No, I know what was reported. And I know what is reasonable. You had a perp acting like he was about to pull a gun. It was reasonable to assume he was going to pull a gun. If he had and shot the officer would you be calling the perp a murderer or would you be celebrating a dead pig?You know TOO much, at least you think you do... more than the officer himself. Like I said. When someone opened the door, the officer lost control of the situation being that he was off balance as was the suspect. It appears to me that was just an unfortunate event that could have ended without bloodshed had that door not opened. You can't obey a command to not take your hand out of a pocket when you are stumbling through a door that is suddenly opened. But I'll wait to see what the witness says...you kow, the person who opened the door. That is, if he/she is even interviewed.You dont know much, do you?Yep! I guess I was wrong. This shooting has all the earmarks of an execution if you pay attention to details. Brisbon, the suspect was apparently trying to get rid of the drugs in his pocket. The officer indicates he grabbed the hand in that pocket and had things under control until the door opened and they both stumbled into the flat. Naturally Brisbon removed his hand from that pocket to brace against falling and the cop had to let go for the same reason. The cop, now frightened out of his wits, probably thought he was being attacked by a second party and started firing. Brisbon, being the closest caught the full impact of the officer's discharging weapon. Too bad he wasn't wearing a body cam. Now , all we have is the police officer's word..and we know how reliable that is, don't we?News story and print story here.....
Police ID suspected drug dealer killed by officer - CBS 5 - KPHO
The perp refused to comply with the officer's commands. The perp stuck his hand in his pocket. That right there should have gotten him shot. The officer says he thought the perp had a gun in his pocket, a reasonable thought under the circumstances. The perp took his hand out of his pocket. The officer would be a fool to see what the perp was coming up with. He rightly shot him.
Looks like good guys:1 Perps:0.