And the question the police is asking is 'who else will be harmed, to what extent, and can we get that gun away from him without risking more?'
And the answers are clearly 'A few people will get splattered and will need some assistance, but recovery will be near guaranteed, and unless we convince him to drop the gun himself it's just too dangerous to try'.
And the answers are clearly 'A few people will get splattered and will need some assistance, but recovery will be near guaranteed, and unless we convince him to drop the gun himself it's just too dangerous to try'.