Police gunfire kills Hofstra University student

Police gunfire kills Hofstra University student

CNN:

Police fired eight shots at the intruder, who authorities say was holding a gun to the head of 21-year-old Andrea Rebello during a home invasion robbery Friday at an off-campus house in Uniondale.

One of the shots hit Rebello in the head, killing her, police spokeswoman Maureen Roach said.

Also killed was the intruder, who authorities identified as Dalton Smith, 30, of Hempstead. He was struck seven times.

The comments section below the story is a cesspool of genius. Says “NYC2AZ” about the suspects violent criminal history:

Why aren’t the news agencies asking the questions about why these individuals were released? Who sentenced/released them? Why don’t we see the outrage from the public about these individuals that have a proven (usually extensive) track record of crime that directly results in the harming or death of their victims?

If only we were all in jail, then I suppose, based on this logic, there would be no violence.

In seriousness, the commenter’s had 237 “up votes” though their criteria for a life prison sentence is murky at best.

Better immediate questions: Was the officer alone? If so, why then did the officer approach a suspect who was holding a loaded gun at a victims head, all by himself? Did he have any training in this type of situation? Do all officers get training for this type of situation? What is an officer supposed to do in a situation like this? How did this home invasion end up with a gun to a woman’s head, with three other victims outside the home?