A former lieutenant with the Tacoma Police Department has sued the agency, alleging he was wrongfully fired because he didn't shoot to kill a suspect. According to court records, a review board and a separate internal investigation found O'Dea didn't follow department policy regarding deadly force. The police chief fired O'Dea in June 2017. O'Dea's lawsuit filed this year in Pierce County Superior Court also alleges the internal reviews were flawed and that investigators didn't look at the full record of the incident. (KOMO 4 News, November 19, 2018)
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Does Tacoma PD have a "shoot to kill policy"? No, probably not! Officers are instructed to aim for the center mass of a person's chest because it is the target they are most certain to hit and is most likely to stop a violent suspect.
Still, according to the lawsuit, a senior police officer (LT) is alleging that he was fired because he didn't shoot to kill - a violation of the department's use of force policy.
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