This is a typical situation of the officers not having available the proper weapon for the job at hand. I have been in a similiar situation. Late one night a wild boar attacked out dog and ate her dog food. The wife peeked out the door and said there's a pig on the porch. I grabbed my .357 and tried to put down the boar with 190 gr. cast lead bullets. It took 3 shots to put him down for good. This boar only weighed approx. 140 lbs. had 3 inch tusks. There is normally any boars in the area I live for at least 75 miles. The neighbor got its mate 2 days later, one shot, 30-30. My wife has lived in this area for over 70 years and this was the first bosr she had ever seen.

Russ