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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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It was my thought too, that she flinched with finger on trigger as the officer beside her was readying a taser. That was my take away from watching the video from the chopper. I was speaking with a retired LEO today and he felt her shot was justified as it was his perception the perp was reaching into the vehicle....hard to tell from the video.
And, as was said earlier, compliance makes all the difference!!!