back in the van and locking the door as police backup arrive. open the door. reporter: the officer uses a baton to break the window and another officer fires three shots. in the police report the firing officer said he was aiming at the left rear tire trying to immobilize the vehicle. he wrote, my decision in shooting at the tire and not the driver was because of all of the people in the vehicle. farrell was arrested and charged with child abuse, fleeing an officer and possession of drug marijuana for a pair of marijuana pipes found in the van. my decision to file charges or prosecute had less to do with the officer s behavior than it did the suspect s behavior. that s in my mind what initiated everything. reporter: farrell and her attorney declined to comment. but in court the attorney claimed farrell was scared for her children. we ought talk about the stupidity and recklessness of shooting at a van that s got