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Deputy Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Marine Sgt. Manny Loggins - Fountain Valley, CA Patch  A man with his two children in the car crashed through a large metal gate, a deputy heard the crash and responded to the location.  He called for backup as the man ran off into the darkness.  The deputy checked the car and saw the kids were okay.  Two more deputies arrived and soon the man returned.  The man refused orders to stop, had something in his hands and seemed angry.  As he tried to leave with the kids in the car he was shot three times, and died. The district attorney has cleared the officers of criminal wrongdoing.  Naturally, the family is suing.  If someone is acting in the commission of a crime and is injured or killed, he or his survivors should not be permitted to sue.  If he was not doing his criminal acts, he would not have been killed, it's that simple, he was the cause of the whole incident and he could have changed the outcome at any time during the incident. The officers could have done better.  Every officer in the field should have a Taser or similar device to use on suspects so they don't have to shoot so rapidly.  Officers need more training in their batons so they are more willing to go with the baton.  Since the officers were concerned about the safety of the kids, they should have been placed inside a patrol car, and perhaps even driven from the scene, or at least a safe distance.  Always look for options; that's what the SGT Says.