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Originally Posted by jar_e
Just to be clear from your quote, the story was updated:
The video clearly shows him still holding the gun when engaged by the police, not dropped before police arrive as your quote indicates. Secondly, based on his position of the gun, he could effectively shoot a round on target in < a second. (source - http://www.forcescience.org/biomachanics.html). |
In the video I did not hear anyone instruct the man to drop the weapon nor was there anyone around to be threatened by that weapon. I saw officers arrive on scene and just shoot the suspect with no verbal warning whatsoever. I could not police down there.