93 year old homeowner with a gun shot dead by police officer [View all]

" A small town Texas police officer responding to an emergency call about a female with a gun has been suspended for shooting dead a 93-year-old woman in her home, authorities said on Thursday.

Hearne police officer Stephen Stem fatally shot Pearlie Golden, who was brandishing a firearm, the Robertson County District Attorney's Office said in a statement."

http://news.yahoo.com/texas-police-officer-shoots-dead-93-old-woman-170940482.html

So many stories I've read over time where had people not had a gun, they'd be alive today.

And from the little info provided by the article, it sure does look like the police officer is a trigger happy type and maybe shouldn't be a officer.