David Perdue was on his way to sneak in some surfing before work Thursday morning when police flagged him down. They asked who he was and where he was headed, then sent him on his way.

Seconds later, Perdue’s attorney said, a Torrance police cruiser slammed into his pickup and officers opened fire…
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Connie Rice, a civil rights attorney, said it’s not surprising when police make mistakes during manhunts.

“They don’t know where he is, and they’re going to be edgy and jumpy,” she said. “Don’t get in their way…”

Doesn’t sound as if she read Perdue’s story.