ok so after seeing it i thought the first shots were not needed.. but if you slow it down at 347 you can see a black figure getting out of the way (i would guess a officer) of the monte carlo. so the shots were intended to stop a person trying to hit a officer. In the end the officer on the hood got out of his vehicle with the front of the suspects vehicle right in front of him leaving the officer no way out of a collision if the suspect hit the pedal which he started to do.. at that point the officer couldnt get out of the way as his door is on his right side and the suspect car to the left, and would still needed to be cleared if he could jump that far. the only option left was to go on the hood and attempt to give commands to stop. the officer didnt make that call the suspect did when he started to move. you can hear his first shot dosent go untill the car starts to move. the suspect made the decision period..