going to GRPC in Salt Lake? I’ll see you there.

    Wallace Dunn

    432-978-2669