The bank robber has fired many shots towards the officer, as well a threatened to kill several hostages. The only way for the officer to “apprehend” the suspect, ensure his safety, and save the hostages the cop has to execute and use deadly force as it is a necessity for him to do so. The use of force to Apprehend a suspect is also a justifiable exception when it comes to a police officer using deadly force. LII describes the use of force to apprehend a suspect in the following way; “When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to apprehend or prevent the escape of a person or suspect reasonably believed to: have committed a serious offense that involves escaping by use of a weapon or explosive or who otherwise indicates that he or she poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others unless apprehended without delay”, making apprehension of the suspect the main priority in this situation (LII,
The bank robber has fired many shots towards the officer, as well a threatened to kill several hostages. The only way for the officer to “apprehend” the suspect, ensure his safety, and save the hostages the cop has to execute and use deadly force as it is a necessity for him to do so. The use of force to Apprehend a suspect is also a justifiable exception when it comes to a police officer using deadly force. LII describes the use of force to apprehend a suspect in the following way; “When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to apprehend or prevent the escape of a person or suspect reasonably believed to: have committed a serious offense that involves escaping by use of a weapon or explosive or who otherwise indicates that he or she poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others unless apprehended without delay”, making apprehension of the suspect the main priority in this situation (LII,