Years ago, I had the privilege of representing a young Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania police officer who shot and killed another young man who had just robbed a convenience store on Philadelphia’s Main Line. The evidence established that the robber had driven away from the crime scene at a high rate of speed and was chased down and surrounded by Lower Merion police on City Avenue, the border between the township and the City of Philadelphia. The suspect sat in his car ignoring repeated commands to show his hands. He then suddenly exited his vehicle and charged directly at my […]