[bc-chris]

i gotta chime in here for a second....

i live in kelowna and i've got a police scanner and heard all of this happen the other day. here's what i heard from the scanner...

a call comes in to 911 of a confirmed multiple shots fired at the harvest golf course. the suspect is seen with a shot gun and driving away in a pickup. the pickup's description and the direction of travel (truck left on KLO rd heading towards the lake) is aired to all members. that's all the cops got.

multiple units head to the golf course while others start looking for the truck. an officer spotted the truck around KLO and Pandosy... about 7 km from the golf course. if i recall correctly i think the shotgun was visible in a gun rack... once the truck was spotted everything happened really fast... especially becuz the officer immediately called for assistance. multiple units respond to the scene and the suspect is arrested.

now...
- do the arresting officers know the guy worked/works at the harvest - no
- do they know the guy is on disability - no
- do they know the guy was possibly firing blanks to scare off birds - no
- do they know the guy is armed - yes - could see the gun
- do they know if the guy will use the gun - absolutely - that's why they responded
- could this suspect possibly have another gun on him - yes
- are they in a crowed public area where others could be harmed if he has a concealed weapon - yes


i guess what i'm trying to say is that hindsight is 20/20.

one of my buddies is an axillary cop and we talked about this kind of thing in the past. he said that you have to assume the worst outcome with every situation - if you don't that's when you or your partner end up getting wounded or worse killed.


and if anyone is wondering - no - i'm not a cop!