SHOCK: Jacksonville, Fla., Police Shoot 42 Bullets Into Car Wounding Daniel Crichton, 2

Jacksonville, Fla., police fired 42 bullets into car wounding Daniel Crichton, 2, and his mother, after the vehicle was carjacked by a thug during a bank robbery.

Kirk Crichton is understandably distraught after his two-year old son, Daniel, was critically injured after being shot by Jacksonville police Friday. According to the Times-Union, the boy, who was shot in the chest and arm, is listed in critical condition at Shands Jacksonville hospital, according to media reports. The boy's mother, Joann, 35, was also shot in the incident and is in fair condition. It is unconscionable that the police could shoot so many times at a vehicle with multiple occupants. The suspect was shot and killed.

Plenty of questions remain after police fired 42 shots at a still unidentified armed bank robbery suspect, killing him and wounding Daniel and his mother. The boy and his mother were in a vehicle carjacked by the suspect at a Wendy's drive-thru on Baymeadows Road shortly after a nearby bank robbery.

Sheriff John Rutherford had few solid conclusions about the complex sequence of events that played out Friday afternoon at a suburban commercial strip. Five officers fired during the shooting, which Rutherford characterized Saturday as a "very volatile situation." Source: Times-Union

This is a tragedy of untold proportions and this is one time I have to say that I agree with the NAACP for calling for an independent inquiry into this matter. The Times-Union states that Sheriff's Office policy prohibits officers from firing at a moving vehicle other than as a last resort to prevent death or great bodily harm to the officer or another person; as a last resort to prevent escape of a felon who would pose imminent threat of death or great bodily harm; and when authorized by a watch commander or higher authority. So, with that said, I wonder what defense the officers in question will use in this horrific shooting.