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    FBI Analysis On PA Police Shootout

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    1) A police shooting involving 3 officers and 1 assailant occurred on November 29, 2006. The assailant was shot a total of 17 times with .40 S&W and .223 ammunition but continued engaging officers. 2) Initial concerns that the .40 S&W ammunition failed were unfounded, as testing showed the ammunition performed as expected. The .223 ammunition used did not meet the police department's expectations for terminal performance. 3) Over 107 rounds were fired in a gunfight that lasted approximately 3.5 minutes. The assailant was able to continue fighting even after being shot multiple times, demonstrating how determined individuals can withstand significant gunshot wounds. Shot placement is critical to effectively stopping

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    1) A police shooting involving 3 officers and 1 assailant occurred on November 29, 2006. The assailant was shot a total of 17 times with .40 S&W and .223 ammunition but continued engaging officers. 2) Initial concerns that the .40 S&W ammunition failed were unfounded, as testing showed the ammunition performed as expected. The .223 ammunition used did not meet the police department's expectations for terminal performance. 3) Over 107 rounds were fired in a gunfight that lasted approximately 3.5 minutes. The assailant was able to continue fighting even after being shot multiple times, demonstrating how determined individuals can withstand significant gunshot wounds. Shot placement is critical to effectively stopping

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    1) A police shooting involving 3 officers and 1 assailant occurred on November 29, 2006. The assailant was shot a total of 17 times with .40 S&W and .223 ammunition but continued engaging officers. 2) Initial concerns that the .40 S&W ammunition failed were unfounded, as testing showed the ammunition performed as expected. The .223 ammunition used did not meet the police department's expectations for terminal performance. 3) Over 107 rounds were fired in a gunfight that lasted approximately 3.5 minutes. The assailant was able to continue fighting even after being shot multiple times, demonstrating how determined individuals can withstand significant gunshot wounds. Shot placement is critical to effectively stopping

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    1) A police shooting involving 3 officers and 1 assailant occurred on November 29, 2006. The assailant was shot a total of 17 times with .40 S&W and .223 ammunition but continued engaging officers. 2) Initial concerns that the .40 S&W ammunition failed were unfounded, as testing showed the ammunition performed as expected. The .223 ammunition used did not meet the police department's expectations for terminal performance. 3) Over 107 rounds were fired in a gunfight that lasted approximately 3.5 minutes. The assailant was able to continue fighting even after being shot multiple times, demonstrating how determined individuals can withstand significant gunshot wounds. Shot placement is critical to effectively stopping

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    Defensive Systems Unit

    Ballistic Research Facility


    FBI Academy

    Officer Involved Shooting

    11/29/2006 6:00 PM EST


    A Pennsylvania police department
    Thirty-one sworn officers
    Five officers / shift
    Three officers involved in shooting
    One assailant, 18 year old male

    Weapons and Ammunition

    Police: Glock 22/Speer 180 gr. Gold Dot


    M4/Hornady TAP 55 gr. carried
    by tactical (SWAT) officers.
    M4/Hornady TAP 75 gr. carried
    by patrol officers.
    Assailant: One pistol/.45 Auto

    Initial Concerns of Police

    Stemmed from apparently inaccurate initial


    information from Coroner and/or Medical
    Examiner.
    Resulted in a belief by Police officials that
    .40 S&W ammunition failed and .223 ammunition
    saved the day.
    Prompted the SWAT TL to post information on
    NTOA website.

    FBI/DSU Involvement

    NTOA post was disseminated over the FBIs


    intranet by an FBI Special Agent.
    Snowball effect resulted in numerous phone
    calls/emails to DSU and BRF which questioned
    the performance of FBI .40 S&W service
    ammunition.
    BRF contacted the involved PD and Pa. State
    Police, responsible for the shooting investigation,
    to offer assistance.

