School & Public Stabbings

[HairOfTheDog]

As long as they were absolutely sure it was him. Because some people run and stuff when they think they will be arrested.

'Mistaken suspect identity' wasn't even a factor in the actual discussion about police avoiding vehicle pursuit when the risk to public safety greatly exceeds the gain of immediate apprehension.

And, it's no more relevant to the stabbing incident we're discussing here.

But, just to reassure you: the fact that the stabbing suspect was stopped at the scene of the crime -- in possession of the bloody weapon he'd just used to stab the conscious victims/eyewitnesses who were on hand to identify him -- probably gave the cops their first solid clue that he was in fact "the guy". Clue 2 was likely the fact that the suspect threatened police with the weapon when they tried to apprehend him.