Christopher Dorner did something like that. Then the police started just wildly spraying bullets into any truck that even vaguely matched his. They even started shooting unrelated people delivering newspapers.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/us/christopher-dorner-manhunt...

"Eight Los Angeles police officers who collectively fired 107 shots at two women delivering newspapers in a truck that police had mistaken for one belonging to renegade ex-cop Christopher Dorner will not face criminal charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. "

Wow

> As a non American, I'm surprised that the country with more guns than people hasn't shot yet somebody that might be as well be a masked thief who's trying to kidnap you

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/men-impersonating-po...