[Illusion]

Motorist Opens Fire On Oregon State Trooper in Deadly I-84 Shootout. Dashcam video has emerged of an incredibly tense August police shootout that left a suspect dead after being pulled over for speeding on a busy highway.

What seems like a normal traffic stop quickly goes awry when the driver exits his vehicle and stands next to the door, staring blankly at an Oregon State Police officer who shouted at him to get back into the car. Repeatedly asking why he was pulled over, the officer explains that he was speeding, all while continuing to plea with the man to return to his driver's seat.

Eventually the standoff becomes violent when the man takes a few steps forward, draws his weapon and begins firing upon the officer. Although the video doesn't show any graphic details, the man was apparently hit in the chest with a bullet but managed to get back into his car and speed off.

Half a mile down the road, police found him dead in his car from that gunshot wound. He had three children in the car with him — all of them walked away unhurt.

[Dennislp3]

Oh nice that happened literally right next to the town I grew up in...good to see the vid of it!

[Tom[PL]]

he dropped his clip

[Faline]

What an idiot

[kellyhound]

is wrong with that idiot. luckily the kids were unhurt. fucking mental bastard

[kellyhound]

Trooper Matt Zistel, 26, stopped a Cadillac speeding down I-84.

The driver, 34-year-old John Van Allen, is seen getting out of the car. But when Zistel asks him to get back inside his vehicle, Van Allen pulls out a gun and starts shooting.

After shots were exchanged, Van Allen got back into his car and drove off. While Zistel was shot in the side, it turns out he also struck the shooter as well.

Allen was found dead inside his car just half a mile away from the scene, police said in a news release. An autopsy revelaed he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Zistel was treated for a minor gunshot wound.

The incident, which occurred Aug. 29, was investigated and in September Sherman County District Attorney Wade McLeod determined that Zistel was justified in firing at Allen.

The Army veteran's three children -- a 10-year-old girl and two boys, ages 13 and 15 -- were in the back seat of the car were unharmed, they have been placed in state custody.

[Gadne]

That tone: "Suspect left."

[jdankens]

Damn, goes to show that 9mm doesn't do shit for putting people down.

I've driven through this area at least 100 times. Doesn't help the stereotype when the population is 98% white or Hispanic...

[bjs229]

Why would you possibly react that way with kids in the car? Must have been one hell of a warrant.

[audiomouth]

Originally Posted by Tom[PL] ↗

he dropped his clip

I noticed that too