This is not a funny story, but for some reason that line made me crack up. I was like "Oh, okay, thank you for that elegant summary."
It did seem a little odd, the same tone as, “Well, we worked hard, and the thing just grew, and now we have a Founders Day celebration!”
Being a cop is a weird job. They can’t say the obvious thing, like “looks like the prick finally went to far.” But people still want commentary, so they have to use neutral cop speak and say things like, “the escalation of the ongoing situation resulted in the issuing of several projectiles at a high rate of speed that resulted in the expiration of one of the subjects of interest in this situation.” And then they turn away from the mic and mutter “and good riddance, too.”