I have no idea if they called in the plates or not and neither do you.
The thing here is neither of us know the true nature of the stop or why she fled. It could be the police knew something we didn't. We know what we saw and what the media reported and until all the facts are out no one should make any judgments on what was or was not needed.
With that said, everything I saw indicates that the women escalated the situation endangering herself, her children and innocent motorist. The police were doing their jobs and whether the shooting was warranted or not is still yet to be determined.
She was stopped for a traffic violation at least that's what was reported. And yes she escalated the situation. So did her son but they were unarmed as were the young children in the car. Shooting into a car full of kids is poor judgement. Err on the side of her getting away if it means little kids aren't gunned down by the cops.
Did you know at the time they were unarmed?
Did you know at the time there were young children in the car?
Do you know for certain the officer that shot at the vehicle was aware of the children in the vehicle?
How many of the children were gunned down by the officer?
I'd argue the children were in danger but it wasn't the fault of the police it was the fault of the mother.
She knew the police were armed.
She knew she had young children to consider.
Yet she still chose to put them in harm's way.
Keep in mind the cops reacted to the situation she created. Had she simply complied with the officers none of this would have happened. The blame is hers and hers alone. IMO