📜 What § 609.066 actually says (in essence)
• It sets the legal standard for when a peace officer in Minnesota may use deadly force in the line of duty. 
• Under this statute, deadly force by an officer is only justified when an objectively reasonable officer would believe deadly force is necessary based on the totality of the circumstances to:
1. Protect the officer or another person from imminent death or great bodily harm, or
2. Effect the arrest/capture or prevent escape of someone the officer reasonably believes has committed/attempted a felony and will cause death or great bodily harm if not immediately apprehended. 
• The statute also emphasizes evaluating the officer’s actions from a reasonable officer perspective at the time, not with hindsight.
❗ What § 609.066 does not specifically say
The statute does not contain a specific clause about “if a vehicle accelerates toward a police officer, the officer does not have to wait until impact.” There is no explicit text in § 609.066 that says that word-for-word in the statute as such.
What the statute does provide is a general standard that deadly force (which can include using a firearm) is justified when the officer reasonably believes there’s an imminent threat that could cause death or great bodily harm.