▁the ▁ground , ▁still ▁holding ▁the ▁kn ife , ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁fired ▁more ▁sh ots ▁into ▁him . ▁In ▁total , ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁fired ▁ 1 6 ▁sh ots ▁at ▁Mc Donald ▁in ▁ 1 4 – 1 5 ▁seconds , ▁exp ending ▁the ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁of ▁his ▁ 9   mm ▁semi - autom atic ▁fire arm . ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁seconds ▁before ▁opening ▁fire ▁and ▁began ▁shooting ▁approximately ▁six ▁seconds ▁after ▁exit ing ▁his ▁car . ▁The ▁first ▁respond ing ▁officer ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁use ▁force , ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁at ▁least ▁eight ▁other ▁officers ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁fired ▁their ▁weapons . ▁ ▁La qu an ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Mount ▁S ina i ▁Hospital , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁dead ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 4 2   p . m . ▁ ▁Initial ▁police ▁report ▁The ▁initial ▁police ▁port ray als ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁consisting ▁of ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁pages ▁of ▁typed ▁and ▁hand written ▁reports , ▁prompt ed ▁police ▁super vis ors ▁to ▁rule ▁the ▁case ▁a ▁just ifiable ▁hom ic ide ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁bounds ▁of ▁the ▁department ' s ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁gu idel ines . ▁The ▁reports ▁did ▁not ▁say ▁how ▁many ▁times ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁said ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁acting ▁" c raz ed " ▁and ▁lung ed ▁at ▁officers ▁after ▁ref using ▁to ▁drop ▁his ▁kn ife