Officer Down: Peter Soulis (review)

Peter Soulis is a police officer in a "large metropolitan police department". An article over at LawOfficer.com describes a shootout in which he was involved.

Thanks to my barber for sending me the link. He says it's "must reading", and I agree. Before you click over to the article and read it through (it's fairly long), though, I'd like you to consider these excerpts and evaluate them in terms of tactics.

I've organized them into ten points. Can you find the two points that represent critical, tactical errors? I'd like your feedback on this before you read the entire article, as there is a critique of his performance at the end.

1. Soulis decided to investigate. The lot was dimly lit, so he left his headlights off as he pulled forward and stopped behind the Toyota. After angling his car to the left for cover, he logged out on his
2. Suddenly, the driver lunged to his right and down. Without conscious thought, Soulis drew his gun—a .40 caliber Glock 22—as he moved to his left and shined the light into the car. "Show me your hands!" he shouted.
3. At Soulis' command, the man slowly exited the car with both hands in full view. Soulis was now standing well off to the left of the Toyota with his flashlight aimed into its front seat.
4. Soulis kept his light on the driver as he reholstered and ordered him to come to him. Obediently, the driver stepped forward and handed Soulis his driver's license. After frisking the man for weapons and finding none, Soulis checked the license . .l . .
5. He decided to run him for warrants but suspected he might take off on foot. After ordering Palmer to return to his car, he walked backwards to his cruiser, sat down, and tried to run him on his MDT. But NCIC was down, so there wasn't much he could do. He decided to ask for permission to search the Toyota and take it from there.
6. In the meantime, he noticed Palmer was nervously glancing around in every direction as he sat waiting in the Toyota. . . . Becoming increasingly convinced that Palmer intended to run, he lit up the car with his spotlight, headlights and takedown lights.
7. At first, Palmer turned away from the blazing light, but then he adjusted his inside mirror and fixed his eyes on Soulis. Now even more distrustful of Palmer, Soulis opened his door . . . . Moving quickly to make contact before Palmer could run, Soulis stepped out of his car and started forward.
8. He'd gone barely 10 feet when the alarm bells went off. No fear or panic, but his senses were crying out for greater caution, and he changed his approach. He circled around the back of his cruiser and moved up to the passenger side of the Toyota.
9. As he stopped alongside the car's right-rear fender and looked inside, every instinct told him Palmer was armed and waiting for him. The man was sitting behind the wheel, hunched forward with both feet firmly planted on the floorboard, his eyes glued to the mirror and his right hand thrust between his legs. His left arm was locked straight down along his left side, pressed down onto the floor next to the open driver's door as he readied himself to spring into action.
10. Soulis had planned to shoot through the back window if Palmer drew a weapon, but for reasons he still doesn't fully understand, he moved forward and to his right, stopping alongside the passenger door, not more than two feet from the window.

Did you see 'em? If so, please post your observations & reflections in the comments section.

Also, let me know if you think this article warrants a followup post.