"As back-up arrives, the woman and her family are locked inside. The officer takes his baton and starts to break the windows of the van as he tries to get the family out of the car."
At this point, why not put the cop car around the van to stop her leaving? They can stay locked in the van until more backup arrives.
The 14 year old left off when the cop pulled a taser. There was no reason to fire bullets at the family. If the cops hadn't given chase, she probably wouldn't have kept speeding. THere are so many other ways to deal with this
