[DeltAlum]

It may well be excessive. We'll just have to follow the story to see.

One thing, though. The idea of "shooting in the leg" or some less deadly part of the body is the stuff of TV and movies. Real life situations seldom allow for that.

When using a hand gun, cops are taught to fire at the body. Most of them simply aren't good enough -- nor do they have enough time to take careful aim in a situation where someone may be charging at you. Most police shootings are at close range and develop very rapidly. It's unfortunate, but true.

I don't believe I've ever heard of a campus police officer shooting anyone -- which makes this tragedy worse. If the victim wasn't armed, I would be concerned if I were in the officer's place.

Our best wishes and thoughts do go to the victim's family.

Edited because I just saw Max's post.

When I was in school, the university police were better trained and equipped to handle situations like this than the city police. The campus cops were trained in those days by the Ohio State Patrol Academy and tended to be better educated and more professional than the small town officers on the city police department.

I'm sure that's not the case everywhere.