2012 -- zero instances of police gun use
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TRI-CITIES - It's a hot topic these days - gun use.KEPR looked at the number of times local officers had to fire their weapons last year. Your police always say bullets are a last resort.
In 2012, none of our local police departments in the Tri-Cities had to fire their weapons.
The year before, Pasco Police fired a gun twice in one incident. Richland Police fired 23 rounds in one instance -- in which police killed a man who pointed a gun at them.
"It's unfortunate, but nationwide - the threats to other people's lives, to police officers' lives occur with all-too regular of a frequency. And so -- officers do have to use lethal force," said Richland Police Captain Mike Cobb.
That lethal force is only used when police determine there is imminent danger.
In 2012, none of our local police departments in the Tri-Cities had to fire their weapons.
The year before, Pasco Police fired a gun twice in one incident. Richland Police fired 23 rounds in one instance -- in which police killed a man who pointed a gun at them.
"It's unfortunate, but nationwide - the threats to other people's lives, to police officers' lives occur with all-too regular of a frequency. And so -- officers do have to use lethal force," said Richland Police Captain Mike Cobb.
That lethal force is only used when police determine there is imminent danger.
