I have. I've also read one of the witnesses said the minivan pulled up and started shooting.
Also the police initially said they fired because they thought they had a gun, then it became the car ram thing, right?
I found this interesting...
Kelly said
the confrontation stemmed from an undercover operation inside the strip club in the Jamaica section of Queens. Seven officers in plain clothes were investigating the Kalua Cabaret; five of them were involved in the shooting.
Now why would they be doing this operation in the first place?According to Kelly, the groom was involved in a verbal dispute outside the club
and one of his friends made a reference to a gun. HELLOAn undercover officer walked closely behind Bell and his friends as they headed for their car. As he walked toward the front of the vehicle, the car drove forward — striking the officer and a nearby undercover police vehicle, Kelly said.
Now why would anyone just drive into someone walking right in front of their car?The officer who had followed the group on foot was apparently the first to open fire, Kelly said. That officer had served on the force for five years. One 12-year veteran fired his weapon 31 times, emptying two full magazines, Kelly said.
Bell backed the car onto a sidewalk, hitting a building gate, authorities said.
He then drove forward, striking the police vehicle a second time, Kelly said. Intent?The police department's policy on shooting at moving vehicles states: "Police officers shall not discharge their firearms at or from a moving vehicle unless deadly force is being used against the police officers or another person present, by means other than a moving vehicle."
I find this a gray area in this situation. You have a group of people under surveillance, talk of a gun, and attempts to run over and ram police officers and their vehicles. Perhaps too much time spent playing Grand Theft Auto on the playstation is to blame for the driver's actions?