Recently released bodycam footage showing a Lawrence Police Department officer firing a rifle through his front windshield during a police pursuit has raised questions about safety and protocol.
Lawrence police Lt. David Gordon, a 15-year veteran, is seen on the video steering with his left knee and pulling the rifle up with his right hand to fire at a dark-colored Chevrolet car that, moments earlier, he’d attempted to stop for a license plate issue. The car initially pulled over and a woman got out.
Before the car speeds away, Gordon yells, “Put the car in park right f*cking now unless you want to have a bad day.”…