A fellow officer and myself were on foot patrol in one of our public housing areas. We were after a female that we knew was on the banned list through housing. Per the usual, once we got to the area that we saw her, she and everybody else out (4:30am) scattered and ducked into various apts. We kept walking.
A while later we returned to our cars and were just having a conversation. We heard several loud crashing sounds which turned out to be two subjects trying to kick in a steel renforced door in an apartment just 100ft away, directly behind us. Then we heard shots fired. We drew and quietly headed in that direcion. We then saw the two subjects and they saw us. We commanded them to hit the ground and before we knew it, they were both running. We started to chase them. Thats when the 2nd subject reached back and fired at us. We hit cover and before we could return fire, they were around the building and out of site.
Needless to say, we with caution, headed in the direction that they went but we did not chase. I am not going to be another blog on the news of an officer shot while chasing subjects and getting ambushed! (Mind you we had approx 10 officers on scene within 30 seconds of the shots fired call out.)
A few minutes later, we found a cell phone we think one of the subjects dropped. We found the gun a few buildings over (.38), and some clothing articles.
The point for this ramble and my question is: Should I not be more rattled then I am about this? Even seconds after the shots, I was more angry then scared. In retrospect and later this morning it hit me a little what had happened.
For those who have been shot at, what was it like and what were your feelings, emotions, and after thoughts?
Just curious
Be safe guys and girls!!
A while later we returned to our cars and were just having a conversation. We heard several loud crashing sounds which turned out to be two subjects trying to kick in a steel renforced door in an apartment just 100ft away, directly behind us. Then we heard shots fired. We drew and quietly headed in that direcion. We then saw the two subjects and they saw us. We commanded them to hit the ground and before we knew it, they were both running. We started to chase them. Thats when the 2nd subject reached back and fired at us. We hit cover and before we could return fire, they were around the building and out of site.
Needless to say, we with caution, headed in the direction that they went but we did not chase. I am not going to be another blog on the news of an officer shot while chasing subjects and getting ambushed! (Mind you we had approx 10 officers on scene within 30 seconds of the shots fired call out.)
A few minutes later, we found a cell phone we think one of the subjects dropped. We found the gun a few buildings over (.38), and some clothing articles.
The point for this ramble and my question is: Should I not be more rattled then I am about this? Even seconds after the shots, I was more angry then scared. In retrospect and later this morning it hit me a little what had happened.
For those who have been shot at, what was it like and what were your feelings, emotions, and after thoughts?
Just curious
Be safe guys and girls!!
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