article_snippet.sent: (CNN)An Arizona police chief on Wednesday supported an officer's decision to drive an officer car into an armed suspect, saying that although the move could have killed the suspect, deadly force was justified.
article_snippet.sent: The fact of the matter remains, though, deadly force was authorized," Marana police Chief Terry Rozema said.
article_snippet.sent: The footage has stirred debate about what type of force police should have used.
article_snippet.sent: " Video from Officer Michael Rapiejko's camera has stirred debate about what type of force police should have used to detain This guy.
article_snippet.sent: " "Everything in Video from Officer Michael Rapiejko's camera seems to point towards an obvious excessive use of force, Cohen-Metzger said.
article_snippet.sent: And so you have another officer who sees and seizes an opportunity to end the threat and put an end to the situation," the chief said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Chief tells CNN that deadly force was warranted .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Chief: If suspect ended up shooting people, police would be answering different questions .
  