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“Shооt/Dоn’t Shoot” You were hired four yeаrs аgo by the locаl police department. On May 22, 2025 at approximately 0305 hours, you and your partner are dispatched for a call of “shots fired” in the area of Little River Turnpike and Wakefield Chapel Road in Annandale, Virginia. Upon arrival, you turn off the lights of the police cruiser. You then proceed to roll down the windows of your police cruiser and wait for approximately two minutes to determine if you hear any noises resembling a discharged firearm. You hear only silence and you say to your partner, “There is nothing, let’s roll. What do you think McDonald’s or IHOP tonight?” However, when you shift the cruiser into drive both you and your partner hear a loud bang coming from a small patch of woods along the side of the roadway. You immediately place the police cruiser back into park and both of you exit the vehicle with your flashlights. You gently shut the door of the cruiser not to alarm anyone who would be watching in case of an ambush situation. You and your partner began to walk toward the woods. You then hear another loud bang similar to a discharged firearm coming from the wooded area and point your partner in the direction of the sound. You call for additional assistance using your radio, but the closest back-up unit is coming from Tysons Corner. Both you and your partner feel the need to take immediate action because you believe the sound is a gunshot and a person’s life could be endangered. Although the situation is not safe and secure both of you recognize someone could be in immediate danger. All of a sudden you hear the sounds of footsteps from crushed dead leaves coming from the wooded area. The footsteps appear to be coming toward your general direction. You decide to send your partner from the left side of the wooded area and you will approach from the right side of the woods along the roadway. Both of you quickly agree to this approach in order to corner the suspect(s) while avoiding crossfire and preventing the suspect(s) from leaving the scene. As you approach the wooded area you can barely hear the any sounds because it appears the footsteps are now heading in the direction of your partner. Approximately three to five seconds later you hear your partner use his command voice to ask the suspect or suspects to exit the woods with their hands-up! You hear your partner yell, “Stop! Stop!” You have your service weapon handgun drawn and pointed in the direction where you hear footsteps striking dead leaves. Once again you hear your partner shout, “Exit the woods with your hands-up! You are surrounded!” At this point it is clear the footsteps striking the dead leaves are heading in the direction of your partner. You decided to holster your weapon and run in your partner’s direction since he is approximately 30-35 yards away. The area is poorly lit and you attempt to use your flashlight to spotlight the area from where the sounds of the footsteps are coming from. However, darkness still persists, despite the use of your department issued flashlight. You can now clearly hear the footsteps traveling at a faster pace toward your partner. You decide to shout, “Police! Identify yourselves and come out with your hands-up!” However, you do not receive a response from the suspect or suspects. It is extremely dark, but you believe you can see a silhouette in the distance. As the suspect emerges from the woods all you can see is a shadow in the darkness from your location. You continue to run in the general direction of your partner. As the suspect comes into view of your partner he observes the suspect’s hands inside their waistband. You hear your partner shout again, “Put your hands-up; now…stop!” From a distance, you think you see the suspect remove their hands from his waistband, but it is too dark to clearly see your partner’s location. However, your partner believes he saw the suspect appear to remove an unknown black object from his waistband and begin to raise his hands in an upward manner toward your partner. All of a sudden you hear two gunshots, “pop, pop” and silence. The gunshots were fired from your partner and struck the suspect twice in the chest. You quickly reach your partner and ask, “Are you alright?” Your partner says, “I’m good. I mean think so.” You shout over the handheld radio, “Shots fired.” Your partner follows police procedure and attempts to administer first aid to the suspect. You request medical assistance via the radio. Both you and your partner then administrator first aid for approximately six minutes before Fire/Rescue arrives on scene. A further investigation revealed the suspect was a 16-year-old boy. The unknown black object was another pack of fireworks with shiny black wrapping and the words “Black Cat Fireworks” written in yellow on the packaging. The 16-year-old boy later identified as; Andre Todd Miller who dies at Washington Hospital Center of the gunshot wounds at 0612 hours. You and your partner are devastated by the tragic outcome. You are close friends with your partner and hangout all the time after work. However, you remember your partner made a few mistakes early in his career and does have a history with Internal Affairs. Although, his history is nothing serious he did receive a written reprimand for striking a suspect in the head with his radio after the suspect spit on him. However, you have worked with your partner for close to three years and believe the mistakes were in the past. According to other officers, your partner is a solid police officer who will always assists others. You do not want this incident to stain you or your partner’s career. The next day you meet your partner at his house and observe him crying because of the situation. You understand the family of Andre Todd Miller will sue your partner and the police department. You also understand your partner is under a lot of stress due to the incident and was placed on routine administrative leave. Of course, the incident is also all over the local news. Your partner respectfully asks you if you saw the unknown object pointed in his direction? Your partner’s family is terrified and fears Internal Affairs will attempt to not only terminate him, but could criminally charge him with murder or manslaughter. Your partner tells you, “Sorry…I’m just sorry you have to be a part of this.” Naturally you tell your partner you saw the object and would have done the exact same thing in order to ease his pain. You know your partner believed the object was a weapon, but you were unsure what the object was at the scene due to the distance, darkness, and general lack of lighting. Two days later Internal Affair calls you into the office and begins to interview you about the incident. Ethically, how do you handle the situation? How would you respond to Internal Affairs questions regarding the incident? In your opinion, would you be able to answer Internal Affairs questions while protecting your partner? Why or why not? Should the officer be charged criminally in this case? What ethical system would you utilize to make a proper decision in this case? Why? Please remember to be as detailed as possible and answer the scenario-based question in 3-4 paragraphs (4-6 sentences per paragraph).
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