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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I the only one who objects to "officer-involved shooting" to mean "a police officer shot someone"?[/quote] It's correct and MCPD always uses that terminology at this stage, just like a person arrested is a "suspect". The reason is that until the investigation is done, it's not clear the officer shot the suspect. There could've been another person who was also shooting. In this case, especially with a bodycam it's quite clear, but they can't say for certain until the investigation is completed. [/quote] They only use "officer-involved shooting" when a police officer has shot someone, though. Not when someone has shot a police officer. Not when a someone has shot someone else in the presence of a police officer. Only when a police officer has shot someone. If you want to convey pre-investigation uncertainty, "a police officer is suspected to have shot someone" would do it.[/quote]
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