valencia. this is starting to get a lot of national attention. police saying this is a justified shooting. the officer had feared for hess life. the family saying, their son didn t have to die. july 26th, 2015, 19-year-old zachary hammond is on a date with 23-year-old torri morton, the target of a drug sting. when they pull into a hardee s parking lot, police are waiting. according to the police report, hammond, who was driving, attempted to strike an officer with his vehicle during the attempted arrest. he was shot twice and dies at the scene. it is a horrible situation. you get put in a predicament that when you sign up to be a police officer there is that potential that you might have to use deadly force. the seneca police chief says his officer is a victim too. a victim of attempted murder. i have a hard time believing it when my son is no longer