Make that shot and "Killed", according to the latest reports. Sky marshals acted exactly as trained, because this individual struggled with the sky marshals, then reached into a bag, leaving the sky marshals no alternative but to shoot to kill. From what I understand, they are trained to shoot the individual "in the head", in order to make sure the individual does not have the capability to use his mental faculties. Richard On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 12:16:01 -0800 "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Police: Shot fired on Miami airport Jetway > BREAKING NEWS > Police: Shot fired on Miami airport Jetway > > A federal air marshal shot and wounded a passenger on the Jetway connecting an American Airlines plane to Miami International Airport, sources told CNN. The marshal's action came after threatening action by the passenger, a federal government official said. The Federal Air Marshals Service confirmed a marshal fired his weapon while the Boeing 757 -- which was en route from Medellin, Colombia, to Orlando, Florida -- was on the ground at Miami. > > Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/07/airplane.gunshot/ > index.html > > > > -- > Michael C. Berch > mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >