Archive for October, 2007
Force Science News #83: Experts Look at a Young Officer’s Murderous Rampage
Force Science News #83
October 17, 2007
I. Experts look at a young officer’s murderous rampage
You’ve no doubt read or watched the national coverage about the off-duty law officer in a one-stoplight timber town in Wisconsin’s North Woods who recently burst into an early-hours pizza party of high school friends…slaughtered 6 of them, including his ex-girlfriend, with his AR-15…opened fire on a responding fellow officer, a friend of his…eluded authorities for hours with deceptive calls about his whereabouts…and finally killed himself with 3 pistol rounds to his neck and head after negotiations for his surrender failed and he was wounded in the arm by a SWAT sniper.
Force Science News #82: Three Studies will Explore Subtleties of Force Encounters in Hopes of Improving Safety on the Street
Force Science News #82
October 05, 2007
Three studies that will explore certain subtleties of force encounters in hopes of improving safety on the street are underway at the Force Science Research Center at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
One is expected to provide insights into a phenomenon that has not previously been analyzed in detail, says FSRC’s executive director, Dr. Bill Lewinski. That’s how-and how fast-wounded suspects fall down once they’ve been shot.
