It's very evident that he was intent on engaging these officers in gunfire, and that he was not concerned with the bullets that were going to be flying in his direction.

As he saw the officers, he immediately engaged in gunfire with them.

Our intent is not vindictiveness. Something has to be done.

There was an exchange of gunfire.

I've never been that close to gunfire.

In this case, what we are concerned with is the intent in the little piece of paper called the ballot. Could each county have different results as to what intent is? ... It presents now a federal question to us, to determine whether or not there is new law.