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be happening in achingly slow motion;
after the first discharge and his target’s
body jerking in reaction, there was time
for him to think, “Holy shit! You just
killed this guy!” The next two shots
seemed like slow fire to him, as well.
Yet every other witness reported him
firing a fast, uninterrupted volley of
gunshots. The tachypsychia did not pass
until the incident was over.
He told American
Handgunner he felt as
if he was ‘moving
through molasses.’
The patrol rifle was the right tool
for the job, and it accomplished the
necessary task. Brent was shooting
with iron sights in imperfect light,
just before sundown, yet he put the
first shot exactly where he carefully
aimed it from a distance of approximately
50 feet. Would a red-dot optic
have allowed him to better track the
moving target and hit him with the two
follow-up shots? It’s a possibility, but
we’ll never know for sure. As a direct
result of this incident, Mequon Police
patrol rifles were equipped with Sure-
Fire WeaponLight fore-end attachments,
and with EOTech optical sights supplemented
with backup iron sights.
Equipment analysis encompasses
more than guns. The map the officers
looked at left them with the wrong
impression of where the house in question
actually was, leading Rudolph and
Smith to enter the danger zone sooner
than expected, resulting in the nearlethal
ambush. Mequon patrol cars at
the time did not have air cards to allow
officers to instantly download updated
maps onto their onboard computers.
Today, they do have that potentially
life-saving capability.
Having to kill in the line of duty
can take an emotional toll on even the
most well-adjusted police officer. After
Brent’s experience, he advises other cops
to seek competent counseling sooner
rather than later, as a proactive measure.
Brent Smith’s strongest take-away
from the incident was his admiration
for the courage, dedication, and professionalism
of his peer officers, especially
Mandie Rudolph. Her ears ringing from
the murderous gunfire that had almost
claimed her life, she had coolly broadcast
her situation as she moved her squad
car out of the line of fire, then grabbed
her rifle and ran to the sound of the guns,
and finally, tried to save the life of the
man who had nearly killed her.
All four officers had courageously
responded to deadly danger,
and they had done their duty.
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