This is actually my home town. One of my good friends is an officer in Lafayette and knows the guy that was cut very well. I asked him about the guy continuing to fight after being shot 7 times and he said it isn't as uncommon as you'd think. He said several of the shots were minor and apparently only 2 were places well enough to do the deed. I was happy to see that at least the hit percentage was 70 instead of the usual 10-15% as in most police shootings.
And, believe it or not, there are actually people that are upset that the police shot this guy, saying that they should have used a Taser. Most of them are probably the import rejects from the Chicago projects that have, unfortunately become all to common in Lafayette over the last several years.