State police have released few details about the incident at 11:35 p.m. on April 15, including why they pulled the SUVs over or the justification for the use of deadly force.
Two Pennsylvania State police officers fired at two fleeing drivers last week after a traffic stop, raising questions about the department’s use-of-force policy, which still broadly allows shooting at moving vehicles despite widespread condemnation of the practice by legal experts.
It’s unknown if the troopers hit the drivers or their vehicles. The SUVs were later found abandoned in Philadelphia, about 75 miles from the traffic stop on the Turnpike, in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County.and have not answered specific questions from PennLive, including why they pulled the SUVs over or the justification for the use of deadly force
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