• a7h13f
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    It looks like, in this instance, the officer would have been within his rights to shoot the suspect. The suspect has a history of violent crimes, and all accounts agree that he stepped out of his vehicle and attacked the officer. The only question is why he was pulled over in the first place. Some news agencies, as this one, are reporting that the vehicle was "driving erratically" while others suggest the traffic stop was in relation to the burglaries the officer was investigating.