Quote Originally Posted by Zundfolge View Post
Yikes! So much for the supremacy of .45acp
The perp was a dead man running from the wounds he received. The fact he was continuing to fight had nothing to do with the caliber of weapon used and a caliber with less impact energy wouldn't have done any better.

Quote Originally Posted by Shooter45 View Post
Pistols poke holes rifles blow holes. All pistol rounds are extremely negligible. Shot placement is crucial and the only one shot stopper is a CNS shot to the spine or brain. Rifles can have very deceiving results as well depending on bullet style and placement as well. Shoot until it is no longer a threat.
Sounds like the cop DID shoot until the perp was no longer a threat but it took the head shot to stop him despite decent shot placement of his other rounds. A shotgun might hav stoppd him sooner but I'm not convinced a rifle would have done any better given the wounds he already had.