Chicago police officer shot, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire

[rangerrebew]

Chicago police officer shot, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire
Posted on July 22, 2016 by # 1 NWO Hatr

Reuters

A Chicago police officer was wounded and a suspect was fatally shot on Thursday when police responded to a man acting erratically on the city’s south side, police said.

When officers approached the suspect at about 8:15 p.m., he reached into a backpack, pulled out a gun and shot one of the officers in the leg, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told a news conference. 

Officers returned fire, killing the suspect, the Chicago Police Department said in a statement. On Friday, the Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the man killed as Derek Love, 50, an African-American.


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-chicago-idUSKCN1020HI

[goatprairie]

Good thing the cops waited until the man pulled out a gun and shot one of the officers. Cops should always let perps pull out a gun and shoot first.  That way cops can be sure they're not shooting an unarmed person.
 Of course it would mean about one thousand more cops shot and killed every year, but what the heck....letting a dangerous perp get the jump on the cops is the  best way to do things...right? /s