[11] Eventful Run

I was one block away from home. Finally my run is almost over! I thought. All of a sudden a police car speeds right by me and pulls over into the parking lot by the Law Building. I slowed down my pace a little bit to see why the cop was in such a hurry. I turned around saw a man about 50-60 years old who was running towards me. I watched him as he ran right past me. I looked back at the cop who had gotten out of his cop car. He yelled at the man who just passed me, "STOP! Put your hands in the air and GET ON THE GROUND." He pulled out his gun and chased the man. I had no idea what was going on, so I stopped running and just watched everything happen. 5 more cop cars showed up and jumped out of the car and ran at the man. Once the cop caught the runner, he put his gun away and got out his taser and tased the guy. He fell to the ground in the middle of the road. 4 more cop cars showed up; 2 of them were K9 units. The dogs got out and started smelling the guy who moved and was sitting on the curb. Soon after the dogs got out, an ambulance and fire truck pulled up and parked. They blocked the road and police officers were controlling traffic. I had to find a way around the scene since I couldn't get through the road right to my dorm. Turns out, running isn't aways safe at BYU.