Don’t take my word for it . Read it yourself
DOJ Use of Force Policy
https://www.justice.gov/d9/pages/attachments/2022/05/23/departments_updated_use-of-force_policy.pdf
Key excerpt
DEADLY FORCE
I. Law enforcement officers and correctional officers of the Department of Justice may
use deadly force only when necessary, that is, when the officer has a reasonable
belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious
physical injury to the officer or to another person.
A. Deadly force may not be used solely to prevent the escape of a fleeing
suspect.
B. Firearms may not be discharged solely to disable moving vehicles. Specifically,
firearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle unless: (1) a person in the
vehicle is threatening the officer or another person with deadly force by means
other than the vehicle; or (2) the vehicle is operated in a manner that threatens to
cause death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, and no other
objectively reasonable means of defense appear to exist, which includes moving
out of the path of the vehicle.
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