    NTOA Blog

    All,
    The following was posted on an NTOA blog last night:
    3 officers were involved in a shooting this week. An ambush was set up for the officers prior to
    their arrival, they took fire while still in their cruisers. One officer was hit in the forearm, another
    received wounds to his forehead from a ricochet, another was injured (NFI). The suspect was armed
    with a .45 handgun. The officers were armed with Glock 22's and SPEER 180 gr. Gold Dot Hollow
    Points.
    Officers fired on the subject and hit him in the left arm, completely shattering the bone. He was
    also hit five times in the chest and abdomen. All rounds penetrated less than 1". All of the rounds
    expanded fully but did not cause incapacitation due to the lack of penetration. According to the
    Medical Examiner, none of the rounds caused any life threatening injuries. The subject also
    received one round into the front of his throat, it penetrated less than 1" as well. The Medical
    Examiner stated that the recovered rounds were in pristine condition (still had rifling marks on
    them).
    The subject was wearing a down jacket at the time of the incident. He was finally taken down after
    receiving rounds from an M-4 .223, with Hornady Tap 55 gr ballistic tip rounds and Hornady Tap 72
    gr. Hollow Points.
    The officer with the M-4 was able to shoot underneath a vehicle and hit the suspect in the ankle.
    The officer then flanked the subject, who continued to engage officers, and was eventually killed by
    the officer with the M-4.
    The subject had a trace amount of marijuana in his system.
    Range between subject and officers: 20 feet.
    Subject had a t-shirt on under his jacket.
    Subject received approximately sixteen .223 rounds, thirteen of these rounds went completely
    through. One round struck his hip and completely shattered it. Another .223 round struck his
    aorta and another pierced and collapsed his lung. Both of these rounds lodged themselves inside
    the subject. The Medical Examiner stated that the .223 rounds caused massive internal damage.
    This is the second shooting that the PD has experienced where they had to shoot a subject in excess
    of ten times with .40 S&W ammo to incapacitate or kill. There was another incident where a subject
    was shot inside of his vehicle. He was struck approximately ten times, all the while continuing to
    fire at officers. He was eventually killed after suffering a shot to the back of his head. In this same
    incident, the back of the subject's seat was struck multiple times, the .40 S&W rounds never
    penetrated through the seat. In this incident, all shots had passed through either the windshield or

    BRF Testing of Officers


    Ammunition on 12/15/06
    Consistent with all bare gelatin and barrier
    testing done previously for ammunition data
    CD.
    Results of Speer 180 gr. Gold Dot satisfy
    FBI standards for terminal performance.
    Results of Hornady 55gr. and 75 gr. TAP
    do not satisfy FBI standards for terminal
    performance.

    Facts

    At least 107 rounds (.40/.223) were fired by two


    officers.
    First officer on scene seriously wounded in left
    forearm and seat-belted in cruiser was unable to
    return fire.
    Assailant fired 26 rounds and reloaded magazine
    from box of loose ammunition.
    Assailant was shot 17 times with 11 rounds
    exiting body.
    Incident lasted approximately 3.5 minutes.

    Facts

    Six .40 S&W rounds, five which expanded, were


    recovered on autopsy.
    It is impossible for .40 S&W 180 gr. JHP
    ammunition to expand with only 1 in. or less
    penetration in a human body.
    After all .223 rounds had been fired, assailant was
    hit with 180 gr. Gold Dot in right arm above the
    elbow.
    Officers had to fight assailant in order to get
    handcuffed.

    Lessons Learned

    There is plenty of inaccurate information


    regarding ballistics/terminal performance
    disseminated on web forums, even those which are
    dedicated as LE only.
    The .40 S&W ammunition did not fail in this
    incident.
    The performance of the .223 TAP ammunition,
    although consistent with manufacturers claims,
    did not perform terminally as this Police
    Department expected.

    Lessons Learned

    Determined individuals can sustain many


    gunshot wounds in areas that produce great
    pain and continue to fight a long time, even
    without the aid of drugs or alcohol.
    Shot placement is everything in a gunfight
    and always the key to stopping a threat
    effectively.

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