abaddon
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He didn't pull the gun on them they arrived and started shooting before accurately assessing the situation.
Watch this video to see how quickly ordinary cops shoot people that aren't a threat when they don't comply immediately to their barking orders. Surf all the related videos if you need more. I found there is an endless stream of bad shootings by police against the public.
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLiAWdq9pf0[/YOUTUBE]
This isn't evidence of anything. You can't see what the guy did. If you're challenged to put the knife down and come at the cop of course they're going to fire.
That video doesn’t include a witness shouting at the policeman “What happened? He didn’t do anything!” and the policeman’s response “Ma’am he had a knife and wouldn’t drop it”. A minute later when other officers arrived, the policeman explains “He wouldn’t drop it [the knife] then turned towards me”. In fact he says “He wouldn’t drop the knife” as his reason for killing the man 5 or 6 times throughout a fuller video:
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnKLEOXenow[/YOUTUBE]
So, the man was killed for not obeying someone barking orders at him but rather turning to see what all the shouting was. Dashcam shows 4 seconds between first shouting at the suspect and opening fire.
All the bullet wounds were in the man’s back and side so he wasn't charging at the police officer. Seattle paid $1.5 million to the deceased victim’s family. Seattle Police Department’s Firearms Review Board ruled that the shooting unjustified and the officer retired from the force.
Watch the whole video. I think this other case is relevant to the OP’s situation in a few ways. Regarding the question about why didn't they help the little boy after shooting him, observe in the Seattle killing that even with the dead or dying body lying on the ground, the police won’t approach it except with an absurd excess of caution. They’re not thinking “He might still be alive, let’s help him.” They’re thinking “Let’s not any of us get scratched”. The deader the citizen is, the safer the police are.