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Originally Posted by Streck-Fu
This was not a traffic stop. He had stopped his vehicle and was walking around prior to Officer Shelby's arrival.
In the moments after the above picture was taken, he walks back toward his car with his hands up and she walks with him. While this happens, back up arrives and moves to her side as they approach Big Scary Black Man. A loud POP! is heard, several seconds go by, he falls and the she calls, Shots Fired over the radio.
Watching the dashcam with audio, I think she flinched causing a negligent discharge.
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This is very likely what happened. She "flinched" with her gun pointed at the victim who had just been tazed by the male officer. (ETA: Rule #2 Never put your finger on the trigger unless ready to fire)
No amount of 'wording' is going to make this a good shoot. She should have used better judgement once other officers where there unless the victim had verbally indicated otherwise.
Compliance on the victims part would have resulted in a tow truck and a ride home. He failed too!