I’ve read all of the local media accounts and here’s what is sticking with me and some of the people at work.
The guy working in his yard hears the cops yelling “drop your gun!”...Several times .
He hears a couple of shots.
Two or three seconds later, he hears eight or nine shots.
Our speculation is that the perp tossed a couple of shots at the LEO’s, and then the LEO’s returned fire, killing the perp.
That’s my prediction.
“That’s my prediction.”
Sounds perfectly logical to me.
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If "Junior" (a convicted felon) was stupid enough to sit on the curb of a public street, shooting into the air...
1) He probably didn't count the shots he wasted.
2) He was probably too stupid to reload.
3) He probably only had a couple of shots left...
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So -- your scenario sounds about right...